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I wouldn't do it, if they say it can hold 42 no problem then I wouldn't go over 50, maybe use an ozone generator there much lighter and cheaper in the end.
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I use one, no smell, in fact my room smells like it just rained, I also like the fact the ozone kills mold spores.
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the uvonair 1000
Do you have it hooked up to your duct system? Or are you letting it freely flow in your room? (Wouldn't the ozone interact with the plants and other things?)
How much power does that thing consume?
Edit: Just skimmed through a few ozone threads, and sounds like that's not something I want to mess with right now.
How much power does that thing consume?
Edit: Just skimmed through a few ozone threads, and sounds like that's not something I want to mess with right now.
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it uses 0.5 of an amp, and I have it at the bottom of my box under one the the intakes so it flows freely but is sucked up within seconds by my vortex 600, also ozone it will only hurt the plants if the ozone is being dumped right on the plant with no air movement.
EDIT: you could also use ONA gel, its cheap, safe, and dose the job very well.
EDIT: you could also use ONA gel, its cheap, safe, and dose the job very well.
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I just remembered that general hydroponics makes a carbon filter thats much lighter at around 16 lbs yet still being able to handle between 250 and 370 CFM's
http://genhydro.com/genhydro_US/filters.html
http://genhydro.com/genhydro_US/filters.html
That means less carbon though, right? Isn't the majority of the weight on these filters due to the amount of carbon? Less carbon = less smell absorbing capacity, unless there's a large difference in quality of carbon which I doubt. I mean, CFM rating doesn't mean much... I can create an empty tube and call it 2000 CFM, but that won't mean much will it?
BTW when I was at some grow shops checking them out, I recall the similar sized filters were similar weight though.
BTW when I was at some grow shops checking them out, I recall the similar sized filters were similar weight though.
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this is from the site
• Designed for the medical industry, General Hydroponics Carbon Air Filters are the only filters certified by the European Clean Air Act (ECAA).
• These filters – sold in the US only by General Hydroponics – are used in Europe for many demanding commercial applications, as well as in hospitals, as carbon air filters effectively remove 99.5% of airborne pathogens.
• General Hydroponics Carbon Air Filters use the highest quality carbon mined from pre-Cambrian ore (not from burned coco coir).
• The carbon grain size of GH Carbon Air Filters is 3mm, while the leading competitor uses a larger 5mm grain. This smaller carbon grain ensures that General Hydroponics Air Filters have greater surface area contact between the air stream and the carbon bed to clean the air more effectively.
• General Hydroponics Carbon Air Filters contain an expanding foam disk to ensure that the carbon stays tightly packed without air leaks.
• General Hydroponics Carbon Air Filters work with any popular inline fan. Calculate the size of your room and choose a fan that completely exchanges the air in the room eight to ten times per hour. Then choose the appropriate filter with the correct CFM and flange size to match that fan.
and this the the filter
DFS4b
lbs. of carbon: 16.5
outside dimension: 14.96"
length: 9.84"
CFM: 255-370
flange size: 6"
• Designed for the medical industry, General Hydroponics Carbon Air Filters are the only filters certified by the European Clean Air Act (ECAA).
• These filters – sold in the US only by General Hydroponics – are used in Europe for many demanding commercial applications, as well as in hospitals, as carbon air filters effectively remove 99.5% of airborne pathogens.
• General Hydroponics Carbon Air Filters use the highest quality carbon mined from pre-Cambrian ore (not from burned coco coir).
• The carbon grain size of GH Carbon Air Filters is 3mm, while the leading competitor uses a larger 5mm grain. This smaller carbon grain ensures that General Hydroponics Air Filters have greater surface area contact between the air stream and the carbon bed to clean the air more effectively.
• General Hydroponics Carbon Air Filters contain an expanding foam disk to ensure that the carbon stays tightly packed without air leaks.
• General Hydroponics Carbon Air Filters work with any popular inline fan. Calculate the size of your room and choose a fan that completely exchanges the air in the room eight to ten times per hour. Then choose the appropriate filter with the correct CFM and flange size to match that fan.
and this the the filter
DFS4b
lbs. of carbon: 16.5
outside dimension: 14.96"
length: 9.84"
CFM: 255-370
flange size: 6"
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well if you don't mind taking the chance of your box crashing down then go for it
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yea it fits very tight over the frame so I don't know what he means
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I highly doubt that the welds on a hydrohut could hold 60 lbs
I would buy the Hydrohut Mini, if it wasn't for the fact that it's a tad bit small. I'd buy the Hydrohut, if it wasn't for the fact that it was a tad bit big. Size wise, the Homebox is almost there, although also a tad bit large. I know we're only speaking in terms of a few inches, but coupled with the fact that it already has 6" flanges rather than having to trim the existing 4" flange (pretty lame considering most A/C reflectors have 6" flanges)...
The plastic/nylon corners, no matter how strong, do suck. There's no way you can beat welded steel that locks in with that spring-button thing. It's going to either warp, snap, stretch, or something, when push comes shove.
Yeah I was considering building a frame out of either 2x4 or 2x2, tad bit smaller than the metal frame, insert it into the tent, and hang all the gear off it. I didn't want to keep the filter too low since it might suck up extra moisture that way. Might need to invest in a dehumidifier as well.
The plastic/nylon corners, no matter how strong, do suck. There's no way you can beat welded steel that locks in with that spring-button thing. It's going to either warp, snap, stretch, or something, when push comes shove.
Yeah I was considering building a frame out of either 2x4 or 2x2, tad bit smaller than the metal frame, insert it into the tent, and hang all the gear off it. I didn't want to keep the filter too low since it might suck up extra moisture that way. Might need to invest in a dehumidifier as well.
I'd bet that it could. If anything, it's the vertical bars (due to height / thickness ratio) that might warp inwards (not outwards 'cuz of tight frame). Or the horizontal ceiling bars that may warp down from the weight, possibly although this would be secondary.Hedonism Bot said:
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well when it comes down to it the tent is what matters, frames can be made from stuff found at the local home depot, Hydrohut has the frame down but its tent is crap while the Homebox has the best tent design but a shit frame that could easily be rebuilt out of 2x2's. and unless your a trained seamstress making the tent would be fairly hard.
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