Hello forumers,
I have a question regarding a computer fan (73cfm, so it's bigger than your regular computer fan) and carbon scrubbers. With my new rubbermaid build, I've set up a fan on top near the LED lighting - and it's pretty much inside the box, not outside or grafted into it.
You know those PC fan's that have a square design? My fan is like that, with 4 holes for screws. On my grow box, what I did was cut out the circle for the fan itself, and 4 holes so the screw can go in. I'm thinking, with these screws, I'll have a bolt on the other end that locks the fan in. It, in essence, works. What you see on the outside is just a circle with a fan oscillating inside.
Now, my question is, how can I get the carbon scrubber in play here? I mean, I'm thinking of
1) DIY Carbon Scrubber found on this page:
http://www.gardenscure.com/420/secur...on-filter.html
2) Put a layer over the fan and tape it up, continuing the process when things get a bit smelly.
I have a room that the box is going in, and I don't mind it if there's a very low smell inside that room, so long as the outside rooms that connect to this room has no odor. This particular room is a walk-in closet too, maybe 5 feet by 5 feet. So I don't think the size will be a problem so long as I keep the box at the furthest corner - but still, I'm interested in the idea of a scrubber.
Should I go and rig up something like the above link shows, or attempt to experiment with layered carbon scrubber filters over tape on the box? I think 73cfm should be able to move the air through these filters. The intake itself is passive, too so all the air that's going out in the PC exhaust fan is basically heat so it's not trapped inside to suffocate the plant.
Oh, and I plan to try out one plant too, not two or three because honestly, I've never grown before but I'm aiming for that perfect result once I get started. So, this might be important in considering odor.