How do you prevent pests from coming through the intake duct??

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bruceirons

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How do you prevent pests from coming through the intake duct of a grow tent or grow groom without reducing the air flow too greatly?

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email468

email468

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I use those household register filters and cut to size. They even keep out dust and other stuff and allow for free air-flow.
 
greenleafhigh

greenleafhigh

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You can put a screen on it like a wire one or you can use like a cheesecloth or just get a towle and but it over the intake duct an put the tip of the towle in water to let the towle to slowly get wet the wet towle would reducethe air flow the most but keep out fungi ,pest ,and rogue pollon the most
 
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T.H.Cammo

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Yeah! I use panty hose too. Some people stretch it over the vent - I just wear'em - scares the Hell out of the nieghbors too! LMFAO!
 
FullMetalJacket

FullMetalJacket

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I too use the regular home filters but am getting some light leakage out.. Not in so im not too worried but was wondering if i can paint it black or has anyone seen a black filter and what is it called....TY

May try the panty hose...does it restrict airflow alot?
 
Twistyman

Twistyman

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FullMetalJacket said:
I too use the regular home filters but am getting some light leakage out.. Not in so im not too worried but was wondering if i can paint it black or has anyone seen a black filter and what is it called....TY

May try the panty hose...does it restrict airflow alot?
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Ya thats why bank robbers use them...
 
email468

email468

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i use the home filters cause they trap more than insects if you get the HEPA kind.

My system doesn't have the light leak problem because of the way it is designed the intake is shrouded from light but allows for free flow of air.

Two 90 degree bends should prevent most light leaks and sometimes just an L-bend will do the trick.
 
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