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How do you deal with the humidifier in hydro ?

Maskedcucumber
Maskedcucumberstarted grow question 3 years ago
So I bought a dehumidifier as advised but now the room gets hotter (Had to setup an extractor to pull the hot air and now I have no intraction) and during the day EC goes up of 0.1 or even 0.2 (from 1.8 to 1.9 or 2). I suppose there are more nutriments because of dehumidification
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CRiSPrGrow
CRiSPrGrowanswered grow question 3 years ago
Hi there MaskedCucumber , really interesting question. I dont really know what motivated you to get a dehumidifier, but it's not such a simple thing i think. Basically the logic is that plants are mostly water, they use water, etc. much like us actually. So they actually enjoy quite high humidity, even in flower. The main problem with high humidity is the mold, so this is the issue you should prevent as a priority. What i do is i use beneficial microbes to make sure the plants are not contaminated. However, in your case you brought the humidity down. This means you should actually increase the temperature up to 25°C no problem. You'll see quite a big difference. Or you can keep your temperature at 21°C and bring your humidity down to 36-40% for the same results. the relationship between temperature and humidity is determined by the VPD. It's not so simple, but if you learn about VPD, you will level up your growing skills , really. Hope this helps ! 🚀
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GrowCN
GrowCNanswered grow question 3 years ago
A humidifier, dehumidifier, air conditioner or heater really don't work well inside a tent. The plants will still need fresh air for CO2 so a vent fan is almost required and a vent fan almost always overpowers whatever heater or dehumidifier is inside the tent. I have better luck with a lung room. Control the weather inside the room then your tent's vent fan can turn on/off as needed to maintain conditions inside the tent. In the peak of summer I can not use a dehumidifier. It generates too much heat so instead I run a air conditioner to remove moisture and keep the temperature down. In the shoulder seasons I can use a dehumidifier and then the AC only runs occasionally to keep the heat under control. Then in winter I'm mostly running a humidifier and sometimes a heater.
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Roberts
Robertsanswered grow question 3 years ago
Well from having experience in what your talking about. Your ec will rise as water is used or evaporates. Leaving the salts and nutrition behind. Making your solution more concentrated. Also as the plant draws phosphorus from solution it will increase ph. So constant monitoring is recommended. Good luck and hope that sheds light on your issues. 🌱
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