Ha church you outdid my trash can grow by a mile. I don't have that kind of a trash can, i have a much smaller one, one to fit under your sink! Lol you have a very nice set up i might have to take that up a little bit. I'm also using soil right now. This is my first grow and my plants are still very small at the moment :P. Ill post pics probably saturday. I have to be stealthy about what im doing!

I think that the most effective place to put the carbon filter is on the intake of your exhaust. this way air is pulled through the exhaust and then vented out. so it would look like this...

room>>carbon filter>>exhaust>>>outside


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well... i still don't know how everything is set up, but i guess i'll stab in the dark. is the carbon filter too densely packed? does it allow adequate airflow through it? or is the problem that the fans just aren't powerful enough? i'm assuming you're using lil computer fans. can you put one fan behind the other so that they help each other out? are the fans at the top where the hot air accumulates?

also, where is it located? is it in your closet or something with restricted space? if so, there's a possibility that you are just recirculating air back into your can. hot air that has been exhausted could be getting back in the can and getting hotter. i have the door open all day when the lights are on to get adequate ventilation.

what kind of intake do you have? passive i'm thinking... is the whole area airtight except for intake and exhaust?

also, light leaks. they are an issue when stealth is important. i had absolutely no idea that my trash can would glow like a giant blue lantern, but i love it. provides sweet lighting in my room. but in your case, i'm sure you don't want that thing glowing...


hope that i've given you some stuff to think about. sorry for the long post but there's just a helluva lot to do ya know? wow i typed a lot

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