starting my build

[Swimmingorchids]

very nice bbq.

I was tempted to go for what you have done but I went for plastic storage containers for ease of opening and ease of drilling venting holes into.

That will be an annoyance where you wish you had a door opening to the front instead of standing on some step ladders to reach in and water your plants.

I have had no problems running your sort of setup with no ventilation - humidity in the 80% range most of the time where other have said it's needed - but mine does get heated which creates natural convectional airflow.

One thing I was going to do if ever I was to use an aquarium was to place it on its side and make a plexi glass door to access the plants but that would no longer make it water proof although you could glue in a ledge - just food for thought really.

Like what you have done so far but yeah full spectrum LED's have become very cheap and very good and pay for themselves in saved electricity these days - last thing you need to get even if you do fall in love with the t5's.