Live Stoner Chat CO2 Production
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I heard of this too but I never bothered with it as when you are running an intake fan and a carbon filter with an extractor fan is seems pointless.
To my mind all the co2 you create will just be pumped out of the grow space so its just a waste of time, money and effort.
I am also interested to see if anyone has had any success with this and what their method was.
To my mind all the co2 you create will just be pumped out of the grow space so its just a waste of time, money and effort.
I am also interested to see if anyone has had any success with this and what their method was.
I did a grow with a private strain called Devon Maid auto not a long time ago, and used this Co2 production method.
Make sure you have a tube going from your bottle directly on-top of the plant. Co2 is heavier than air and concentrates itself on the soil. Make sure you don't have any air-flow on the plant itself or the Co2 will just go into the air and be extracted from your grow room/tent.
The Co2 needs to fall on the soil and concentrate itself, this is where the roots will start to pull it down and use it to boost photosynthesis production.
I noticed that it indeed did assist in growing the plant faster. The plant grew faster in 1 week, than it did in it's 3 weeks of life.
If properly setup (co2 production) it can increase growth,yield & quality considerably. You just need to do it correctly. Also don't forget to change the bottle every week or 2nd week as the co2 production inside the bottle tends to stop or slow-down when it reaches 7 days or so.
Make sure you have a tube going from your bottle directly on-top of the plant. Co2 is heavier than air and concentrates itself on the soil. Make sure you don't have any air-flow on the plant itself or the Co2 will just go into the air and be extracted from your grow room/tent.
The Co2 needs to fall on the soil and concentrate itself, this is where the roots will start to pull it down and use it to boost photosynthesis production.
I noticed that it indeed did assist in growing the plant faster. The plant grew faster in 1 week, than it did in it's 3 weeks of life.
If properly setup (co2 production) it can increase growth,yield & quality considerably. You just need to do it correctly. Also don't forget to change the bottle every week or 2nd week as the co2 production inside the bottle tends to stop or slow-down when it reaches 7 days or so.
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CO2 can be very beneficial if done right. As already mentioned, you need to consider your ventilation. The more sophisticated systems using bottled CO2 or propane CO2 generators are usually tied to an environmental controller which controls when the room is exhausted and shuts off the CO2 until the room is ventilated. Then the CO2 comes back on to raise the level in the room again. With a simple yeast and sugar or baking soda and vinegar application it will be harder to control. I would suggest putting your ventilation fan on a timer, rather than having it run continuously. Of course, if you're running HPS lights, especially in a small grow room, this might be difficult to do. You will also need good air circulation within the grow room. The CO2 near the plants will be used up in a few seconds so good circulation is needed to keep bringing the CO2 to the plants. As stated, it is heavier than air, another reason to keep it circulated within the room.
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Hey Chad,
I was under the impression leafs absorb Co2 into their leafs, use the hydrogen from water and combine it with the Carbon from CO2 to create carbohydrates (simple sugars)....
If what your saying that it get absorbed by the roots, i might be be able to point you in the right direction --- a company called hydrponics.eu sell CO2 tablets which disolve directly into water for application into soil when watering your plants...
I never thought they be any good, as i thought Co2 is for leafs and oxygen is for roots....
LED grow + Co2 for the win, no need to have air pumped out of the tent only in as no heat issue.
Not to tell on myself but i make my own moonshine time to time and i do plan on venting my co2 from my mash to my plants. Seen a set-up with a tube to the back of a fan blowing the co2 on to the plants, thought I might try that route. WTH its going to go to waste anyway, why not put it to use.
Plants are capable of absorbing Co2 through leaves and root. Leaves are able to absorb more. But with my own private research I've found that the roots do indeed inhibit faster growth when applied to directly ontop of the soil. Roots are only able to absorb something like 30% - 40% of available Co2.
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I run a still too and my wash sits in my grow room bubbling away but as I have an oscillating fan in there too it probably just dissipates any Co2 before the plants could use it.
Unless you go down the route of environmental control playing with Co2 is more hassle than its worth. Keep it simple.
