GrandClover
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then all i have to do is refill my filer with carbon?
How much of an odor am i going to get of ONE(1) plant?
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that's it, there is a real good thread on RIU on the pencil cup filter
basically, you take 2 wire mesh pencil cups and some panty hose - you end up with the 2 cups packed together with the panty hose/carbon in between
usually aquarium carbon is the cheapest
GrandClover
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Since im only doing one plant thats enough? If i can i want to keep my seeds i just want to make sure the filter is doing its job keepn the odor non-exsistent. So if that means building a lil something for some money
carbon filters are the best way to reduce odor
if all the air flow is through a carbon filter, you should be good
you can do test runs with something that puts out an odor in the closet, then check that it's being filtered enough
GrandClover
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Sweet, thanks for all the help guys, i'll post again when i get my stuff in to setup.
probo24
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What i did is bought a hepa air purifier (Honeywell) at H.Depot for like 40.00$ took out the filter, bought activated carbon filter pads for fishtanks.
Nice thing is they're in mesh bags, still needed pantyhose so, covered the square carbon filters with pantyhose in the shape of the square filter. Put it in the unit, snapped the cover on, bingo air scrubber.
My closet is 4x8 walkin. door is closed during the day, while lights are off. Air filter running.
I get home, and lights on in the pm, crack/open the door air isn't as fresh as it could be, but smell is virtually gone. And plants do very good. I'll leave door open while lights on but if company coming over, close the door with the unit on and it's fine.
Pads at petsmart come in different sizes too from like 1"x3 up to like 5"x5" plenty big for the filter i needed.
You could also use this unit to pull air into the closet from under the door, cools a closet with heat issues.
Nice thing is they're in mesh bags, still needed pantyhose so, covered the square carbon filters with pantyhose in the shape of the square filter. Put it in the unit, snapped the cover on, bingo air scrubber.
My closet is 4x8 walkin. door is closed during the day, while lights are off. Air filter running.
I get home, and lights on in the pm, crack/open the door air isn't as fresh as it could be, but smell is virtually gone. And plants do very good. I'll leave door open while lights on but if company coming over, close the door with the unit on and it's fine.
Pads at petsmart come in different sizes too from like 1"x3 up to like 5"x5" plenty big for the filter i needed.
You could also use this unit to pull air into the closet from under the door, cools a closet with heat issues.
jcdws602
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"Then seting up a rabbit feeder to drop vinger in a bowl of bakeing soada while closet is closed at night hours (to enrich the area with CO2)"
During the dark period plants release Co2,if you add Co2 in the dark period your plants can get Co2 poisoning and Plants only utilize Co2 when lights on and if your light is strong enough for your plant to make use of supplemental Co2.
The filter I told you to make is the cheapest to make no wires no cups just the container it came in.You simply replace the activated carbon when you notice it starts to smell.If your willing to make a hole in you door put a cpu fan to suck out the air and you rig the filter onto the cpu fan with whatever you can find.Pretty damn simple really.
During the dark period plants release Co2,if you add Co2 in the dark period your plants can get Co2 poisoning and Plants only utilize Co2 when lights on and if your light is strong enough for your plant to make use of supplemental Co2.
The filter I told you to make is the cheapest to make no wires no cups just the container it came in.You simply replace the activated carbon when you notice it starts to smell.If your willing to make a hole in you door put a cpu fan to suck out the air and you rig the filter onto the cpu fan with whatever you can find.Pretty damn simple really.
GrandClover
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Nice, yea i was looking more into that hole Rabbit feeder thing and i guess it's really unneeded. I'm glad i took the time to sign up for this. I found alot of plans for making one and i have a hippie uncle who own a electrical supply company so he said to send him the plans and he could make a really nice one for nothing, and Thanks probo24, doing what your doing is exactly what i want to do. I just can't wait for everything to come in so i can get started. Im freakn stoked guys hahaha.