D3monic
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This EBAY STORE seems to have a pretty decent price on Ona gel and other stuff. Most of which has free shipping.
The Ultimate Odour Control Thread
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BBbubblegum
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How long will a 6 oz Ona gel last? As for these carbon filters, will they last forever, or do you need to replace the carbon? Also couldn't you just wrap the carbon in cheesecloth and then put it infront of the fan?
KidneyStoner420
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A Ona Block realistically lasts less than a month. The strongest scent is gone within a week.
Carbon filters should be replaced every year or 18 months or so.
Carbon filters should be replaced every year or 18 months or so.
BBbubblegum
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Then those gels are nearly useless, guess i need a cheap carbon filter. Might just buy one
stickyickygoodness420
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i think the best way to go is a closed grow environment... odor is contained and scrubbed via carbon filter, room is sealed, heat is contained and controlled. only down
side is the extra expenses with supplementing co2 and a dehumidifier and a/c unit to cool the room. of course, you could get even more fancier with grow room
controllers and gadgets. plus side is co2 supplementing will cut flowering time and make bigger buds/ more resin production. ive herd great things about that ona gel too
from friends who are long time green thumbs...
side is the extra expenses with supplementing co2 and a dehumidifier and a/c unit to cool the room. of course, you could get even more fancier with grow room
controllers and gadgets. plus side is co2 supplementing will cut flowering time and make bigger buds/ more resin production. ive herd great things about that ona gel too
from friends who are long time green thumbs...
hazey grapes
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you want odor control? uh... how about starting with strains that don't stink to begin with? that's why i cut plants like hashberry & white castle down. my last grow, i never even used a scrubber. i still have all the parts to DIY a pellet scrubber i never had to build. it probably made a difference too that my room was always in the 70s. i seemed to notice that my gals did stink a little in my first grow when it would get colder.
i just see no reason whatsoever for growing stinky strains. i don't have much respect for indicas in general, but even there, if you want stoner bud, northern lights #5 gets the job done without stinking just for the sake of stinking and i don't like stinky strains no matter how good that might smoke as they only remind me of afghani.
strains that get you high don't tend to stink much. i grew a bunch of hazes, jacks & thais last winter and could barely smell any of them. the stinkiest strain i grew was single sour cream followed by some little masterkush autos, and i never needed carbon at all. i wouldn't be surprised to hear more than one grower's been busted after a power outage with stinky strains
i just see no reason whatsoever for growing stinky strains. i don't have much respect for indicas in general, but even there, if you want stoner bud, northern lights #5 gets the job done without stinking just for the sake of stinking and i don't like stinky strains no matter how good that might smoke as they only remind me of afghani.
strains that get you high don't tend to stink much. i grew a bunch of hazes, jacks & thais last winter and could barely smell any of them. the stinkiest strain i grew was single sour cream followed by some little masterkush autos, and i never needed carbon at all. i wouldn't be surprised to hear more than one grower's been busted after a power outage with stinky strains
Darth Schwag
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I agree with HG - don't grow strains that stink so much. If you have to grow stinkers, limit the number to a managable lot. Another idea is to use heat plumes to disperse the stinky air. I use a riser pipe that cools my HID lights to draft the heat upwards into the atmosphere. The intake is right above the plants.
I have to say early on I tried the do it yourself filters, BUT if you have a REAL grow going on with more than just a few plants you are going to want a REAL filter, and sometimes you just have to get over it and get what you have to have to not be found out, and smell is the NUMBER 1 THING YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT! If you have people over they will figure you out if you do not scrub your air good!
It's worth what it costs to get a good HEAVY (not the thin cheap ones, but the carbon filters with the 2.5" carbon bed) they last a long time (UNLESS you use foggers like doktor doom, things like that will eat filters up faster)
It's worth what it costs to get a good HEAVY (not the thin cheap ones, but the carbon filters with the 2.5" carbon bed) they last a long time (UNLESS you use foggers like doktor doom, things like that will eat filters up faster)
idonotlosepws
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First time grower. Me and my buddy want to set up a tent, possibly 5X5, somewhat small we live in an apt. Would the closed grow environment work with a tent? What is needed to provide CO2?
Blntsmk3
Member
Easy, Stupid-cheap carbon filter, can be made to fit any grow box, cabinet, whatever....
#1 Get some kind of lamp shade, my exhaust hole is about 4" big so I used a small lamp shade. cut out the sides, but leave a few places where the shade can remain intact as one whole piece. we're cutting it so the air can be pulled through.
#2 I took the filter media from an old heater filter from my house, most everyone I know has an extra one or an old one they haven't thrown away yet. All you want is the cloth. Although the kind with wire mesh would work well for holding the structure of the filter....anyway...damn ADD lol... get the media and wrap it around your lamp shade, use a rubber band to fasten it to the top. The key is to make folds so that you don't have a bunched up filter, but a clean, and THIN filter for the air to pass through. this will also hold the structure. I left the flaps when I cut so I had somewhere to put the rubber bands and they wouldn't slip down.
