Originally Posted by voodoo

xtensity, what is in those cups?

it looks to odd not to ask ... lol

what the hell is in those cups ?

Originally Posted by Futuregrower

If you use the bulbs that say 13W, replacement for (or use in place of) what you have is a 13W CFL. You want to know what it ACTUALLY DRAWS Wattage wise, not what some yahoo at the factory says it is equal to.

If you have 240 ACTUAL watts, that's as much heat as a 250 Watt HPS. You will burn your plants to a crisp in that space.

Dude. Get the biggest CFL you can find, plug it in, and put your hand on it. After you get back from the burn unit, let me know if your plants could stand it, ok?

Why not just do this- get a 150 to 170 ACTUAL Watt CFL, or (2) 75 Watters. Build a DIY Cool tube from a clear hurricane lamp type glass tube, or one of those "Bake - Around" tubes they got on Ebay.

Put it Fan>>>Cool Tube>>>out thru a filter (for smell. you don't want any if you're going stealth). That way, you'll keep it cooler. Prior to putting the plants in, put a thermometer in there, shaded by a little piece of foil in an upside down " V ". Let it go 1 hr, just like it runs when the plants are in there. If the temp is ok, like below say 80* F. or so, good.

If not, you need a taller box, more ventilation, or less light.

Does it absolutely have to be the Autoflower micro grow? Are you that pressed for space, or do you simply not need much MJ? Cause a 1.5 foot cube is awfully tiny, you limit the amount of heat you can generate in there.

You could also get regular seeds, and put them into flower from seed, making them dwarf plants.

But I think the 1.5 foot ceiling is gonna be problematic- remember the plnts have pots under them, so an 8" plant + a Gallon pot is about 16 inches. This leaves you with all of 2 inces for lights and venting.

Originally Posted by incognito weedo

thats what Nirvana's Ice strain looks like when its germing. nature is beautiful.

-iDub

Originally Posted by incognito weedo

thats what Nirvana's Ice strain looks like when its germing. nature is beautiful. -iDub

Originally Posted by xtensity

What?? I can actually make it flower from start and make it like a dwarf plant?

Meaning I just put it on a 12/12 schedule after 1 week of flowering? Don't they grow 2-4 feet in flower though?.

The venting was going to sit on the floor beside the pots but have ducts leading to the top so they can suck air from top of container etc.

Do they sell 75 watt CFLs? All the CFLs I've seed laying around are 12-13-14and 15 watts... literally.

How hot can it actually get if ALL the air in the box is refreshed with outside air in under a minute?

Originally Posted by Sso

so you´d want a 13 or 11 watt there.

this is just to make things easier for most folks.

and apparantly , considering how often ive seen this explained, a total failure.