Anyone use a Ozone Generator in a hydrohut?

[rr14]

I'm running a hydrohut with a can filter and 4" inline fan. The can isn't keeping up and filtering the air that well. You can still smell a little.

Would it help if I tossed an ozone generator inside the hydrohut to pretreat the air prior to going into the can filter? I currently have a couple of those Vaportek units in there with the "natural" disks installed. The vaportronic discs smell like what I'm trying to get rid of; they don't seem to work according to my nose. They just mask it.

 

[Guest]

You could put the Ozone generator in the last few feet of duct, prior to the inline fan. Also they can be hazardous to YOUR health in doses greater than "0.04 ppm". (source: Ozone Environmental Technologies). 0.04 ppm isn't much.

Ozone is very very noticeable and not really good to use. The trouble you are experiencing also centers around the 4 inch set up. It has poor performance and precludes using a larger Can Filter.

 

[LiLWaynE]

is your can filter new? if so, you probably have it set up wrong...

i have had many closet grows where i only used 4 inch duct..

what is the cfm of the fan you are using?

if you have a high powered can fan, pushing into new carbon, then you should be fine...

as far as using an ozonator, i would not suggest using it inside of the hydrohut...
(i learned this the hard way by using it in my closet and it nearly destroyed my plant..the leaves all shriveled up

if you use it, set it on a timer 15 on 15 off outside the room...

also, you can buy the inline ozonator... but beware - the bulbs go out quick in most of those ozonators, so use them wisely....

 

[rr14]

the fan is an eco plus 4" sucking through a can filter then through my air cooled hood and out the hut. The fan is before the hood so no air is sucked through there. There are not any air leaks on the feed side of the fan. The filter has one grow on it (well 2 including this one). It's a decent size one so I don't think it's too small. It's about 2 1/2 - 3 feet long.

I'm not worried about health or anything like that. I just need a setup that is effective. It's in an extra room that has a window open so no air will exchange with the house.

 

[LiLWaynE]

do you have the scrubber inside or outside of the box?

 

[xOOx]

it's possible your carbon filter is exhausted. you said you already had one grow on it, yeah? ozone and carbon combo will work better temporarily, but ozone does have a chemical reaction with activated carbon surface molecules, making them smoother over time with less of an ability to capture and hold in odor molecules. studies have been done on this. ozone by itself would work best only in a closed environment, with some time for the ozone and odor to mix without getting sucked out of the exhaust before it has a chance to work.

lil wayne: 15 on 15 off is way too much and would kill any plant if exposed to high ozone for that long in a hut environment.. 2 or 3 minutes on, 15-30 mins off works better with minimal to no damage to the plant. 15 on 15 off, maybe if your using your entire basement as a grow area. start with the highest setting of your ozone generator, and put the timer on a low cycle (1 minute on, 20-25 off) and adjust from there until you hit the magic number for your space. ozone stays active for 30-45 minutes until it breaks down into oxygen. things like odor make it break down quicker. so the idea here is the least amount of ozone present at any given time during an hours time to get the job done.

maybe you can try to run your exhaust directly to the carbon filter as a test, its possible the hood/light may have a leak and is sucking up a little non-scrubbed air on the way out of your hut.

xoox

 

[zor]

It's probably easier just to replace the carbon filter every grow....

 

[researchOnly]

Something is wrong in your setup. I run a 6 inch fan pulling air from a 8 inch carbon filter and 6 inch hood via a Y connector. Don't skimp out on ventilation and get good ducting. Seems like you have a leak unless you have some magical strain that can't be odor controlled.

 

[LiLWaynE]

lil wayne: 15 on 15 off is way too much and would kill any plant if exposed to high ozone for that long in a hut environment.. 2 or 3 minutes on, 15-30 mins off works better with minimal to no damage to the plant. 15 on 15 off, maybe if your using your entire basement as a grow area.

this is what i said xoox, make sure you read thoroughly next time...

as far as using an ozonator, i would not suggest using it inside of the hydrohut...
(i learned this the hard way by using it in my closet and it nearly destroyed my plant..the leaves all shriveled up

if you use it, set it on a timer 15 on 15 off outside the room...

 

[rr14]

I'm getting plenty of flow through the system. I can tell by the exhaust exiting th top of the hut. It's pulling out a decent amount of heat from my light and pulling air through the scrubber.

I'm about a week to two weeks from harvest and stuff is starting to stink.

What would you guys run for a 3 by 3 hydrohut? I good sized scrubber and a 4" fan that pulls 170 cfm (assuming restrictions or bends which isn't the case here). I'm not sure of the model, but it's the same diameter as the 2600 except it's 30" long.

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

I put my ozone generator in my grow and it killed the plant next to it the same day (nice size plant). The others went flat, and took two days to come back to life. I would not put an ozone generator inside the grow room. Mine works pretty good out side the room.

 

[xOOx]

sorry lil wayne,

sometimes reading too fast and fill in my own words in between the spaces. thc side effect

xoox

 

[ogenko]

You could put the Ozone generator in the last few feet of duct, prior to the inline fan. Also they can be hazardous to YOUR health in doses greater than "0.04 ppm". (source: Ozone Environmental Technologies). 0.04 ppm isn't much.

hmmmm
my wife and I drink ozonated water every night and run ozone generators at home
just for the health benefits
love that sweet smell

aquarium keepers use uv ozone generators continuously to sterilize tank water, no harm to fish, animals, or coral
ive read on a manufacturers website to run at least 15 feet of ducting after the ozone generator to allow for proper neutralization of odors
haven't tried it for growing but would love to hear some real life experience
from someone who actually did

 

[xOOx]

your biological makeup must be different if it doesn't effect you negatively. maybe it takes time to get sensitized to it. if i breath air with active "just released" ozone in it (even low levels) for too long, i get a sore throat, or tingles in my nose or the back of my throat. it irritates my mucous membranes.

as far as that oxygen therapy, i've seen it work wonders for older people, making them feel young again, heal quicker, etc. but i wouldn't engage in the activity regularly until your past that 80+ age mark, because the free radicals released during that hyperbaric chamber process will have more time to mutate the dna of your cells and cause some sort of a cancer code, be careful!

xoox

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

I just harvested and my whole garage was stinking to high heaven. I switched on my Uvoniar500 and in about 3 hours the smell was gone. It works great, just don't put it in with your plants (will kill them). After I killed a plant with this unit, I posted my issue at another forum and found lots of folks made the same mistake. Most people use them in the exhaust ducting. I just set it out on my work bench. It kills the trash-can stink as well.

 

[rr14]

guys, I ended up tossing a small carbon scrubber in the hydrohut. It's a can 2600 with a 90 cfm fan (dayton I believe) that is running half speed. It does make a nice difference.

 

[lost in a sea]

yea ozone is the future. by comparison carbon scrubbers do nothing. but they have to be used safely as they can kill people too.

if you were stupid enough to go to sleep in the room with it on, it would get you after a few hours.

i have a large in ducting unit and its simply amazing.