OK so i got this old computer in the shed and thought about making a micro grow out of it. Bin meaning to do this for a while.
So today i set about stripping it down.
Im gonna make this out of stuff i got lying around. so really its gonna cost me S.F.A so enjoy





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Yay I love micro grows What size is that PC case?

Sound dave iv read n heard a bit too,....crack on mate il knock a fatty together while i watch huh.

Yer thanks for dropping by guys lots more pics to come but i gotta roll one up and then start pissing about uploading and re sizing them.
Holy fuck bizz you could probly fit about 100 of these in your grow drobes

Hows it going B G yer man the size of the comp box is 13 1/2 " x 13 1/2 "x 6 1/2" if that makes sence did i spell that right oh fuck it you know what i mean

mind if i pull up a pew ?

i hope your gonna try some 6ft sativas in there

Good luck.

gwaaan then pass us that reefer whilst i load these pc cases into my flower room...

OK cant upload any pics today laptops up the fucking wall. i am using somone elses internet connection
once things are sorted "ILL BE BACK" just like arnie
thanks for dropping by peeps.
Gotta try and get in touch with my computer man to try and sort this f***ing bast**d shi**ty laptop out.
This is what happens i suppose when you try an swap moniters and them wireless thingies out when your bladdered. my bad

Laters peeps

OK guys lets crack on. Box is stripped out now.some reflective gears gone in some down the back and one side. stuck this stuff down with silicone blocked a few holes up with the silicone. i used this coz i had a tube in the back ot my van.



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Got some of the elecrical work out of the way yesterday. had to make some changes to the power adapter for the fans.had to cut the brass prongs that stick out of the back off so i can put this inside the box. bit of soldering.



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Finished all the soldering today. all mains wire connections have been soldered. cant be arsed with the 12 volt wires just twist them cover them in insulation tape.
fixed inlet fan to floor and stuck the wiring down. more silicone



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Been over a week come on mate chop chop

Lookin good by the way, I take it you are propping the case up on legs if you have the inlet fan on the floor? Have you cut out more holes where the inlet fan sits cos it looks like there will be a lot of air resistence there?

Lookin forward to more updates

High there B G yer man put the comp grow on the back burner for a while. got loads of other things going on at the moment. I got two thai haze with there first leaves i got me white widow thats in shock and i got a small scrog going on.
As well as all that we had the council in for the last two weeks doing our kitchen and bathroom. I"ve been going to work all day and then coming home and doing work on the house so the last couple of weeks have been fucking crazy not had time to scratch my balls.
I have been reading a few threads on another site about comp grows and been amazed at what i"ve seen also got a few ideas for mine.
Hopefully it will be up and running in the next few weeks.

How you doing with your oz for oz grow ? fuck it ill nip over check it out later when i"ve checked my plants and rolled a spliff.

All the best to you B G and thanks for dropping by laters man. dave

Hey dave yeah I've seen a few PC grows on other sites that have more of a micro-grow community, seem some great results considering the small space. It's a shame uk420 doesn't have more micro growers cos it is great to watch

Yeah my grow is going well, got more ladies than I need so just got to pick my best ones an din another 3 weeks or so will prbably start flowering them, next item on the agenda while I wait for a fan controller is to organise a scrogging contraption

Looking forward to more updates when you get time mate.

High there people a quick update.
OK had no tinternet for over a week but now its sorted so i"m back

When i first started this grow box i said i was going going to cost nothing WRONG.
I"ve had to spend some money shit shit shit. Its cost me £2.50 for 2 x 20watt cfl s and £2.50 for a thermometer Total cost £5.00
The 2 cfl s have been fitted and are working good
I did a bit of a test run yesterday and it all run ok temps stayed at 80 with the fans running at 12 volts.
Gotta do a proper test sometime this week and see how that goes.
I will update pics soon of the lighting set up.

will be watching this as i built a similar cab recently to house a bonsai mother, have since got other arrangements but might use it yet

nice idea matey, keep up the good work

Thanks for dropping by captain holy fuck glad someone has. I got lots of lurkers but non many posters i suppose if you not got 20000 watts of HPS/HID burning and buds the size of cider bottles no one seems to give a fuck. oh well same shit different day.
I"ve been checking out comp grows on a few other sites and been amazed at what i"ve seen so i think i will carry this one on on here for now

I will post a few update pics when i"ve finished pissing about uploading resizing ect

OK this post is for the captain. oh and the lurkers


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Hey there, nice project!

I did a similar construction a year or so back for housing clones. I used a MIDI chasis with two 80mm fans one on intake and t'other on extract. Once gutted I used aluminium tape to cover the insides also making a side panel door by layering masking tape onto duck tape and aluminium tape onto the the masking tape, sealing with velcro. I rigged it with four 20w small size CFL's. I could comfortably fit six 2 inch pots and eight at a crammed push. I thought it was the dogs bollocks, but my m8's just laughed at me and said I was crazy. I ran it for a couple of months and it did the job.

I never tried flowering, always considered it to be too small. Could be done with a bonsai though.

