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I just ended up ordering one off amazon for $80 for a 6" filter + fan kit. After googling it, the consensus is that it's not necessary, but it will prevent/reduce the smell from escaping the room, as well as help keep other pathogens and spores out of there.Good question, I also want to know the answer
Agree with @RootsRuler -- particularly if you use the room for drying, gotta have ventilation good air in et al.Moving air is essential to a good grow. Not critical but I would not do one without it.
The filter and exhaust fan are not nearly as important as fans keeping consistent airflow. Having the air from inside the room pass through the carbon filter and exhausted out will help reduce the smell and possibly provide better environmental controls in the room if there are no vents at all. I typically leave a few vents open or closed on my tents to help regulate the environment depending on what is needed. It sounds like that room won't have any vents so it probably would be smart to set up an exhaust fan.How important is a filter and an exhaust fan? The room is 5.5x5.5 and I don’t intend on there being a dark period in there, so I can always open the door for a few minutes to get some fresh air in.
I mean that I’m not planning on using that room for flowering, at least on photos, so if there is any light leaks, I’m not too worried about it.The filter and exhaust fan are not nearly as important as fans keeping consistent airflow. Having the air from inside the room pass through the carbon filter and exhausted out will help reduce the smell and possibly provide better environmental controls in the room if there are no vents at all. I typically leave a few vents open or closed on my tents to help regulate the environment depending on what is needed. It sounds like that room won't have any vents so it probably would be smart to set up an exhaust fan.
What do you mean by "you don't intend on there being a dark period in there"? Even if it's being used as a Veg room when you're not using it as a drying room there should be some dark period. Lights on all the time is just a waste of electricity/money. The plants need rest.
Panda Film is cheap and will block out light. A roll of Gorilla tape for light leak sealing.But I found a bunch of Mylar sheets for cheap on Amazon, so I’m going to line the walls with it, which will block any leaks.
It was $8 for 6 Mylar sheets that are about 6.5’ x 4.25’, which should be enough to cover all of the walls.Panda Film is cheap and will block out light. A roll of Gorilla tape for light leak sealing.
Hell yeah. Might be a New Years celebration hahaLooking good man! You're right around the corner now. Christmas crops!
Straight water sounds right at this point...steady as she goesMy plants are now in week 7 of flowering:
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Trichomes are about 80% cloudy and 20% clear. Some leaves are starting to fade. I think I’ll be either reducing the nutrients to half dosages this week then straight water next week, or just going straight water until the end.
"Green" Tomatos!!!Today’s pics:
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These tomatoes smell funny, but a really good funny.
Really nice looking first grow, well done. I don’t know why more growers don’t use hepa filters for air flow and eliminating mold spores. They won’t help much with odor because the carbon prefilters are too small but very effective for airborn contaminates.
A tip on your first dry and cure, weigh it to know when its dry enough to jar. I put a nice branch in a solo cup, bend it in half if necessary. Weigh it every day, the first day will lose nearly 30%, in a week or thereabouts the weight loss is negligible and its safe to jar, cures around 62% everytime.
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