Do you need a carbon filter for Grow Tent?
What is a carbon filter? A carbon filter is a filtration system that relies on chemistry and placement to filter the air from your grow room outside. The carbon that is used to make the lining of a carbon filter is active, which creates a unique platform that will hold onto smells while allowing fresh air to flow freely. Carbon filters can last long term anywhere from 6 months to 1 year but do require replacing after consistent use and more often if used in a large space. They can be used to filter entire rooms or affixed to grow tents to maintain a smell free air flow from the environment inside. How Carbon Filters Work To see how beneficial a carbon filter is to your health and hydroponics system, let’s see how it reduces odors. Carbon filters do not necessarily eliminate foul smells but rather they block odors from spreading out from your grow space. Using activated carbon, scrubbing filters trap particles and impurities through adsorption and the exhausted air is odorless ...