Took the words right outta my mouth. Haha i was thinking that looks like a space ship. VERY DOPE SETUP @Jellypowered!
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I like it, Iād keep some of those door shelves too and have all your grow tools right at handā¦
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I suck so bad at sketchup. At least I got something resembling the cabinet lol.
Measurements are all outside measurements,
Width: 36"
Depth: 24"
Height: 69.75"
1/2" thickness on the walls.
So in reality, Its just a tad bigger than my cab on the width and depth, but much taller.
After some brainstorming, I think Iām just going to go with a veg/clone area, and a flower area. Iāll keep the veg area shorter, probably 24" (~61 cm for you metric folks) and keep roughly 30-36" (91.5 cm) for the flowering.
As for watering, since I really want to get all the gadgetry going in this cab, Iām probably going to adopt @Mr.Sparkleās style of watering. Based on moisture sensor input.
IF I keep up with it, iām pretty sure I can eventually obtain a harvest every two weeks.
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Sketchup looks good to me, not bad for an evening tinkering. I love being able to adjust sizes etc. In fact, I need to get some actual measurements in my workshopā¦
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Got the lower can racks tore out, the shelves, and associated 1/4 round supports. Put a few more cabinet screws in some spots to give it some strength since I just made it as strong as a cardboard box without tape lol. I pulled as many nails as I could see, Before I move the cabinet, Iām going to have to scab in the back of the cabinet as itās pretty flimsy right now. I may add corner bracing as well, I want this to be sturdy.
Only thing iāll have to buy is the Plywood for the inside, Iāve got plenty of leftover scrap 2x4ās I can recycle into this build. Iām thinking about adding wheels so itās easier to move because when I get done with this thing itās gonna be heavy!
Edit:
Purchased a 4 outlet 15w aquairum pump, some 40mm disc airstones, and some black silicone air tubing. This will be going in my dwc/cloner tub I made.
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Whelp, got my air pump, it is quiet enough that my car is louder than it isā¦
Also scored 3 matching 5" air stones to the one I already have at home. I love thrift stores lol.
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I really dig thatā¦ Some people are doing micro grows like Bonsai trees. I seen one in an old hard drive case.
Silicone air line came in, so did my 40mm disc air stones, now I gotta decide weather I wanna use the 5" discs or the 40mm stones.
Bought a 12 gallon tough tote to use as a resivoir for my flood and drain setup coming together nicely.
I have a pump already but I wanted one with standard threads so I have this one on the way.
And of course I needed fittings to put in my tray.
My tray is going to be the medium concrete mixing tub available at Home Depot. I picked one up today while I was out sourcing parts for the motorcycle lift I was working on.
Well I feel like I ramble too much so thatās all for now.
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Always wanted to try ebb and flow, seems like the most reliable hydro method to me. Keep experimenting bro! 
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Got my @Roux DWC/Cloner unit finished up. Found my step bit so I could finally drill the air holes. The 3rd hole is one size bigger on accident, those step bits go through the plastic fast lol. Whoops. Just gotta soak air stones and put them in but before that iāll get it all cleaned up then install it into whatever space I happen to install it lol.
Sorry for the fuzzy pic.
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Nice one Jelly 
Great clean work!
Its like were brothers from another mother 
Excited to see it in full operation. Quick question, whyd you opt to put the airlines through the lid?
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Honestly? I donāt really know haha, seemed like thatās where it shoulda been? If i had to make up some BS excuse off the top of my head, Iād say this lol. āThe holes are in the top of the lid because I didnāt want to compromise the structural integrity of the reservoir.ā
I miss DWC lol. Iām gettin pretty damn excited!
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Will the air lines in the lid will make it difficult to check the roots?
@Jellypowered is that an Arduino? Iād love to hear more about how youāve incorporated it.
Well, being a fellow micro grower you know nothing we do is ever easy. The space iām planning on putting this tote in wonāt really promote itself to easy checks anyway. I saw @Rouxās method of putting his Net pots in a mason jar for photos, and I imagine it will be the same way for me for changes/cleans/checks in the res. Plus, this is silicone tubing, its really easy to work with. I could just pull it off the pump if need be. That being said, maybe I should have thought this through a little better lol.
Where did you put your airlines @roux?
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What you see is what you get, I havenāt gotten around to finishing that system yet haha. More of, proof of concept that it worked.
(Link is to a different forum, but itās @Mr.Sparkles content, and a great read)
Mr.Sparkles Arduino Controlled Bucket
Shows his setup and has big detailed pictures.
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Cool, Iāll check it out. Iām a programmer by day and have always been fascinated by Arduinos and similar boards and home automation in generalā¦ Iāve just never got around to ordering one because I didnāt really have a use for it. But I could definitely see it being useful in a grow op.
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I put them like soā¦
Thereās nothing wrong with having the airlines on the lid. It just might be a slight inconvenience when doing maintenance. But you can still pop the lid up and check on the roots with some extra slack in the airlines.
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Do you notice you get any leaks from the air lines? Iām worried about the āwickingā effect but iām probably gonna be fine, are you using silicone air line too?
No leaks or water wicking up the airlines. But mine are in there pretty snug (1/4ā bit if I remember correctly)
Nothing but the finest from amazonā¦
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