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    my carbon filter is not taking the smell away and the smell is pretty bad outside this is only happening during drying and i don't have the money right now to be buying O3 gen any suggestions would be aprieciated as air freshners ain't working very well lol

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    how much u trying to dry and where is it drying at now

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    it's drying in the grow tent with the oulet fan on

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    you can get an 03 generator for about 30$ or less if you shop smart

    here's a t8 florescent bulb

    http://www.bulbs.com/eSpec.aspx?ID=1...f2=Light+Bulbs

    its 14 something,
    heres 3 t5 bulbs for 10-12
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    http://www.bulbs.com/eSpec.aspx?ID=9...egory&RefId=13
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    just look for the cheapest uv bulb you can find at 185nm wavelength

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    heres a 12 inch undercabinate light for 16
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    and yes a 4w uv bulb makes more than enough ozone.

    and air fresheners will work their way back into the bud, and give it a funny kinda thing.

    anyway the bulb you could have in a few days, you can buy a fixture like that from lowes or walmart at roughly the same price.

    NO you dont need the fancy germacidal ballast, you lose a tiny bit of efficiency, but not enough to make me pay 140 dollars more, cuz for that price i could fuckin buy 4 o3 gens

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    ok so is your fan on constantly?

    put it on a timer. 15 min every hour or so.

    the constant air output with increased odor molocules is overwhelming your filter.

    put fan on timer, increase thickness of carbon filter, you can decrease humidity without a fan by putting a covored container of ice on a pan, which will draw condensation from the air and collect it in the pan.

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    keep them OUT of the light for curing, light degrades thc, but u knew that.

    but u couldnt put the o3 gen inside tent (it would deoderize the buds, i mean smells like air untill u break it open, and the o3 as it breaks down releases a charged o which can bond to parts of the thc molocule and break it down), have to put it in the room and make sure it cant seep into tent.

    ozone wise you dont really need much o3 to deoderize if you can direct the entire exhast flow past the bulbs light. say putting the light inside a large tube and vent through tube. same type of setup you use with an ozone blaster setup, you just have alot more bulbs and a higher cfm.
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    cheers you've been really helpful going to buy one of those bulbs today

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    Quote Originally Posted by NOWitall View Post
    ok so is your fan on constantly?

    put it on a timer. 15 min every hour or so.

    the constant air output with increased odor molocules is overwhelming your filter.

    put fan on timer, increase thickness of carbon filter, you can decrease humidity without a fan by putting a covored container of ice on a pan, which will draw condensation from the air and collect it in the pan.

    also

    keep them OUT of the light for curing, light degrades thc, but u knew that.

    but u couldnt put the o3 gen inside tent (it would deoderize the buds, i mean smells like air untill u break it open, and the o3 as it breaks down releases a charged o which can bond to parts of the thc molocule and break it down), have to put it in the room and make sure it cant seep into tent.

    ozone wise you dont really need much o3 to deoderize if you can direct the entire exhast flow past the bulbs light. say putting the light inside a large tube and vent through tube. same type of setup you use with an ozone blaster setup, you just have alot more bulbs and a higher cfm.
    What!?!? If I turn my fan on for 15 minutes every hour my place will REEK. The fan needs to be on full time! Think about it, if you turn it off for 45 minutes, the air in that room will accumulate lots of stink-molecules, so when you turn the fan BACK on, the carbon filter will be overloaded.

    Running it 24/7 will keep the ppm in the air down. I would say you have a problem with your filter. Try shaking it up, turning it to the other side. I had to replace my existing CAN filter last year with the next size up for smell reasons. I never looked back... haven't had smell issues since.
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    what about the inlet fan best on or off ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by whiterino View Post
    my carbon filter is not taking the smell away and the smell is pretty bad outside this is only happening during drying and i don't have the money right now to be buying O3 gen any suggestions would be aprieciated as air freshners ain't working very well lol
    Smells good

    Place your dry-box near your intake, and the carbon will filter the smell
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    ona block works really well for me.

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