#3 Next step, find some card board or plastic lid, I use a giant lid from a rubbermaid bin. Mark a circle about 4" bigger than the diameter of your lamp shade..this will be what hangs it in your grow box. After you cut out the bigger circle, mark around the BOTTOM of your new filter. you want to make a outline of the smaller end so it slides through the hole and is too big to slip all the way through. the wire skeleton of the lamp shade sould hang on that lip of the circle if you cut it right. take your time, tin snips or a soldering iron work best for clean cuts in this plastic stuff.
#4 Once you hang the basket inside the plastic, you're ready to fill her full of activated carbon and throw her in the hole! Now...how simple was that? And I'll bet mine works better than most ones people payed for...
here it is hanging inside my box. the plastic actually makes a big enough lip to block the light from escaping as well, two purposes in one!
BTW...while I'm here...notice what I used for my exhaust fan....a simple, cheap, air purifier...Take the filters out, lay it on it's side, and that thing sucks some serious air...and now with the carbon filter, it smells like a bed of roses in the garage...before, the cheese was stankin to high heaven!
Good luck...and let me know if you need better pictures. this is the first instructions I have ever made haha
#1 Get some kind of lamp shade, my exhaust hole is about 4" big so I used a small lamp shade. cut out the sides, but leave a few places where the shade can remain intact as one whole piece. we're cutting it so the air can be pulled through.
#2 I took the filter media from an old heater filter from my house, most everyone I know has an extra one or an old one they haven't thrown away yet. All you want is the cloth. Although the kind with wire mesh would work well for holding the structure of the filter....anyway...damn ADD lol... get the media and wrap it around your lamp shade, use a rubber band to fasten it to the top. The key is to make folds so that you don't have a bunched up filter, but a clean, and THIN filter for the air to pass through. this will also hold the structure. I left the flaps when I cut so I had somewhere to put the rubber bands and they wouldn't slip down.
#3 Next step, find some card board or plastic lid, I use a giant lid from a rubbermaid bin. Mark a circle about 4" bigger than the diameter of your lamp shade..this will be what hangs it in your grow box. After you cut out the bigger circle, mark around the BOTTOM of your new filter. you want to make a outline of the smaller end so it slides through the hole and is too big to slip all the way through. the wire skeleton of the lamp shade sould hang on that lip of the circle if you cut it right. take your time, tin snips or a soldering iron work best for clean cuts in this plastic stuff.
#4 Once you hang the basket inside the plastic, you're ready to fill her full of activated carbon and throw her in the hole! Now...how simple was that? And I'll bet mine works better than most ones people payed for...
here it is hanging inside my box. the plastic actually makes a big enough lip to block the light from escaping as well, two purposes in one!
BTW...while I'm here...notice what I used for my exhaust fan....a simple, cheap, air purifier...Take the filters out, lay it on it's side, and that thing sucks some serious air...and now with the carbon filter, it smells like a bed of roses in the garage...before, the cheese was stankin to high heaven!
Good luck...and let me know if you need better pictures. this is the first instructions I have ever made haha
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ULMResearch
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I tried various tricks and DIY methods and nothing worked nearly as well as just spending the 75 bucks on a huge ass filter on Amazon. 2 days later and I never worried about odor again.. and you can store them in a sealed trash bag to extend their life. You can get a good 12+ months of operation time out of them. A small price to pay once a growing year.
Atomized
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Going thru the thread and got tired of reading! So in a nut shell would it be better to purchase a ozone jr....http://www.discount-hydro.com/products/C.A.P.-Ozone-Generator-OZN%252dJR.html. Or should I buy a complete active carbon scrubber. Only growing in a 2x4 tent with a 400 hps. House got a lil smelly last go with the DIY scrubber. Anybody?? Advice?? Reviews??
D1G1TALD3ATH
Member
nice. Good info in the op and from the replies.
Justin5737
Member
Ozone generator tossed in my 6" ducting that gets exhausted outside...dunnn worry bouttt itttt!!
PinkGorilla
Active Member
I heard that Charcoal works is it true gonna test out as cheap alternative
Xrangex
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Wanted to know if that ona worked in flowering mode. I was wondering if i could just skip the carbon filter and get ona gel for my 3 plants
In my limited experinece it works in flower mode...to a point. For really stinky strains it might be more of a problem. If you are only growing three, maybe it won't be so bad. You can increase it's effectiveness by increasing the the surface area of the product by pouring some of the contents of the product into another container. Now it's like having 2-one gallon containers, it's just it will evaporate twice as fast. This is what I had to do. From a single gallon of Ona product I actually have three separate containers going and I also put some in cloth pouches and hang them from a couple door knobs. Works pretty good, but I do want to invest in a carbon scrubber because I grow alot of weed at a time.
OldGrowth420
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I heard ona gel works great if you put a fan to it, it needs a lil breeze to circulate the compounds in the gel
Xrangex
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My Ona came in the other day, 2 6oz pro blocks and 1 quart of pro gel. They work wonderfully and overpower every smell in the room with this fresh skittles scent. If you have a small home grow I highly recommend Ona pro, haven't tried fresh linen or anything else but pro is fucking pro 