Using Computer Fans For Grow Box

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Using computer fans for grow box.

Pc case grow box. The best way to have low noise is to use a bigger fan and filter and use a variable speed controller to turn the speed down you can then add acoustic ducting and also box the fan in using mdf and sound proofing material. If you use a passive intake system then the answer is simple. I use reused 4 computer fans to circulate air from my moms and back to my grow through 4 venting.

But its never going to be silent and in all honesty i cant see a situation where you can sleep next to a grow tent. Biggest key is to make sure your fans don t use more amps then what the power supply sends. Venting depends a lot on whether it s 20 above outside or 50 below. The first step is to find or buy a 12v dc plug adapter.

If growing few marijuana plants a perfect grow box is a pc case. A computer grow box is essentially the outside skeleton of a tower with all of the wiring and hardware removed from the inside. This is perfect since pc cases have a built in fan and do not have to buy one anymore unless you wanted to get a separate inline fan with added functions. The interior is swapped out with a light a pot or a hydroponic box a fan and potentially a monitoring system to track humidity and temperature.

Just for fun i wanted to show how easy it is to turn a pc fan into an intake or into an exhaust fan. This fan here is rated at 80cfm which will work for a small box set up. Place oscillating fans in the grow room. With my grow box i also used computer case fans 2x 120mm connected to an ac to dc power supply used similar to a cell charger.

The system you use and the size of your out take fan. This is another way of reusing the pc casing that is unused instead of throwing them. Hydroponic grow box works best. I like nice fresh air in my op and i always situate my intake so it has more cfm coming in than my exhaust fans are pushing out in the op.

As you sink water comes rushing into the box because the pressure inside the box is less than the pressure of the water. Greenthumbs garden 15 205 views. The fan i am using is quite small but the objective is still the same.