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    Default URGENT ADVICE! DIY grow box - Quick & cheap setup to finish flowering

    hey guys, my plant won't finish in time outdoor in the UK, weather and day light is changing and to be honest I don't have the funds to buy an indoor grow tent.

    Can I build a cheap DIY grow box using cardboard or a box? Any ideas? I'm thinking of getting a 250 watt hps light and a fan for inside. It needs to be 3 feet in height.

    I just need to finish off the plant and next year, I will have more money to invest in a proper tent.

    Any advice and tips is greatly appreciated.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AND View Post
    Wardrobe...cupboard under stairs...airing cupboard...or anywhere plant and light will fit really
    Will I need a carbon filter? i mean is it absolutely necessary and affect the plant or is just for filtering the smell?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Naz007 View Post
    Will I need a carbon filter? i mean is it absolutely necessary and affect the plant or is just for filtering the smell?
    It's just for the smell. I have never use one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Naz007 View Post
    Will I need a carbon filter? i mean is it absolutely necessary and affect the plant or is just for filtering the smell?
    It will stink if you don't use one but the bigger, connected issue is you will need air flow into the grow area. The fan sucking air out (normally via the carbon filter) also acts to suck air into the grow space. If it's pretty much open plan with a good light shining above it, you may be ok, but it will stink.
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    Will an area like this be ok? can I just fit reflective sheets all the way inside, with a light at the top, what can I use a door, maybe a blackout sheet?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Naz007 View Post
    Will an area like this be ok? can I just fit reflective sheets all the way inside, with a light at the top, what can I use a door, maybe a blackout sheet?

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    I would kill a human for a space like that.

    Pretty much perfect. Paint it white, hang the light, fan to move the air around...up to you whether you seal it off...personally, I'd have a door put in the end closest to the camera and vent in and out through that if drilling through the walls wasn't practical.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Herbitual View Post
    I would kill a human for a space like that.

    Pretty much perfect. Paint it white, hang the light, fan to move the air around...up to you whether you seal it off...personally, I'd have a door put in the end closest to the camera and vent in and out through that if drilling through the walls wasn't practical.
    I wouldn't bother buying a tent next year mate, I bought a tent to go in utility room, barely got a seedling under my belt now I'm thinking "I could partition this room off and have a 3x6 ft floor space".

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