4" inline carbon filter, starting to smell, relatively new, Please help

lifeizgood

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I have a 4' x 4' x 5.5' tall stealth style grow box(made from 1/2 inch plywood, not so stealthy, lol. hHence the word style). I sealed every single spot where a board met another to ensure no air or light leaks and tested it. No leaks whatsoever. I used screws and built this thing air tight. I'm a carpenter so I know its done well, I'm also a perfectionist. I didnt miss single screw and even used wood glue on the parts that wont ever need to come apart again when transporting. I kept the plans if anyone wants them, It adds 2 more feet to the heighth(you learn as you go). This was my first grow inside. Always outdoor

I am starting to smell that smell, cant u smell that smell, sorry, sidetracked, lol. Really I bought a nice 4" inline centrifuge exaust fan thats plenty powerful. It pulls the exausted, smelly air to a rather large looking Carbon Filter (pic). I don't know what the problem could be. It is my guess that the carbon filter is cheap and is just not effective. I've been running it for 18 hours a day for about a month and a half. I thought they lasted for a long time..???

There is a 4" inlet for fresh air at the opposite corner of the box from where the exaust is. The inlet is on the bottom for fresh air and the exaust is near the top opposite corner.

I need help with this smell issue. I move in 4 days and they all were just topped 2 days ago and are now growing faster. They are in veg. Their gonna go off soon, any day now and their gonna need to get some food/water soon. They are getting light, as in light to feeling the water weighth. I have a couple days.

They are under a 400 watt bulb and stay between 70 80*F. 2 air king fans for air movement and also 3 T-5 lights that are 52 watts each and 1 aerogro 32 watt bulb (what the hell, those aerogro 32 watt cfl's kick butt)all for under the canopy, except the 400 watter when ready.

I need help with this smell issue. I dont think the filter is working well......Somebody, anybody.....
 

PuffinChronic

Active Member
I have read that your better to have the inline fan pulling the air through the filter and then exhausted into the room.. Could you put the filter inside the tent and have the fan connected to it from outside some how? Just a thought... I don't know shit though so don't listen to me..

Puff.
 
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