Exactly, to properly run CO2 you will want to invest in an environmental controller that can turn your fan and CO2 on and off so that the fan and CO2 are not on at the same time. They are pretty expensive but it's pretty hard to do CO2 without one. I use a Sentinel CHHC-4 and it works very well. I plan on getting another one soon. Good luck.if you are exhausting air out of the room the co2 will be exhausted with the air...doesnt matter if there is a filter or not