@Adcrag a carbon filter alone will not no. You need to pull or push air through the filter for it to work.
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Ok, then I have to figure how to run that ugh:neutral_face:
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@Adcrag they have carbon/activated charcoal bags you can hang in the closet that help. They’re set up different than an inline carbon filter so if you put a few of those in there they will actually pull smells out of the air and purify the air.
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Chopped littlest plant fri, chopped larger plant today last pic, have 3 bears germanateing (bear og × triangle kush) and 1 purple kush, ( hindu kush x purple Afgani) test bud is fire!
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Great. I was reading about using air stones in your nutrients water buckets. I try not to mix more than I need, but the girls ate drinking alot.
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@Adcrag I built a drying box out of cardboard. I did happen to have some Mylar bubble sheets to line it with but anything, even plastic wrap, will stop it from absorbing the moisture desired for a long slow cure.
I made 2 boxes - and I use one as a seed starter when not drying in it. It is a wardrobe box $17 from Lowes.
It is very good at keeping odor in (until you open the door to peek, check temps, add water, fresh ice bottles (I use 1/2 & 1 gal milk containers frozen)
and a smaller one for when I just hang / lay buds on a rack
I use an artic fan for humidity and add frozen water bottles to keep the temps down
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You mentioned open to water, are you using the box for dark period, why are you still watering??
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@Mrb53004 lol. Thanks for not making me feel dumb.
Anyway she’s in the dark bedroom closet. Chopping this afternoon or Tuesday. I’ll keep ya up to date.
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Believe me, I am excited! You went through much and came out very well. I am excited for you. I know its gonna be killa. Take your time drying and curing, it is IMPORTANT. Dry them sloooow and keep them kooool. I good dry takes like 2 weeks and then into jars for burping. Some people trim wet and some trim dry. I like to trim wet becasue it takes away much of that nasty chlorophyll taste and keeps mold from forming under the leaves. Then I Leave the small sugar leaves and trim them later to use for my extracts
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Hey Mike @Mrb53004 question about drying. Got WW in 36-48 darkness, trimmed bigger leaves. In closet with 5" fan blowing away from her, 67° / RH 64%. Planning to cut entire plant & hang.
Someone gave me ideas to bring up temp in basement grow tent. Tried heated humidifier with lights off (temp 89°_RH 75%). Thought that’s too much. Trying heating pad. Wasn’t sure where to put it. Put pad under 5 gal pot. Again only with lights off.
Thank you Mike & anybody with knowledge.
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If your drying area is 67F and 64RH, THAT IS PERFECT TO DRY. We do not want to dry with high heat and humidity. We want it cold and humidity 50-60 is good.
Gee, they really really filled out. And to think, you wanted to chop weeks ago. All this glorious growth! Superb!
As far as keeping the tent at 75F, I am trying heat lamps from amazon - 2 150w that will attach to poles in my tent. Black ceramic, No light, just heat.
Then I ordered controller
it will turn bulbs on/off at set temperature
You could add more lights for more heat
Oh, light holder
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Like the ceramic heat lamp & the pad is good too.
Great ideas. Thanks.
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Well, now I have a project. Think this would be a good set up for a closet that is 2.5 x 4.5 ft?
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@kmac03 i have 6 of these brood plant hide outs . most are 7 years old. one is 12 
better wear shades
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My tent is 6.5’ high, 8 feet long and 4 ft wide. I am going to use a 250w heatlamp and a 150w heatlamp. I will connect both to the thermostat controller at 75 degrees. I probably will only run at night because the lights keep me at 70 degrees during the day. Since the day is warmer than the nights, here in the desert, I am goin to switch and run my lights at night and during the day, the heat lamps should be fine. I figure it will cost me less electric this way. Electricity is cheaper here at night and I need the lights so might as well use their heat.
Once I get my new light (Christmas I hope), its 8 bars 640w and I will run auto only for now so it should be plenty of heat. I can then use my homemade box for a photo if I want or to start them so by Feb I am up and running. My wardrobe box can fit 4 of the 3gal cloth bags and I have 5’ of height in it. Not bad for $17 bucks. Gee,I could get another!
Make sure when / if you buy a heat bulb, you buy the appropriate holder. 150w requires the 10".
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I’m doing the closet thing for drying purposes. The attic space I have used is open to the elements and it’s snowing right now. I’m pretty sure a family of squirrels is hanging out somewhere in there as my cat and one of my dogs keep going to crack of the door and doing the deep sniff.
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Attic would be perfect temp for drying. Ain’t no nuts so squirrels should leave it alone unless the are gonna party in the nest 
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