My $3 Carbon Filter

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SXPRT

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I know I am brand new, but you can also get media bags from aquarium places. $2-$9 and many sizes up to 12x15.
Cinches, ties at the top, carbon - DONE.
Prolly $15 total for two.




Lastly there is carbon that is "tube?" shaped.


It's the top right. You have to go to the store and look at it, then order online. Little more money, but each grain of carbon has more surface area, meaning you can use less, or be that much more efficient.
Cheers.
Nick
 
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rippin8005srh

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(sorry if there was talk about this in previous post on this topic. Too stoned to read all of it haha.Now i have a question on a DIY carbon filter, i wrote down the directions one stony night and i didnt right down where to put the active carbon. I have a 4" wire mesh tube inside a 6" wire mesh tube. Nylon around the 4" tube. Ill have a 6 x 4 reducer connecting to the wire mesh. to close it all off on one end and the other end i just have a round metal cap found next to the reducers.
 
westchef

westchef

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Anyone else tried it this way?
uproot said:
I doubt im going to read 14 pages in this thread im only on page 4 but how about just packing the carbon in a womans nylon. It will allow you to pack it tight inside the duct or tubing so that the carbon doesn't "settle" it will sit in circular form as air blows through it?
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westchef

westchef

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Nobody ever mentioned that>>

We all hear that they work though!

Any Plant per, this D.Y.F experienced members out there?

panhead said:
Here is a way to make carbon filters for less than $3 each,they take about 30 minutes to make & all components & materials can be bought at any meijers store.

Materials needed.

1 4 pack Scotch Brite cloth towels from Meijers............$2

1 Bottle Activated Carbon from Meijers or fish store......$6

1 sewing needle & thread from Meijers........................$2

Total cost for 4 carbon filters...................................$10.

First you start out with the Scotch Brite cloth,its very thin & extremely strong,i find it much stronger than aluminum window screen material,its next to mpossible to tear yet the weave of the material is such that it will not restrict air flow.

Take the Scotch Brite & fold it in half or to a smaller size to fit your needs,like this.



Then take & sew 3 & 1/2 sides of the Scotch Brite closed making a pillow case looking thing,make sure to leave a few inches open to fill the "pillow case",then pour in the Activated Carbod to a little less than half way full & sew up the spot that was left open to pour the carbon in.

Here is the carbon.



Here are 2 finished Carbon Filters.



As for attaching them to what you need to there are several options,there is always duct tape in a pinch but i connect mine using hose clamps from the hardware store,the hose clamps make it easy to take the filter off if needed & is more secure that tape.

These work every bit as good as a $80 carbon filter i bought off of ebay & cost less than $3 each & about 2 hours time to make 4 of them,its not getting any cheaper than that.
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vtguitar88

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i've never used scotch brite products before. Can anyone tell me exactly what the best product of theirs to use would be? they have all kinds of cloths and pads for different purposes, but it's hard to tell from the picture you posted which kind to buy. Awesome idea though, needless to say I'm going to be putting a couple of these together! Thanks a lot!
 
panhead

panhead

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westchef said:
Nobody ever mentioned that>>

We all hear that they work though!

Any Plant per, this D.Y.F experienced members out there?
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I dont answer these thread much any more due to members who like to argue or demand you show them how to make your idea that works well for you work equally well in their room,keep in mind that every grow op is different for many reasons & all ideas & methods will give different results in various rooms.

With that being said i no longer use these filters due to changing room conditions, filtration needs & no time to mess with diy projects,when i was stil using them i was filtering grows of over 50 plants very effectively without any noticable odor escaping & they worked just as well as hydro shop filters,to date top 44 is the strongest strain i grow & they worked very well in large grow op's.
 
Mr Tambourine Man

Mr Tambourine Man

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Can I just tape a small "pillow" over the exhaust fan of a PC grow box and will that work well? Thanks guys, and thanks to the OP for this awesome idea!
 
megs

megs

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I sewed a zipper into one side so I could easily replace the active carbon very easily. I love it!
 
rabidcow

rabidcow

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went to walmart just now, couldnt find these scoth brite pads. can any1 give me a product link or somthing. when i went to ask for help to find it i was at a loss to tell them exactly what i was looking for.
 
connorbrown

connorbrown

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You don't need to get scotch brite pads. You can just get dish rags that are basically like that. I have some, they're green and yellow. Work just the same. :)
And about the pillow, cotton won't absorb the smell, but if you filled it with carbon then yeah it would work.
 
rabidcow

rabidcow

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appreciate the comeback conner. ya i have been sittin on a can of activated carbon for a week or so but been to 2 walmarts and a couple grocery stores and when i look for the scotch brite pads the isles are empty. they have a dish towell from clorox thats simular to what i see in the pic, but i opened a pack up to see how tough they were, they wasnt. i tried making a filter using pencil cans and panty hose last night and i didnt like it. no airflow gonna tear it apart and do a redo. i made a drybox like panhead/al b fuct, so its on like donkey kong,. just need a filter for that process roun here is all.

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