highonline

Waaaazaaaaaappp.? ( sorry , had to get it out of my system)
ahh, feel better now. burp.

Something i've been doing for a while now:

I am using a bedroom to grow and have lots of room to work with, had to seal the door to control smell ( my bro in law is an RCMP officer and drops by once in a while!!!) and i found a great way to cool my room and keep the humidity down @ the same time. < i have a 1000w HPS that heats up like a mother f***er >

I got myself a used dehumidifyer for 50$, ran a hose from the back of it to a 5 gallon bucket ( because the unit's tray keeps fillingg up too **** fast ), this way, i'm keeping the humidity down ( 50 to 55% ) and the cooling unit cools the air at the same time. best of both worlds i guess.

In need of advise here: can i seal off the room completely to keep Co2 contained,and hopefully get myself a tank to increase it, or should i keep a crack in the window to keep fresh air comming in?

I've heard of burning candles, oil burners, buckets of water sugar and yeast ( might make for good wine!) etc...
I personaly don't think this produces much co2, but what the heck, any opinions.! i'm sure you all do!

highonline.

james_uk

hey,
theorectically sure you could seal off the room so it just had co2 in it, but i think you would need a little ventilation, so the room doesnt get to 'stuffy'. i dont think that burning things will increase CO2 levels, but it sure will decrease O2 levels. the yeast method would be ok for a small closet, but as i just said in another post, the smell is a problem. dont forget CO2 is heavier than air, so keep the CO2 outlets above the plants!
james

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One of my friends has a Co2 tank that he is not using, he however has no regulator, can i Jimmy rig this somehow, i'm pretty good with tools if need be. Can i just open the valve once a day and spray the room good, or is it necesary to have a regulator for constant co2? I can't YET afford to buy some co2 meters, etc... so i'll have to make a math.. guess.

What are sings that plants are getting too much Co2, is this even possible?

Just being in the room with the plants, you can notice that they thrive from the co2 from your lungs by looking at the leaves reach for the sky.!!!

highonline

Can someone pls tell me how the @#$%.. you get those icons in your reply msgs.? Smily faces, etc...

i'm curious. they amuse me,

high

highonline

G'day all.

Thaught i would drop an update.

The dehumidifyer works wonders, i have dialed it exactly at 50% humidity, it will come on by itself and go off by itself automatically to keep the humidity constant.

I have Oil heating in the house, so i disconnected the duct from the attic, this way the Hot air rises and goes out the grill on the ceiling. Opened a small crack in the window to let fresh air in and it creates a nice fresh airflow with no smell in the house!! @:-)>

I have the temp at 75 to 85 depending on if the light is on or off, is this about right?

I expect this to be my best batch ever. I had a pretty big problem with mites, but seem to have this problem under control using "Safer's Insecticidle soap" about 1/2 strengh.

Hope this info helps someone.

high.