Micromaster
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no it hasnt
Homemade co2 sprayer
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tet1953
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I messed around with these homemade methods for a while. Before I decided on other methods, I was working on such a drip system. For the drip I used a medical IV drip line, it worked great.Ya, actually if you feel like making it into a project you could fill a bowl with baking soda and rig up a vinegar drip system... So it will drip into the bowl of baking soda every couple of minutes.. If you experiment with it you can tune how much vinegar you want to drip out.. Therefore controlling the co2 output
ProHuman
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+rep for the co2 enrichment idea
If you look into making home made wine, or mead.. you will find that if yeast have something to feed on, it can easily last months.
fast & loud
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Somebody please correct me if I am wrong but Co2 is really only effective if you can give the plants prolonged exposure at a rate of 1500ppm while the lights are on and a sealed environment. Average natural Co2 in your house is usually around 200-300ppm range. Some where I have read that those small bottle's like that only output average of 500ppm tops so seems to me this method would be a lot of work for little in return. If I were you I would by dri-lock meat packing pads hang a few and spray water on them at random. They would most likely produce more Co2 with less work and 2000 of them for around fifty bucks delivered. These work in the same effect as the currently overpriced green pads that are sold in hydro shops. Also if I was going to apply Co2 manually with a spray bottle just use seltzer water and spray the underside of the foliage. Would really like to know if people think I am wrong about this because I am sure as hell no expert and have no problems with constructive criticism.
importedtermite
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CO2 assimilation peaks at about 1000 ppm in C3 plants, which cannabis is. Here is a graph showing an example C3 (and C4) plant's curve of net CO2 assimilation as the concentration increases.
Rubisco, one of the key molecules involved in photosynthesis, is limited by CO2 intake. So essentially by giving it more the plant can photosynthesize more. However this is up to a certain point, the light receptors can only produce so much of the building blocks necessary for Rubisco, so the plant can't assimilate any higher level. As you can see the orange curve (C3 plants) starts to flatten out as it nears 800 ppm, and will continue to flatten as the concentration of Carbon dioxide increases beyond that.
Rubisco, one of the key molecules involved in photosynthesis, is limited by CO2 intake. So essentially by giving it more the plant can photosynthesize more. However this is up to a certain point, the light receptors can only produce so much of the building blocks necessary for Rubisco, so the plant can't assimilate any higher level. As you can see the orange curve (C3 plants) starts to flatten out as it nears 800 ppm, and will continue to flatten as the concentration of Carbon dioxide increases beyond that.
420producer
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imma try with the dry ice method. i heard it will kill off any mites as well . but gonna keep the first one in mind , thanks
Joegrowsalot
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A little bakeing soda and you can keep it running longer if you use spirts yeast you can go up two 21% achole before the yeast dies
Craigson
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What about foliar feeding CO2?
Do temps/humidity still matter as much?
I ask because my grow is in an unsealed room in basement and I use a small heater and humidifier to keep temps and humidity UP.
Am I wasting my time by foliar feeding CO2?
Do you continue supplementing CO2 during flowering? I could continue foliar feeding in flower but i will just stop the humidifier to avoid mold etc..?
Any help is appreciated
Note- using 1200w led
Yam
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Sweet lord thank god...I have been using this ever since i started my homemade growbox... And i find it works quite well.. Things you will need, spray bottle(anything you can unscrew), baking soda, vinegar, scissors, This is simple.. Unscrew the spray bottle.. With scissors cut the tube that brings up liquid to be sprayed right off.. Add vinegar and baking soda.. Screw the cap on and shake it... Let it sit for a minute and spray the plants with the co2 that the baking soda and vinegar made..( NOT THE LIQUID) I do this up to 3 times a day and it seems to help alot.
I read a few DIY co2 methods but none this easy. Bad @as
dannyboy602
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I have a burner. Pushes those ppms up to 1200 for 4 or 5hrs and I run Co2 in veg only. It gets expensive. I got a monitor to measure ppms.
A closed space is a must to be cost conscious.
A closed space is a must to be cost conscious.
bigrake
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So you want to give them 800 ppm not 1500? Thanks
Veronavb
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Hey i use carbonated water you know the refills and its good tooI have been using this ever since i started my homemade growbox... And i find it works quite well.. Things you will need, spray bottle(anything you can unscrew), baking soda, vinegar, scissors, This is simple.. Unscrew the spray bottle.. With scissors cut the tube that brings up liquid to be sprayed right off.. Add vinegar and baking soda.. Screw the cap on and shake it... Let it sit for a minute and spray the plants with the co2 that the baking soda and vinegar made..( NOT THE LIQUID) I do this up to 3 times a day and it seems to help alot.