Clean way to add extra Co2?

[Pedro de Pacas]

I tried baking soda and vinegar in the past and it made a merry mess. :( Still, when growing with LED's you need :


more heat
more Co2
less water
less nutes


My current cabinet is much smaller- 2' X 1' X 4' 8". and has an active air intake (camouflaged by a kitty litter box) so...what's a clean, safe way to increase Co2 levels? Does it really matter for such a small grow (2 plants in a small cabinet)?

[THContent]

Well, this might sound crazy but at least your getting a reply:

Get a live full grown chicken.

Bring it to your pot spot.

Hold it firmly.

Squeeze the shit out of it, until it farts.

Congrats, you have now raised the CO2 level in the growing area :)

p.s. If you do happen to get shit out, use as fertilizer :)

Good Luck!

[bigtopsfinn]

http://boards.cannabis.com/advanced-techniques/183121-co2-enrichment-guide.html :jointsmile:

[cigarettes42]

Well, this might sound crazy but at least your getting a reply:

Get a live full grown chicken.

Bring it to your pot spot.

Hold it firmly.

Squeeze the shit out of it, until it farts.

Congrats, you have now raised the CO2 level in the growing area :)

p.s. If you do happen to get shit out, use as fertilizer :)

Good Luck!

kids :wtf::wtf:

[cigarettes42]

I tried baking soda and vinegar in the past and it made a merry mess. :( Still, when growing with LED's you need :


more heat
more Co2
less water
less nutes


My current cabinet is much smaller- 2' X 1' X 4' 8". and has an active air intake (camouflaged by a kitty litter box) so...what's a clean, safe way to increase Co2 levels? Does it really matter for such a small grow (2 plants in a small cabinet)?

if its just 2 plants i would just make sure you have a lot of air moving in and out. co2 is beneficial but with only 2 plants, you are going to be paying a lot. easy way is getting a tank of co2 with regulator and timer. but if you wanted to do a cheaper way is dry ice. put it in a bucket and direct it to your intake. but it will cost a lot in the long run cause the constant exhaust will just suck it right out and you would have to keep buying dry ice. imo 2 plants will do fine without it, if you have good air flow

[Weezard]

I tried baking soda and vinegar in the past and it made a merry mess. :( Still, when growing with LED's you need :


more heat
more Co2
less water
less nutes
My current cabinet is much smaller- 2' X 1' X 4' 8". and has an active air intake (camouflaged by a kitty litter box) so...what's a clean, safe way to increase Co2 levels? Does it really matter for such a small grow (2 plants in a small cabinet)?

Aloha P d P

Prolly the cheapest and easiest is a gallon jug fermentation.
Fill the jug with water to the 3/4 mark, add 1 cup sugar, add 1 pkg yeast at room temperature.
Sugar + yeastbeasties = CO2 and Ethanol.
best to squish some tinfoil over the top to keep bacteria out.
The CO2 will be produced for about 30 days at a slow and steady pace and the gas density and positive pressure will keep the bad bugs out of the ferment.:cool:
(Too much CO2 is harmful to people and plants)

And It's a good idea to sterilize the jug and boil the water first.
But, if you no gonna drink him, Q n D work jus' fine.:rastasmoke:

Have fun with it.
Weezard

[Weezard]

kids :wtf::wtf:

:D No want Methane anyway.:D

Weeze

[jbrand]

I use dry ice. i use a bowl with a lid and cut wholes in the top to release into the tent slowly. place the bowl on the ground between your girls. try finding a Emergency ice in your area. i get mine there for 75 cents a lbs. hope that helps

[Pedro de Pacas]

Aloha P d P

Prolly the cheapest and easiest is a gallon jug fermentation.
Fill the jug with water to the 3/4 mark, add 1 cup sugar, add 1 pkg yeast at room temperature.
Sugar + yeastbeasties = CO2 and Ethanol.
best to squish some tinfoil over the top to keep bacteria out.
The CO2 will be produced for about 30 days at a slow and steady pace and the gas density and positive pressure will keep the bad bugs out of the ferment.:cool:
(Too much CO2 is harmful to people and plants)

And It's a good idea to sterilize the jug and boil the water first.
But, if you no gonna drink him, Q n D work jus' fine.:rastasmoke:

Have fun with it.
Weezard

Hm, you may have something there; I used to brew my own beer...:D:thumbsup:

[Weezard]

Hm, you may have something there; I used to brew my own beer...:D:thumbsup:

Small world!

Did some beef brewing as well aroun' 2005.:cool:
It was a lot of work to do right.

Now, I brew surprisingly good wine from costco fruit juices, Hawaiian cane sugar, and D-47 champagne yeast.

Got an airlock on a 5g. fermentation bucket and use a long, 1/4" aquarium hose to pipe the CO2 to the bloomery.

Gives a good rate for a small area, ( 2' X 4'), for about 30 days.:cool:
Then I start another bucket.:D

Bottles of home-made Pomegranate-blueberry, wine make excellent gifts. :)

Aloha,
Winezard

[Pedro de Pacas]

Small world!

Did some beef brewing as well aroun' 2005.:cool:
It was a lot of work to do right.

Now, I brew surprisingly good wine from costco fruit juices, Hawaiian cane sugar, and D-47 champagne yeast.

Got an airlock on a 5g. fermentation bucket and use a long, 1/4" aquarium hose to pipe the CO2 to the bloomery.

Gives a good rate for a small area, ( 2' X 4'), for about 30 days.:cool:
Then I start another bucket.:D

Bottles of home-made Pomegranate-blueberry, wine make excellent gifts. :)

Aloha,
Winezard

I stopped brewing beer a few years ago, but I still have the equipment! Sugar, water & yeast it is...knocking on wood! :D

[included]

Keep in mind... unless you're at around 7,000+ lumens per square foot, and about 85-90 degrees fahrenheit, it's basically biologically impossible for the plant to benefit from increased levels of C02. They simply are not photosynthesizing fast enough if you have less light, and lower temperatures.

From my experience, in most grow cabinets/rooms... there is only enough light to allow the plants to photosynthesize normal levels of C02.

[Weezard]

Keep in mind... unless you're at around 7,000+ lumens per square foot, and about 85-90 degrees fahrenheit, it's basically biologically impossible for the plant to benefit from increased levels of C02. They simply are not photosynthesizing fast enough if you have less light, and lower temperatures.

From my experience, in most grow cabinets/rooms... there is only enough light to allow the plants to photosynthesize normal levels of C02.

Now, that, bears repeating.

Aloha, Included,

With most indoor lighting, you are just, "spinning your wheels" with added CO2.
Could do more harm than good just displacing the Oxygen in the cabinet.

However, I have found that just 150 Watts of the proper wavelength light, and >80F. temperatures make excellent use of the extra CO2.:thumbsup:

Disclaimer:
Y.M.M.V.

Aloha,
Weezard

[included]

However, I have found that just 150 Watts of the proper wavelength light, and >80F. temperatures make excellent use of the extra CO2.:thumbsup:



I'm certainly about to test that theory with my next grow. I'll be using two tri-band LED UFOs, and four 4' T5 sun blaze strips (two grow spec, two bloom spec) in a small cabinet with my C02 system. Temp should hold steady at about 85-90F.

Lumens per square foot will be at about 3650... so lower than the typical "requirement"... but it's mostly concentrated at the most useful spectrums.