Running Carbon Filter question? plz help

Phase420

Phase420

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Can and should i be running my carbon filter the whole time in my box or can i go on and off with the light/ on little before and off a little after???:?:
Thanks RIU because in stumped on this one! Cant forget...im running a passive air system and im useing 184 watts of CFLS and a fan inside just to move the foliage.
 
Professor Puff.n.Tuff

Professor Puff.n.Tuff

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Yeah, you can run your fan only when your lights are on. I do this during veg, especially because my room exhaust also cools my lights. You will want the filter on when you are a couple weeks into flower as they will begin to stink, depending on strain, the last month or so it will stink regardless of strain - from my experience.
 
Jerry Garcia

Jerry Garcia

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Run it all the time in flower. You can probably get away with turning it off for a few hours in veg, but why risk it?
 
Professor Puff.n.Tuff

Professor Puff.n.Tuff

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He could leave it off the hole time his lights are off during veg, as long as it doesnt create another problem with rh or temp or something.

I have a 150 can filter with a 12" fan on it, bastard sounds like a small plane engine, I turn it off for a hour or two at a time right now and I am in flower. I am about 2 weeks in so they dont smell much but at the end of other grows I was still able to turn it off for periods of time without smell getting to the neighborhood or rh getting too high. I know that my room can handle it because it has such good air circulation and always has forced air in from the a/c. It is really all about your setup, room, and climate in it.
 
Phase420

Phase420

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Professor Puff.n.Tuff said:
He could leave it off the hole time his lights are off during veg, as long as it doesnt create another problem with rh or temp or something.

I have a 150 can filter with a 12" fan on it, bastard sounds like a small plane engine, I turn it off for a hour or two at a time right now and I am in flower. I am about 2 weeks in so they dont smell much but at the end of other grows I was still able to turn it off for periods of time without smell getting to the neighborhood or rh getting too high. I know that my room can handle it because it has such good air circulation and always has forced air in from the a/c. It is really all about your setup, room, and climate in it.
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That cracks me up.... small plane. I know what you mean. Mine not to loud but i could only imagine.
Jerry Garcia said:
Run it all the time in flower. You can probably get away with turning it off for a few hours in veg, but why risk it?
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just woundering because its pretty loud and it in a front room when you come in to the house. so i didnt want people to have to hear it if i didnt have too. but your right im just going to run it the whole time and make sure i dont risk it.



thanks for the help guys!
 
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