Carbon filter to heavy for tent

jesus of Cannabis

jesus of Cannabis

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or milk crates to the height and put the filter on them, no strain on the framing. the close hanger looks like wasted space on the sides, when your girls grow up nice and fat, the plants not humans if applicable, they will need every inch of the floor.........hopefully
 
jesus of Cannabis

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lol, I miss read it, sorry...but the wasted space aspect still holds true, i wonder if they make an adjustable one to go to the edges and the top
 
BigBud420.

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jesus of Cannabis said:
lol, I miss read it, sorry...but the wasted space aspect still holds true, i wonder if they make an adjustable one to go to the edges and the top
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Plus if I never had this my cf would be on the floor or on the outside of the tent blowing through the cf shortening its life span
 
SilentQ

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If someone likes this, and knows a little about wood, you could always go out and buy some 2x2 or 2x4's and a few screws (please not nails...) and put something like this together.
 
BigBud420.

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SilentQ said:
If someone likes this, and knows a little about wood, you could always go out and buy some 2x2 or 2x4's and a few screws (please not nails...) and put something like this together.
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This is true but if you have my diy skills you"ll be better off splashing the cash loool
 
whitebb2727

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That works out to more than 50 USD. Umm. I could go buy a few 8 or 10 ft 2x2 for under $10.

Good tip, just not the cheapest.

Maybe put some rubber pads under the legs. It would keep a hole from wearing in the bottom and reduce vibration.
 
whitebb2727

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My bad I missed the lack of diy skills. Lol.

It looks good. I'm sure it will last.

By the way, how does blowing out the filter shorten its life? It is the same amount of carbon no matter which way air travels.

Only reason I ask is some filters don't reccomend blowing out and some do. My phresh does and doesn't mention shortening the life span.
 
BigBud420.

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whitebb2727 said:
That works out to more than 50 USD. Umm. I could go buy a few 8 or 10 ft 2x2 for under $10.

Good tip, just not the cheapest.

Maybe put some rubber pads under the legs. It would keep a hole from wearing in the bottom and reduce vibration.[/QUOTE

I see what your saying white but this is a option for people who have no diy skills like myself. As for pads underneath is a good idea as my tent is on its first grow but its falling apart already there is the beginning of a hole near the zip the stitching shows light through more than £100 waisted couldn't even hold my filter not sure what I actually paid for, a zip I think !! Gonna splash the cash next grow and upgrade to a gorrilla tent.
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BigBud420.

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there is a greater surface area on the filter for the incoming air when it is sucked and exposes the air to the carbon in a slower more uniform manner, but if you read the specs of the manufacturers if says to use a pre-filter (white sleeve) otherwise you shorten the life of your filter as larger particles hit the carbon and shorten it's life span. Also the air has to travel above a certain velocity for the carbon to work, too slow and it doesn't work either...
 
whitebb2727

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BigBud420. said:
there is a greater surface area on the filter for the incoming air when it is sucked and exposes the air to the carbon in a slower more uniform manner, but if you read the specs of the manufacturers if says to use a pre-filter (white sleeve) otherwise you shorten the life of your filter as larger particles hit the carbon and shorten it's life span. Also the air has to travel above a certain velocity for the carbon to work, too slow and it doesn't work either...
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I'm not sure where you got that info but carbon filters work different than outside surface area. If the room is sealed and heat is not a problem you can run your filter as slow as you want.

Surface area of the outside of a filter doesn't matter. It is the total surface area of the carbon itself. That is why coco carbon is better. It is not uniform and has more surface area. You have the same amount of surface area on the carbon no matter which way the air flows.
 
whitebb2727

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The first is from phresh. They say you can mount the filter or set it on the ground. They also state you can push or pull air. The next explains how the surface area of carbon works.
 
BigBud420.

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Relph I was just saying I think it could hold 80k more as a point of how strong it is that's all, I don't have a 80 kilo cf lol wish maybe..
 
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