Carbon filter Vs. ozone generator

skoooooot

Well-Known Member
Hey all.
I need to do something about the skunk smell... Does anyone have an opinion about which way to go....
carbon filter vs. ozone generator. I would be using it in a 4" x 5" x 8" room. I currently have 2 plants that just started 12/12 under 400W HPS.
Thanks!
 

easygrinder

New Member
carbon filter, removes smell well, good at its job, but it does have issues that come in tow, my biggest issue with a carbon scrubber is, i use it to remove the smell, however it is fucking noisy, so if someone came here for whatever reason to check the smell, i couldn't leave it running because its a fucking loud fan, like you can hear it in any room of the house, so now my problem is this guy is coming over to check my house over do i a leave the fan on and hope he doesn't notice or b turn the fan off and hope the smell doesn't come through at all
 

skoooooot

Well-Known Member
hey easy... are you hooking your scrubber up to a can-fan? I would leave that puppy running and make an excuse... "The GF is drying her hair".
Thx
 

olosto

New Member
Get a variable controler on that thing! I have notice at at 90% power mine is still pulling more air than I need, and really quiet. Its that last 10% that makes the noise unbearable. If someone were to question you tell em its a fuggin hepa filter fan because you have terrible allergies.
 

Johnny Purple Seed

Active Member
Ozone is an extremely powerful gas. High levels of ozone can kill pretty much everything. This can be a good thing if you have it under control, but if you don't, watch out. You can do serious harm to your plants' health, and even more importantly, your own health if you overdo the ozone.
 

easygrinder

New Member
Get a variable controler on that thing! I have notice at at 90% power mine is still pulling more air than I need, and really quiet. Its that last 10% that makes the noise unbearable. If someone were to question you tell em its a fuggin hepa filter fan because you have terrible allergies.

now thats just a crazy idea, lets buy a 6" fan, get a variable controller, turn down the speed so it sucks less air than a 4" fan,
 

easygrinder

New Member
Ozone is an extremely powerful gas. High levels of ozone can kill pretty much everything. This can be a good thing if you have it under control, but if you don't, watch out. You can do serious harm to your plants' health, and even more importantly, your own health if you overdo the ozone.

ozone is an extremely powerful gas?

wtf

where do you come from son

ozone generator is not done with any gas, its done with light


from wikipedia

Ultraviolet light

UV ozone generators employ a light source that generates a narrow-band ultraviolet light, a subset of that produced by the Sun. The Sun's UV sustains the ozone layer in the stratosphere of Earth.[39] While standard UV ozone generators tend to be less expensive, they usually produce ozone with a concentration of about 0.5% or lower. Another disadvantage of this method is that it requires the air (oxygen) to be exposed to the UV source for a longer amount of time, and any gas that is not exposed to the UV source will not be treated. This makes UV generators impractical for use in situations that deal with rapidly moving air or water streams (in-duct air sterilization, for example). Production of ozone is one of the potential dangers of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation.VUV Ozone generators are used in swimming pool and spa applications ranging to millions of gallons of water. VUV Ozone generators, unlike Corona Discharge generators) do not produce harmful nitrogen by-products and also unlike Corona Discharge systems, VUV Ozone generators work extremely well in humid air environments. There is also not normally a need for expensive off-gas mechanisms, and no need for air driers or oxygen concentrators which require extra costs and maintenance.
 

Quickee

Well-Known Member
my bud really doesnt even stink i mean you can smell it a little when the lights go off and the inline fan shuts off..but..i have two plants 6.5weeks into flowering..and its not as bad as everyone says...maybee its just me
 

tilemaster

Well-Known Member
shit i feel u guys, my 180 cfm exhaust fan makes my cieling and walls vibrate, sounds like a mini air compressor or some shit. but from outside its a quite humm. i will remove it from lid , and remount with a piece of rubber inbetween , 2 try to dampn the noise, and then im building a square box lined with gun casing pads, to help dampn sound even more
 

ganjamanuk

Well-Known Member
wait i though ozone was a gas, from what i know its O3, and that happens by making O2(oxygen) unstable with ultraviolet light or sumin and causing a 3rd O to join the the pair, right? or have i learnt it wrong.
 

skoooooot

Well-Known Member
Hmm... Maybe I dont want an ozone generator. Maybe Ill just make a home made carbon filter and hook it up to my exhaust fan... which is basically just an old kitchen exhaust fan... but it does have a flange on the back that I could rig something up. The ozone generator was for sale locally on Craigslist for $50.00. Im on day 3 of 12/12, first grow... and my room is actually not that stinky... not nearly as stinky as my veg room was which was much smaller. I only have 2 plants... but they are big and bushy. I have about 8 clones, so next go around... will be more than 2 ;)
 

HowardWCampbell

New Member
wait i though ozone was a gas, from what i know its O3, and that happens by making O2(oxygen) unstable with ultraviolet light or sumin and causing a 3rd O to join the the pair, right? or have i learnt it wrong.
You and petrushka have got it right. It's the guy who knows everything that needs to do a bit of reading. :wall:
 

easygrinder

New Member
You and petrushka have got it right. It's the guy who knows everything that needs to do a bit of reading. :wall:

while "ozone" can be dangerous to humans, the amount home units produce is minimal,

adding an extra o molecule does not make the air a gas, the toxic gas comes when ozone reacts badly with certain compounds, which shouldn't be found in your grow room, while the ones that are used to treat water may well give off large amounts of toxic gases, the ones used at home will not, especially with the way it is setup,

so therefore home ozone generators for grow purposes do not give off harmful gases
 
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