How To - Carbon Filter

[hanayama]

yes max, these will work for ANY smell.

treetops- i got the fan wired...i didnt even think about it, but the 3 pronged "outdoor" power cords have a ground wire as well.
so theres that

how many CFM's are you guys using with yours?

i have a 4 inch 80 cfm and it seems kinda weak.
i know you dont want the air going over the carbon too fast...but...idk

[Treetops]

hanayama,
Good to hear that...I thought mine was kinda weak as well...but I hooked it up to my 150hps hood and it is keeping my cab/closet in much lower temps than before..plants are liking it very much....see how it works for you...in time maybe you can replace it if you arent happy with how it does the job, but you will have the knowledge you tried and were not successful....

Experiment, experiment, experiment....till you find what works for you best...

Peace
Treetops :thumbsup:

[hanayama]

i JUST finished putting it together.
i took my real one out of there...im going to let it get a little stinky in there and then put it in there...gotta test it.

and yea experimenting is one of the best parts of this whole deal.
i thought of something after i was done with making it...screen from screen porches would probably work really well. i think the holes would be small enough to block the carbon...next time around maybe

[Treetops]

hanayama,

Got any pics? Would like to see how you made out.. I used the carbon material and wrapped mine...carbon granuals to me are way too messy and for all the trouble one has to go through to accomplish the same thing, I think its a no brainer to use the them...my :twocents:..my inline fan is a 80cfm..works well, never any smell from my cab...

Peace,
Treetops :thumbsup:

[hanayama]

http://boards.cannabis.com/indoor-gr...ml#post1819895
long overdue update -


filter is the last post on the page

[hanayama]

so the carbon filter material works well too?
i may try that next time... you could make a couple small ones REAL easy with that stuff

good things

[igotgreens123]

hands down the rubbermaid is awsome... iam going to make it for sure... about how much plants can i grow in the rubbermaid iam only trying to grow 3-4...

[Ausguy]

Im pretty sure im right, but i just want to be sure :P
In the attachment below, is this where you put the carbon filter?

IE: Do you seal off the grow chamber except for 2 places..
1 the fan exhusting air into the carbon filter getting rid of any smell
2 a hole at the bottom of the chamber to allow air to come in.

In the diagram, im showing that a fan is connected to a grow box, and on the other side of the fan is the carbon filter. Is this correct?

Cheers

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/1577/exampletc0.jpg

[rudye18]

Do you guys think if i ground up the carbon it would go throught the pantyhose?

[burnttoast]

I recently added a carbon filter to my rubbermaid box. I made it out of a "yellow jacket trap" that was supposed to be for catching wasps. Its pretty much a plastic cylinder with small holes in one end and a cone shaped divider inside, with an odd-shaped cap that screws on the other end.

A few extra holes, some tape, and a pound of activated carbon from the fish tank store was all i needed to make it happen. Heres a drawing:

http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/9112/acpicce0.jpg

When i found this thing in the garage it was like someone already knew...
It has worked out well so far, 30 something days into veg, i made it as soon as the green smell started being noticeable. We'll see how it does later on...

Big thanks to original poster/whoever thought about this to begin with, i didn't think about how to make mine until i saw this and thought about it for a while