Nice work

LS

Nice one Dave, can't wait to see some plants crammed in there

Great job man looks mint, ive always wanted to have a bash at somthing like this just for a laugh, little tuppaware bubbler or summat
I care man i think this kind of stuff is very good and can be made better the more people experiment and share ideas.

Good luck dave

by the way love the lighting idea bud, (shelving brackets) clever stuff

Yer thanks for dropping by man i got the lighting bracket idea from a computer grow that i"ve been following on another site i was thinking about fucking my computer grow off but after following another grow and seeing what can be done inside a computer i"m gonna carry on with it. The grow i"ve been following is naerly ready for chopping and the guy thinks he s gonna get about 3/4 of an oz. Im off to check it out now.
All the best sticky and thanks for dropping by. dave

Update
the computer box is up and running. finally got round to finishing this thing.
did a test about a week ago and run it for about three hours temps between 85 90 so not very happy with it.
so i fitted a new inlet fan to blow over the plants and keep the temps down.
temps now around 80.
so i thought fuck it lets get a few cutting in there so i did. 4 white widow (flowering )

still having computer problems so cant update with pics
pics coming soon.

Nice one dave lookin forward to pics

High there B G thanks for dropping by man
I was checking out your oz for oz grow the other night looking cool man
mmmm frosty nugs

Am watching this keenly. Got me an old style PC case which is about 1.5 feet tall and it is calling to me.

Welcome aboard wildjack if you need any help converting your old pc post it and i"ll help you out

update. About a week ago i bought some bud off my dealer trainwreck. Its the first time i"ve smoked this shit and i liked very much.
After tipping out the bag ready to grind i found a seed 1 seed the seed was very small and green ? i thought i"d try germ this seed.
So 2 days ago the seed went under the paper towels today i checked and its germed the tap root is out so its going into a peat pellet tomoz.
Theres gonna be a trainwreck happening inside my computer soon

Good luck with the trainwreck. Its a very nice smoke isnt it, got some from cali once. Id love to make a stealth cab like that bit i have no hope with DIY.

I've kinda just started something similar in an old server case, i'm planning on only using it for vegging. I hit a few snags when trying to clear out the inside of the case, There were so many rivets holding the stuf in place i couldn't get the lot out, eventually i took the old hammer to it and mashed as much as i could to maxmise space. there is also a 4 inch shelf at the top that I can't get out so his has reduced my grow height a bit.

I stuck a couple of seedlings in last night under a 125W blue cfl.

This is my first grow ever so i'm basically just messing around to see what i can do, who knows maybe it'll turn out well.

looking good davie or should i say sounds good! get some new pics up mate your killing me! i want to know how your geting on? loving the whole idea of a stealth grow. ooh and goodluck with the t-wreck.

Sounds good man good luck with it. Tools to strip the them fuckers out are a pair of tin snips a drill and a couple of screwdrivers makes life easy.
I also like to use the hammer but its just too easy to get carried away
I"m interested man post up a couple of pics.

Weedineed Thanks for the good luck with the t wreck it went into a compost pellet today and into the computer. so now its the waiting game.
Pics coming this week.

hey dave. good luck with ur plants. just found this topic today, and i'm gonna start watching it. I recently made a stealth grow box myself. Didn't have an old pc case so i contructed a box myself out of very stiff, long and skinny cardboard for the "framing" and covered up sides with cardboard from boxes fastened with duck tape. Any tips would be helpful. My box dimensions are 21" L x 8" W x 21" H. I taped white construction paper, and some aluminum foil inside for light reflection. Running 3 x 20 watt cfl's ( daylight 6500K) for vegging at the moment, 3 x 20 watt cfl's (soft white 2700K) for flowering stage later, a 9v 80 mm exhaust fan from a play station 2, and passive intake holes. I have a mesh shelf in the middle which is gonna be used for LST and sort of like a scrog method. Temp is staying right around 80 deg Fareinheit( i think around 27 deg Celcius). Not sure bout the RH cause dont have ne thing to measure it, but it doesnt seem to humid or arid. Planted 2 seeds ( without germinating first, probly should've) in a soil growing medium in party size cups. The soil is some off brand shit, and i don't think it's great quality. kinda gritty and clumpy. no signs of sprouting have shown yet.

again any tips, or constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated.

and also again. good luck with ur plants dave. hope you get some great bud.

High there mate thanks for dropping by. I"m no expert grower 2nd grow and still learning but what i"d say is get rid of the tin foil thats a big no no heat spots and shit and second that soil you got there man sounds like crap i"d get rid of that and get something better its worth spending a few squid on some good soil. Also i myself would not put seeds into the soil without germinating first the way i think is if you germinate your seeds first they split and you get the tap root popping out then you plant them into your soil tap root pointing down then lightly cover with the soil then at least you know your seeds have a better chance of growing. Your lights and ventilation sounds ok for veg but you will need more light for flower but with cfl s you can just add more the only thing with adding more lights is more heat so better ventilation will be needed.
Good luck with them seeds man.
Keep reading on here man theres plenty of people on here who will help you out so if you got a question post it
Also welcome to uk420 Hope this helps man.

