Will my filter work?

[Guest]

I just created a sheet of this filter material by sandwiching carbon inbetween two pieces of t-shirt, then sandwiched that between chickenwire, twisting the ends of the wire together to form a rigid piece of bendable material.

Next I curled it into a 4" tube and twisted the ends together again to match my ducting, and used aluminum tape to seal it up, including the end cap. I used a duct elbow to keep it out of sight, but it isn't necessary.

There is approx. 2-3oz of activated carbon spread out 1/4 thick, and wider in the bubbles. The bubbles from the chickenwire being smashed together, I think give it more surface area then if it was smooth. It's approx. 1' long.

The air comes out all over the carbon surface at a very mild breeze. I don't smell anything from it, but my 2 plants are only just switched to flower. Does this sound like a sufficient filter, and like it's working well? It made the temp raise in my box by about 5 degrees F. My box is 4'x4'x2' with a 400w hps in a cool tube powered by a fantech 256 (i think it's 256).

 

[marimbas]

hahahahaha i dont know how good it is gonna work. BUT IT LOOK LIKE A COCK!!

 

[Guest]

When there's lots of sweet smell running through it, it stands straight up too.

 

[marimbas]

hahaha you are sick!.. it might work, if id dosnt just add carbon.. but i think it will work fine

 

[Sauce]

Looks pretty ghetto but only time will tell if it works or not. No way to predict whether it will work or not, just wait a week and see if it still smells.

I just built a carbon filter and I don't think it works very well. Probably going with a Vaportec thing soon.

 

[AlexanderS]

it might, the goal is to have the air forced thru the carbon and then out the filter, so if its leaving the filter before hand, its useless.

 

[Guest]

No, the end is sealed off, and there aren't any air leaks anywhere, just blows through the sheet of carbon. Aluminum tape can be very useful... I think I used 3-4 rolls building my cabs haha. The shit is sticky.