Help me defeat odor!!

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moarpheus

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Hey there grasscity! My big bang sprouted today and i'm vegging her in a pc box but for flowering I got a 16"x14"x28" cardboard box I will have in a closet for stealth reasons. I will be using LED lighting hence the cardboard box, I don't have to worry about heat. I plan to have no air flaps, just an oscillating fan on the inside, and a cut out door to allow me to water/feed etc.

However there is a dilemma on my hands, with no air flaps there will be no fan pulling air out and no carbon filter. And this cut out door isn't exactly air tight either. I will have ONA but I fear it won't be enough for 2 plants max. Anyone have ideas on ways I could possibly win the war against the pungent smell of flowering cannabis in my situation? I have thought of duct taping the door down and just re tape every time I open but I don't like that because it's not sustainable.
 
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roidrage152

roidrage152

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I'm not sure if you implied you could not use a carbon filter, which in my experience is the best and most cost effective way to manage smells. ONA is good, but just a suppliment in my opinion. Also doing the math trying to keep up with ONA, it always seemed quite a bit more expensive to me in the long run. It would not take a very big or expensive filter at all to do that space.
 
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CheifGreenLeaf

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I just got a little plug in negative ion generator that cut my odor back alot. within two hours of having it in the closet i could hardly smell the many vegatating plants, soil, nutes. etc. also a fan with a dryer sheet on the back does wonders for smell cheaply too. I have a similar setup with a larger cardboard box 5Lx2Wx4H tucked in the side of my walk in closet, with 21 7 inch babies. just swiched them to flower so i can weed out the boys early and clone the ones i like while saving space. . Ive heard not to keep the generator in the flower chamber for the last two weeks because it will make the final herbs less odorous (which may or may not be desired, also Ive read that negative ions dont seem to have an effect on potency) The generator can be placed in the closet but not in the box,or just outside the closet door to preserve your taste/smell. also Negative Ions have been shown to be benificial health/growthwise to plants http://www.comtech-pcs.com/printable/ions_plants.html
 
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moarpheus

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I was thinking maybe my best option is to add an 140mm exhaust and get some CFLs in there too to balance out the heat. Carbon Filter on the back!
 
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moarpheus

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Hydroponics hut pro grow 90w LED and one CFL at a time (42w+) over 1 plant at first, scrog of course. And my next grow i'm stepping up to two. I'll be happy with an ounce first time.
 
djlifeline

djlifeline

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You won't be getting close to an ounce I don't think on that scale on first grow. I got 1.5ounce off my 5th grow per plant with 400w HPS!
 
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moarpheus

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keywords "per plant". This LED light can take two plants on its own with sufficient harvests. With proper feeding/watering and nutes, a few CFLs, this LED , and one plant scrog, I think an ounce is definitely achievable!
 
fir3dragon

fir3dragon

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moarpheus said:
Hey there grasscity! My big bang sprouted today and i'm vegging her in a pc box but for flowering I got a 16"x14"x28" cardboard box I will have in a closet for stealth reasons. I will be using LED lighting hence the cardboard box, I don't have to worry about heat. I plan to have no air flaps, just an oscillating fan on the inside, and a cut out door to allow me to water/feed etc.

However there is a dilemma on my hands, with no air flaps there will be no fan pulling air out and no carbon filter. And this cut out door isn't exactly air tight either. I will have ONA but I fear it won't be enough for 2 plants max. Anyone have ideas on ways I could possibly win the war against the pungent smell of flowering cannabis in my situation? I have thought of duct taping the door down and just re tape every time I open but I don't like that because it's not sustainable.
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this isnt grasscity.. its rollitup.. and carbon filter nuff said. if you need "stealth" built a cab inside your closet... something little for a 150w hps in there.. if you grow and cant have a carbon scrubber i suggest you not grow at all because gl tackling the smell.

forgot you got led... i dont know anything about led but thats my opinion.

and i also forgot to add.. dont be surprised if your house burns down when you put the CFL's in there without ventilation
 
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