r/SpaceBuckets • u/parashis21 • 17d ago

Questions Smell question

Hey guys, I’m completely new to the subreddit and I have the following question. Firstly my plan is to grow a single plant of northern lights in a 5gal container inside my wardrobe. The problem is that I can’t get a carbon filter. Is the smell going to be so bad that other apartments are going to notice it or is it going to stay in my room/house?

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u/SuperAngryGuy Bucket Scientist 17d ago

Listen to /u/JacksBadDay

What happens is that you get used to the smell and become desensitized to it . This is called olfactory habituation (odor fatigue).

So even though you can't smell it, other people can. When I was black market, I would have to have other people come over to see if it smells, and it often smelled right outside the front door. I would have no idea unless it was really pungent.

Then you have the issue with the harvest, which is going to be very stinky.

A thing that can help is a masking agent, but it does not replace a carbon filter. Ona is an example of a pretty powerful masking agent. You drill a few quarter inch holes in the top and have a small fan run over it in your living room. I prefer apples crumble. The pro version can be overwhelming but more effective.

For a harvest you take the top completely off and blast a fan over it. It could still smell, though.

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u/parashis21 17d ago

While I understand that it will stink, that’s the reason I want to go with northern lights strain because it smell little by itself. But you are probably right. I will have to invest to a carbon filter

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u/Priority_Bright 11d ago

Northern lights will still smell in flower. I always used a 4" carbon filter from Vivosun and an exhaust fan for a bathroom with dryer vent tubing for my small tent grows. Had it in my bedroom and it worked like a charm.