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Co2 worth it ?

Drdon
Drdonstarted grow question 2y ago
Is co2 bags worth it ? Do I Leave ventilation off I have a 3x3 in a basement with no windows.
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Sciolistic_Steve
Sciolistic_Steveanswered grow question 2y ago
co2 bags are probably not "worth it" ... they do add co2 though. You need somethign like 30lbs of sugar to produce enough co2 over 3-4 months or even jsut foro 8-10 weeks of flowering. are you using >30lbs of co2 bags in that time? if not it's not producing enough ... how much would it be? probably an incredulous amount relative to what it's doing... better to buy your own yeast and sugar in bulk... learn the rateat which it produces co2 based on chemical equation of what is going on in the fungi and then do the proper math to figure out how much you need for your volume of space to maintain 1200-1300ppm of co2... you should have tight control over temps and rh to control VPD properly to maximize your co2. you need to be able to measure co2 in atmosphere to know if it is going to help and whether or not you can turn off the gas exchange. you'll still have to fight humidity, so if you don't have a dehum and close everyhting up you may find out that it's more of a battle then you realized when you had an exhaust/gase exchange. if you just want to feel like you are doing somethign positive for your garden... keep buying the co2 bags and don't do any math or understand what's going on :P ignorance is sometimes fun too.
Mining_green
Mining_greenanswered grow question 2y ago
I was watching a dude that was saying avg house has enough co2 in it and it would be better used in like a greenhouse when you have high amounts of p,ants and little inputs like furnace oil wood or gas , people and animals. Youd be better off putting your money in high end lights
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gottagrowsometime
gottagrowsometimeanswered grow question 2y ago
You'd be surprised at how high your ambient co2 in your basement would be. Especially if you work in that area. But, if its totally sealed off. And no new injection of air (that brings in new co2) then, maybe it would be best to get it checked. As, and plants in a sealed environment will eat co2. But, if you can breath in your basement, then, Its not really sealed. So, as ppl said. You need a 95-100% sealed space.
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ernest_twwg
ernest_twwganswered grow question 2y ago
Organoman is right, don't worry about CO2.
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NegotiatedBubble
NegotiatedBubbleanswered grow question 2y ago
Pet rabbits make plenty of CO2. @Organoman is correct. If your environment is not a closed system, you are just wasting money leaking CO2 into the air.     I would get a cheap CO2 meter and see what the ambient levels in your home are currently. My former home had central A/C, but did not recycle fresh air into the house like modern A/C units can do. As a result, the ambient CO2 levels in my house were elevated to near 1000ppm. Not very healthy for humans, but the plants loved it.
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 2y ago
Unless you are growing in a closed system, any gains would be miniscule...........save your money.
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Growstick
Growstickanswered grow question 2y ago
I'm using Exhale CO2 bags for the first time this grow. I have a CO2 meter and it's showing an increase of about 400ppm on average compared to fresh air. It's definitely making a difference, however it's also increasing my humidity more than I expected. They take a few weeks to get going and I believe they peak in output after about 3 months - I've had mine for about 3-4 weeks now so I think it'll still increase in output a bit more before it starts to die. I am growing in a 4ft x 4ft tent inside a fairly well (but not completely) sealed room that is probably only itself about 8ft x 7ft in total. The tent exhausts straight out the top and into the same room. Even with the window open a few inches to stop condensation building up, the CO2 inside the tent is staying above 600 consistently, hits 800 regularly, and often reaches >1000ppm. I'm looking to get a dehumidifier to allow me to close the window and I suspect the CO2 bag will hit the higher numbers more regularly then. It seems to work in cycles - like the plants aren't always expelling Oxygen, the fungus aren't always expelling CO2. But yes, it seems to be working as far as I can see. Any gains from CO2 are relatively minor though, and you have to have absolutely everything dialled in perfectly to take advantage of it, so I would make this the last thing you spend money on after you take care of everything else - lights, heat, airflow, nutrients, etc. Good luck!
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