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tekneeqs
09-04-2006, 09:31 PM
Will the water fall created by those aquarium filters create co2 that the plants need? If it does then maybe its a good idea to have an intake fan from the waterfall onto the plants without the need of a co2 generator. Any inputs?

tekneeqs
09-08-2006, 11:14 AM
??????

phytokind
09-08-2006, 11:51 AM
That's very unlikely. You've probably heard of people mixing yeast with sugar water to create CO2 though.

tekneeqs
09-08-2006, 06:33 PM
Well, is falling water better for the plants atleast? I've got an aquarium near my area and can easily hook up the intake to run from there if there are beneficial factors. I heard that waterfall creates negative ions and can deodorize the air. Maybe its good for the plants?

tekneeqs
09-08-2006, 06:37 PM
Sorry let me rephrase:
Is CO2 created by waterfall?

the image reaper
09-08-2006, 06:41 PM
the only thing a nearby waterfall is going to do, is increase humidity, not a good thing, especially during flowering, when the buds can hold moisture, and develop molds and mildew ... I suspect you are thinking of the 'negative ions' and ozone, released during a thunderstorm, those are a product of the static electricity in the atmosphere, not the rain itself ... :smokin:

stinkyattic
09-08-2006, 08:39 PM
No, a waterfall will not create CO2.
Water is H2O.
Mixing it around will not make it magically *poof* become a different compound.
The only application for a waterfall in your grow would be oxygenation of your res water.

Feek
09-09-2006, 02:36 AM
Falling water creates ozone, but that's for smell, not food.

stinkyattic
09-11-2006, 03:59 PM
Falling water creates ozone, but that's for smell, not food.

Are you sure about that?
I was under the impression that you needed strong electrical current to create ozone.
Even static electricity, like in a lightning storm.

Zandor
09-11-2006, 04:48 PM
falling water will make more oxygen in the water and that's about it. No ozone, No CO² maybe raise the Hunidity but that is about it.

Feek
09-11-2006, 11:38 PM
Sorry, I meant negative ions, which is for smell. Note to self, don't smoke before posting.

Zandor
09-13-2006, 12:57 AM
Sorry, I meant negative ions, which is for smell. Note to self, don't smoke before posting.


lol, I hear that. I have done that my self, :thumbsup: