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Thats my problem. my room stays between 68F and 75F since my two 1000w lights are aircooled. i might have to turn a light off and run a heater or raise my lights and turn of the air cooling at times, neither i want to do. what is the best idea since i dont have enough electricity to run 600 more watts.
You'd be suprised how many people don't know that simple factQuote:
Originally Posted by dusto2k3
Put the fans that are on the lights on a timer to turn off the fan durring the CO2 treatment for a couple hours. If you have them on seperate fans try one at a time. If you think it will heat up to much then set the timer to turn off the fan for 1 1/2 hours then back on then back off for the same time.
Hope this helps.
Adieu
my temps are at 79 with the exhaust off for about an hour and a half. my humidity level is at 60, but im going to barrow a dehumidifier from a friend. what do you think my schedule should be for co2 if i want to keep my room temp up?
How big is the room? And some would argue that you would do well with that humitity even in flower especially with CO2, unless you have had past issues with mold, but even then people use solfer burners to prevent the mold prob.
Adieu
yeah i have a sulfur burner, and my room is about 512cu ft.
If your using a sulfur burner, that humidity is fine "usually". I know people that prefer high humidity during budding and dont even use burners or mold protection. And then I know people that freakout when it goes above 40%. I think its entirely environment/situation/strain dependent. Dehumidifiers will definitely heat up the room depending on the size. Im suprised your 2 1000 watts only heat up the room not even 10 degrees. Must be a fairly large area. Is it completely sealed or are you trying to heat/cool a very large area aside from the grow area? How long does it take to reach 79 F? And have you considered a burner? Thats really the only way to save electricity.
it is completely sealed (its hard to open the door when the exhaust is on). its that room and that room only. it takes about an hour and a half to reach 79F from 69-71F w/ the exhaust off.
http://www.hydroponics.net/learn/co2_calculator.asp
This is a co2 calculator to measure amount of co2 you will need and how long it will last you. it also tells you how long to set it on for.
SC...I think with all the work you are putting in an automatic Co2 unit is in order. Just so you know I have pretty well sealed my room now and Once my unit gets the room up to 1700ppm it only takes about 3-5 mins for the level to drop fifty PPM or so and it kicks back on for a few mins. This system keeps the PPM at optimum levels for your plants. No raising and dropping of Co2 levels.
I have 2 16 inch fans in a 10x11 room. One sits on the floor facing up to draw the heavy Co2 and shoot it straight up at the ceiling and one is angled at the floor and oscilates so it stirs up the air/gas in the corners of the room.
You will go through more gas but your yeilds will justify the expense. The only way to get to 1gram/watt is to optimize everything. I know you know this stuff but maybe you need some confirmation that the expenses are worth it.
BTW are you growing in a garage? Your pics seem like it could be. If so how do you deal with the garage door? Also...Quit being Bizarro Calijay!!! Even your style of picture taking and Camera quality are like mine. Its freaking me out. I will post some pics for you to peep later.
Peace and Love - Jay