New Grower Do I Need Anything Else??

[Magic]

I have a very low traffic flow thru my house only one of my friends stops by every so often and all my family live outta state so don't gotta worry about holiday get togethers. But do you think two plants is enough to invest in a carbon filter? I've seen people claim to hide the smell of several plants with ona gel, couldn't it help me too? I am trying to be stealthy I'm not selling to anyone or anything this is only personal use. I'm happy to see you guys looking out for eachother so can someone tell me if I need a filter or not? :smokebuds:I'm taking a lot of measures to make sure I contain smell but I did not think I needed a carbon filter for two plants that will get 60 cm max. Please fill me in let me know I'm all ears.lol thanks guys couldn't be more help! so I take it I'm setup is ok, not the best but can get the job done. Which it's my first grow so I'm trying to get experience before I jump into spending big $ on equipment, I'm a smart guy and can tell growing isn't for everybody so I'm just trying to wrap my head around things.

 

[Son of Hobbes]

What strains are you growing? You might only be growing two plants; but those might be the stinkiest two plants known to mankind. The strain will greatly affect the smells produced by the plant.
What are the temperatures inside the tent? Terpenes and terpenoids become highly volatile at higher temperatures and are constantly being created and destroyed during growth; if you have fluctuations of temperatures you may release more or less odors into the air.

I use ONA products; I personally think ONA is a great product but there are some things to note about essential oils products (which ONA is) versus a carbon scrubber. The ONA releases essential oil molecules into the air which binds to the odor causing molecules of the plants, forming a new odor compound (that doesn't smell like cannabis.) It doesn't REMOVE the odor causing molecules, it just attempts to bind with them to form a new compound. Here is my suggestion if you use ONA concentrate or gel, keep a low speed fan on it to help diffuse the product into the tent; it really needs a way to be distributed properly into a space (unless it's a small space, then it may do just fine on it's own; it works well in my small tent (3 ft by 2 ft by 5 ft.) The problem with essential oil products is that there are many essential oils, each with different capabilities to bind with certain odor causing molecules, and there are many terpenes that form on cannabis. So depending on what you're growing, ONA might work really great, or it might not working very well. So just understand those limitations.

The carbon scrubber actually traps odor causing molecules in tiny micro pores in the carbon. So instead of trying to combine with the odor causing molecules like the essentials oils, it just grabs them and holds on to them. The activated carbon is crushed charcoal; the more surface area exposed; the more exposure to trapping odor molecules.

The scrubbers, in my opinion, are hands down the best option if you plan on doing this at all long term. I think you would spend more on ONA through the life span of the scrubbers and the scrubbers are by far more effective when properly paired with a fan. ONA most certainly could get you by, I actually have some ONA mist, gel, AND concentrate in my smell kit; but I also run scrubbers. I'm just paranoid. Really. Really. Paranoid. But that's just my

 

[Magic]

im debating to grow Polar Express(or Purple Cheese) And Black Cream, Temps when the lights are off is 73F with 53% hum. my lights will be here by friday so i will see what the temps are with the lights on, but i dont expect it to get over 80F given i have very good circulation, i will have them in a closet in my attic but its not like your regular attic its used to be a extra bedroom so it looks like any other room in my house. so if this make sense ,it will be in my attic- in a room- in a closet. but no one ever goes upstairs let alone to the attic so it could smell real bad as long as it does reach the bottem levels of the house thats why i thought i could take the ona get put it in front of the room door and blow it out so if any smell sneaks out it will be masked but, if you think its the safest route anyone got any links to some good carbon filters but not too expensive im not covering up the smell of a small forrest.lol:stylez rasta smoke:?

 

[Musturd]

Mississ has a 46 inch black cream at 37 days:Holy Moly: I expect the stink to be as big as the plant. And thats in a 1.5 gallon pot. Check it out this things amazing @mississ growstuff.

 

[hank]

Depending on how stealthy you need to be (neighbors, apartment, blah blah) one thing i WILL NOT SKIMP ON is a good carbon filter! I will not buy an ebay offbrand. I buy what is proven and what works even if i spend more (my opinion).

with all do respect. I will raise issue with that, or based on what I have found.

I bought this and it works fantastic.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051HDECS/ref=oh_details_o09_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1


So much so, that I have a very open apartment with lots of neighbors and people coming over and no one ever smells anything.
When I open up my tent, it will stink up the whole 3 story place in no time.

It is worth buying one and you will soon see why. You should be good for about 2 weeks and then they will start to smell. And if you got some good ones they will stink
to high hell and so will your whole house. Pot smells really really good. Sometimes its nice to smell nothing.


Good luck!

 

[GeorgiaPine]

It's probably better to be safe than sorry, man. Especially if you're in a strict state/country. I'm no expert but it looks like a 6" cf would do it.

 

[Magic]

Ok thanks guys, do i buy the combo or do i buy two peices? can you buy any 4' inline fan and connect it to any 4' fan? i know nothing about carbon filters but if someone can point me in the right direction i would gladly like to start learning. I see alot about how they work getting rid of odor, and why they are so important, but i dont know what to do with it once i buy one. do i just set it in the closet with my plants and turn it on, or does it have to be connected to some kind of duct? im a little confused on what to do with it and how to go about buying one.

 

[hank]

Ok thanks guys, do i buy the combo or do i buy two peices? can you buy any 4' inline fan and connect it to any 4' fan? i know nothing about carbon filters but if someone can point me in the right direction i would gladly like to start learning. I see alot about how they work getting rid of odor, and why they are so important, but i dont know what to do with it once i buy one. do i just set it in the closet with my plants and turn it on, or does it have to be connected to some kind of duct? im a little confused on what to do with it and how to go about buying one.

You can find lots of people that make stuff at home that will filter out the smell.

You can use carbon that you buy at the store for fish tanks.

Other places you can find it for far less money. Its just fucking carbon. Heck all the nutes I use, this keyboard, screen I look on and the air I exhale are all made of carbon.

 

[UrbanFarmer]

If you buy a combo like what Hank posted, it comes with both the fan and filter. You will need to buy ducting if you plan to exhaust the filtered air out of the room/area. I have always used metallic or white duct tape to attach my ducting to my fan and filter, its more handy than clamps and you can tape whatever else you need with it too. I have a 3x3 tent and i hang both my filter and fan from the top supports by bungee cords so there is no vibration to be felt or heard. You could just set it in there with no duct out and it will scrub the air of smells if thats all you needed it to do. I duct air out of my tent because of heat issues inside. And 2 plants can most certainly stink out a large apartment or home. I had 2 DNA 60 Day Wonders destroying my old apartment cause my inline fan went down and had to IMMEDIATELY go buy another just to keep it smell free.\

Hank, no offense taken i was just posting my own personal experience. Im looking to upgrade from my 4" fan/filter to a 6" so i am tempted to give that combo a try! My current Phat Filter is almost 2yrs old but still chugging strong but i know its only a matter of time.....

 

[Magic]

Thanks URBAN FARMER! i will by a filter! thats all i needed to know is if i could put it in my closet without ducting and you answered my question thanks again!