Smell Question.
- Thread starter Dontae
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yup my first indoor grow I did it was cfl 2 plants my neighbors came knocking asking bout the smell and asked for a j they thought I was just smoking since ive upgraded to hid and a carbon filter will never look back
minnesmoker
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Yes. Especially for around 30 minutes before lights-on and lights-off periods and 30 minutes after. The smell is strong, you'll get used to it, and not tell. It'll permeate clothing and other materials around the grow. Ona bucket, sealed grow, and carbon filter on the exhaust are your best options, but, still risky in an apartment.
automated
Active Member
Depands on amounts and quality ... but yes, the smell is a dead giveaway and be carried in the wind for miles.
There have been drone choppers here with the technology to "smell" your grow, these get used to find large and semi large grows outdoor.
combined with infrared, they are also able to track down indoor grows. (up to a certain degree, size matters)
There have been drone choppers here with the technology to "smell" your grow, these get used to find large and semi large grows outdoor.
combined with infrared, they are also able to track down indoor grows. (up to a certain degree, size matters)
LadyZandra
Active Member
There is an easy/inexpensive fix-- it is called Ona Gel...
It comes in plastic jars and all you do is put one in the bottom of a plastic bucket with a small low-powered fan laying on top of the bucket (so it is sucking the air out of the bucket and blowing it into the room)
It covers the smell without effecting the plants-- you can get it at any grow-shop and Some Lowe's / Home Depot stores have it.
Makes it smell like you are doing laundry or the dishes etc....
It comes in plastic jars and all you do is put one in the bottom of a plastic bucket with a small low-powered fan laying on top of the bucket (so it is sucking the air out of the bucket and blowing it into the room)
It covers the smell without effecting the plants-- you can get it at any grow-shop and Some Lowe's / Home Depot stores have it.
Makes it smell like you are doing laundry or the dishes etc....
highagain420
Well-Known Member
ona gel is the shit
The Red
Active Member
I bought a can 9000 which cost me $70.00 (at my local hydro shop) for my small cfl grow because the smell just got fucking insane. I could smell it a little bit but I'm always at home so I got used to it. When people came over they were like wtf are you doing in here because of the smell. This all depends on a couple different factors but I think it's better to be safe than sorry. And you'll wind up needing a carbon filter eventually for a smelly ass grow.
GrowinDad
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To me the ONA is overpowering. May mask the weed but not what you want to smell through your apartment. You will want a carbon filter and you will regret it if you don't get one. Worst of all, if the smell gets out of control and you have to order one on-line, you may be in a bad place waiting for it to arrive. I only grow 3-4 plants at a time. I needed the filter!
GrowinDad
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Take it from someone who had three bagseed plants with not so skunky genetics. I tried to avoid the inline fan and carbon filter. I tried ONA. I tried clsoing vents, I tried the air freshners that go in the vents. Yet still as soon as my wife got into the hallway (durng those peak odor times of day) that leads to my office where my tent is, the odor was there. It would also carry through my central heat system imnto other rooms until I closed up the intake. So now I have a gallon of ONA that I use as a paper weight and spent the money on the right equipment anyway.