Keep dropping by man the train is coming

Welcome to UK420


Thats fine mate, the only reason to use paper towel method IMO is if you are germinating dozens of bagseed at a time and need to get rid of the duds so you don't wast etime putting them all in pots. (This is how this method of germination originated).

If you have bought seeds then you can be pretty sure they are viable so just plant them and water and keep warm, using other methods to germ is just inviting trouble and will do more harm than good, even if it is satisfying getting to watch them germ with your own eyes it ain't worth it for the risk of damaging them at a delicate and critical stage in their life.

Basically if seeds are viable they will germ in soil, other methods won't increase their viability or chance of success, just increase risk.

By the way Dave still looking forward to the pics you promised

OK guys time to get up to speed with the pics.
I did a few tests with this box before it went into action.
1 Inlet fan on the floor wasn"t keeping the temps down so i got my hands on an old fucked up computer just for the fans.
The small fan off the cpu was fitted into the back of the box about 3" off the floor so this will blow across the plant/plants.
I had to add another power converter to run the fan so i used a motorola phone charger not too sure but i think its about 5 1/2 volts.
This was a bit of a mission coz i had to cut the charger in half to take the three prongs off the back of it and connect the new wiring and fix it to the back of the case.
So now ive got a variable power converter running the small inlet fan in the floor and the exhaust out of the back of the case.
The phone charger is running small inlet fan at the back of the case.
The two bulbs are mains voltage but only 20watt.
Hopefully here are some pics.

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About a week ago i had a bit of spare time so i sat in the house rolled a spliff and got high.
Went into my shed and started looking at the computer case to see what else i could do
Found a small peice of mesh and made a small platform to sit on the bottom of the case.
The next thing to do is make a drip tray to put under the mesh.
I also made my plant pot out of a microwave burger box this was a proper stoner moment. Let me know what you think guys
Forgot to mention went a bit crazy with the soldering iron

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im no expert but i like that! very clever indeed. made me when i heard the burger box thats a true stoner for you! good luck and i will keep looking in.

Thanks dave. Yeah i was thinking the same about the soil , i just need to find a way of gettin it, without my parents gettin suspicious .... and the tin foil thing i had read about it not being good, but didn't think much about it.

Your box setup is looking good man. and yeah i love the burger box planting pot. rofl. haha.




Thanks bg. next time i grow some more plants i'll be sure to remember that.

I decided just to box it in after i had smashed the hell out of it, probs a bit too much as i twisted the chassis. Anyway here is how it's looking

Looking good bigbobo holy fuck man it"s looking really bright in there whats your temps like ?
I got a envirolite 2oowatt and shit man that throws some heat out. After its been on for about 7/8 hours the top of the reflector is just so fucking hot man.
What seeds you got in there mate ?
I"m making plans on building another case probly next year and planning on using a 125 watt envirolite or maybe hps but the thought of hps scares me a little bit but i know it can be done.
I was following a thread on another site last year where a guy built one with a hps and a home made cooltube but he never ended up finishing it.

I found this on you tube the otherday. I think it could be bullshit. Can anyone shed any light on this ?


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Sorry guys can"t seem to post the vid just the link ????? computer noob

Temps are pretty good actually...I have it sitting in my loft at the moment and temps ranged from 16-30 although it's not been on long enough to see the full range and I may need extra cooling heat depending on the weather. The lamp is a maxibright 125W and it seems to run pretty cool, well i can touch it no problem.

The seeds are Killa-Watt from Seedism, I was planning on getting a small flowering cupboard built too and then putting them under a 400W HPS

The train has arrived on platform 420 2 days in the peat and its broke through didnt think this seed was gonna grow due to it being very green and very small. you live and learn.

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The plant is smack bang in the middle of the two bulbs so i can see which one it stretches to ?? blue or white ??
The lights are on 24/7 should i leave it on that or change it to 18/6 ??

Nice one Dave rock and roll

I find when plants are positioned between two bulbs they will stretch up evenly in between them, which is quite handy because when a cola is sitting between two bulbs it is receiving direct light from all sides Just got to remember to be careful of burning when it spreads out

I think 24/0 is fine i ain't sure what the difference with 18/6 is for normal seeds other than the obvious heat difference, if you have good temps then I guess you can leave it on 24/0.

What strains have you popped by the way, or is it just the baby trainwreck going in? Good luck mate I will be following this one closely

YO there B G nice to see you dropping in man thanks for the imput mate.

Yer i"ll probly leave it on 24/7 for a week or two and see how it goes.

Theres two strains in the case at the moment 4 white widow cuts and the train wreck.


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Whats up with all the pistils mate looks like those cuts are flowering?

Yer man them cuts were taken from the flowering widow.
I took cuts last year from flowering plants and they all took ok they just take a bit longer to start rooting.
I have still got clones that are flowering from last year. crap plants tho (haze)
Just waiting for them to root then going into veg.
I think two out of the four have started to root already. The pull test

Ah right I didn't realise you could do that. Surely it takes ages for them to root and then revert to vegging stage though?