carbon filter???

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SHLIMPY

Well-Known Member

• Jul 11, 2010

• #1

ok...so i decided i was going to be constructive and make my own carbon filter!!

its all easy enought but im having trouble with one little thing........

all the sheets of "active carbon" i find are way too small and are for fish tanks...and all the correct size filters are just called "carbon filter sheets" ....is there a difference or is it just due to the fact the person/shop hasnt put the word "active" in the description??

thanks

 

<Grasshopper>

Active Member

• Jul 11, 2010

• #2

Any carbon filter worth is coconut shell is made from granules of active carbon. Google phat filter....they make good ones not to expensive.

Grasshopper

 

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SHLIMPY

Well-Known Member

• Jul 11, 2010

• #3

thanks, but it didnt answer my question!
im not looking to buy a cheap complete carbon filter....i want to make my own!!

 

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SHLIMPY

Well-Known Member

• Jul 12, 2010

• #4

can anyone help??

 

tip top toker

Well-Known Member

• Jul 12, 2010

• #5

if nothing available fits your plans, then yours plans are flawed. look at making a filter using activated carbon granules as suggested rather than trying to find a sheet.

 

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SHLIMPY

Well-Known Member

• Jul 12, 2010

• #6

this still doesnt answer my question...maybe ive said it wrong????

is there a difference betwenn a carbon filter sheet and an active carbon filter sheet???
or are they all active??? what does active even mean??? is it some type of chemical added???

 

tip top toker

Well-Known Member

• Jul 12, 2010

• #7

we are not talking about sheets. granules

http://www.hydrohobby.co.uk/product/activated_carbon_granules/

google tells me "Activated carbon, also called activated charcoal or activated coal is a form of carbon that has been processed to make it extremely porous and thus to have a very large surface area available for adsorption or chemical reactions."

all the carbon filter is is a bunch of this activated carbon sitting in the apth of the airflow. the air apsses over and through and bang, the smell is gone.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activated_carbon#cite_note-0

 

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SHLIMPY

Well-Known Member

• Jul 12, 2010

• #8

*bangs head against a wall*
yes...i know your talking about granuals!!! but that isnt my question!!!

here is the original post from where i get the plans from....
https://www.rollitup.org/indoor-growing/7074-easy-build-diy-carbon-filter.html

it states "activated carbon filter"........but all the sheets i can find are just called "carbon filter" ....is there a difference?? or are all carbon filter sheets active???

 

tip top toker

Well-Known Member

• Jul 12, 2010

• #9

If one is called activated and one is not, i would guess there is a difference. Without phoning the company in person, i can do nothing but guess.

 

tyke1973

Well-Known Member

• Jul 12, 2010

• #10

Dudes by the time you have got all the stuff needed for the makeing of a carbon filter you may has well buy one they are not that expensive to buy plus it is a piece of equipment that is well worth investing in if you are gonna grow.I persanaly would not risk a homemade filter with a strain like blueberry or jackherer or ant cannabis plant for that during flowering some bought filters struggle to keep the smell at bay................tyke....................................................................................................................................

 

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SHLIMPY

Well-Known Member

• Jul 12, 2010

• #11

i appreciate everyones "alternatives and "just buy this n thats""..................BUT I WANT TO MAKE MY OWN!!! lol

it has nothing to do with cost!!! its just something i want to do!!!
i built the grow room...i want to build my own filter!!!
it realy is as simple as that!!!

i just want the question answered :'( is it too much to ask lol

 

tip top toker

Well-Known Member

• Jul 12, 2010

• #12

Your question is vague. You ask I carbon is different to activated carbon or whether its just a mislabelling issue. Yet you don't even say what product. Phone up the manufacturer, they will be able to answer it, not hedge a guess on minimum details.

Are you building your own ballast as well?

 

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SHLIMPY

Well-Known Member

• Jul 12, 2010

• #13

Are you building your own ballast as well?.............

erm..yes i think i have some old bits of wire laying around so why not :S
i was thinkin about makin my own seeds aswel

my question realy isnt that vaughe.....type in carbon filter on ebay and youl see that none of them say active on them!!! id go the granual route but i have no idea how id create a filter using it??? i cant find any methods of creating one!!