CO2 - how to?

[shiloh]

I have heard a lot of good things about CO2 -- So, I decided to mix one myself. My question is how do I use it? Do I just spray my home made CO2 into the plant? or do I have to add some water afterward? please advise. thanks

shiloh Reviewed by shiloh on 02-03-2006. CO2 - how to? I have heard a lot of good things about CO2 -- So, I decided to mix one myself. My question is how do I use it? Do I just spray my home made CO2 into the plant? or do I have to add some water afterward? please advise. thanks Rating: 5

[turtle420]

I have heard a lot of good things about CO2 -- So, I decided to mix one myself. My question is how do I use it? Do I just spray my home made CO2 into the plant? or do I have to add some water afterward? please advise. thanks

Yikes dude... are you sure?

Welcome to the friendliest boards on the internet...

As to your CO2... You mean Carbon Dioxide... right? Well, it's a gas.

What do you mean you "mixed one yourself"?
You can "spray" it?

Well, CO2 (the gas), is present in the air, @ about 300ppm (I think, or it's 200ppm). For plants, you have a CO2 tank (or generator) and you pump up CO2 into your room, so the CO2 level reaches 1500 - 1800ppm. There, the plants thrive.

Because you're pumping CO2 into the room, and you want to keep X level of ppm, you cannot have your exhaust/intake fans running. You need an air conditioning unit to keep your room/cabinet @ a stable temperature. When you use CO2, you might want to let the temperatures climb to the early 90s.

In addition to the CO2 tank, you need a regulator, and a couple of other relays, timers, sensors to make everything work...

We're here to help,

-turtle420
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[BkSkillz]

p.s. carefull you dont blow your house up...

[turtle420]

p.s. carefull you dont blow your house up...

Or kill your self... CO2 is odorless, and colorless... you won't see it... the 1500ppm levels we where talking about, are absolutely DEADLY to humans... and dogs... and cats...

Remeber: SAFETY FIRST!

[Sativagrowin]

I think you've missed a couple KEY elements to CO2 enrichment. I assume you are using a fermentation approach to CO2 manufacturing. Don't spray anything anywhere. Fermentation should be done inside a jug in the grow room. A fan should be placed to disperse the co2 from the top of the jug,bottle,etc.

CO2 is a gas (unless very very cold). There is no way to spray co2 onto plants. Plants breathe CO2 and release oxygen. I use CO2 in a tank and it is spread over the plants with an oscillating fan.

If you're not using an HID dont bother with CO2. Your plants are not getting enough light to utilize CO2 enrichment.

Be prepared to excellerate your growing schedule when using it. They use everything faster.

I dont understand why you would spray "water" (a liquid) after putting "CO2" (a gas) onto the plants. If you're talking about spraying whatever "mash" you've concocted directly onto the plants then you shouldn't do it.

Laterz

[Sativagrowin]

"p.s. carefull you dont blow your house up..."

CO2 will put out any fire you have so I wouldn't worry about blowing your house up. CO2 is NON-FLAMMABLE!!!!!!!!!!

I've never heard of anyone dying from 1500ppm CO2!!

Where does this shit come from?

CO2 is about 0.0314 % at sea level.

It will kill you if you have a HUGE tank malfunctioning in an enclosed space. Or cracked open like some ghetto grows.

You would need a HUGE fermentation vat going at balls out to even come close to killing you in your house.

Obviously youre not ready for CO2 and you should post some pics of some fat nugz growing b4 trying it.

Laterz

[shiloh]

OH CRAP -- I went into a website it show you how to mix CO2 with easy step and things we can buy. 2 liter bottle, water, dry active yeast. I mixed these things together. I thought you would just spray the mix ingredient (co2) into the plant...hahaha what a dumbass..oh well I'm still learning ..luckily I didnt spray a drip of my Eistein mix into the plant

[Da1KrayzieThug]

No, when yeast and water are mixed with sugar the yeast beings to eat the sugar and the outcome is CO2.

http://fish.orbust.net/mixture.html

That's a good way to get it to your plants.

Goodluck <3

[shiloh]

I saw listing on ebay they has CO2 tank for paint ball gun/beer dispense (not sure if it contain CO2.) can you feed these type of CO2 to the plants or they are two different things?

can you purchase CO2 for the plant?

[SittinStoney420]

Shiloh,

Just use that yeast mixture you made. Put it in an open bottle and have a fan above it blowing on your plants. IT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE! The thing is, i think you can only use it during light periods. Im not sure if its light or dark, but i know you cant always have it going. And dont worry it wont hurt you or your animals is nothing close to enough. Im not sure about what turtle was saying about 1500PPM killing you, he could be right, but i know that your little mixture wont produce that much CO2 anyways.

-SS