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Gonna put my science hat on (still keeping the tinfoil lining).
From Bud Wisers original post I think the Co2 setup was for a later addition but built into his design from the outset of his small (cough)(bas***d f**k**g jammy, ****) outside shed so no need for overkill ventilation, but Co2 has to be treated with the utmost respect it really can be a killer in enclosed spaces especially after they have been sealed and insulated to prevent all unauthorised leakages and draughts…. gasp….. THUD…
Which is why we are only allowed to fit Co2 extinguishers in certain indoor environments (EU/UK), and, while not as well publicised IT IS classified alongside Carbon Monoxide as a TOXIC GAS. But you should be fine even with Co2 in small increases < or your doing it very wrong!!
But are Auto's really gonna benefit from the effort of Co2 ??
I thought about experimenting with Co2 supplements but won’t bother. I have a couple of warm spaces in my small cabinet and someone elsewhere had suggested you could gain a small but significant +3% in a small growcab with a very active demijohn fermentation or two if you wanted a beer/wine. The brain whirs... allotment fruit wines etc...
BUT : by my calcs. I'd need to be producing industrial Ru vodka in 50L butts to get those percentages even in a small sized cabinet given the thruput of the ventilation ha ha. So while a very good idea for creating fast batches of wine (no use to me as I don’t drink much and if I do I’m getting fussy about the quality of what I do drink) it would appear to be of little use in growing Cannabis – even the % boosts provided by some commercial devices are totally negated by the thruput of ventilation in smaller spaces where you HAVE to vent OUTSIDE to keep down temps [Edit : by this I mean if you can't control temps while recirculating Co2 enriched air (or a high % of) within the shed then this isn't perhaps the most cost effective gain - maybe spend more on the lights?
As an x lab worker dealing with bottled gasses is a real faff - lol (I'm the one with the bottle of Snoop looking for the leak). So, (and this is my personal opinion) – leave faffing with C02 for the photoperiod growers – where the lights go off, cool down, fans move to circulation only, and the C02 floods in a restricted but circulated space where it can be absorbed over the many hours of dark respiration the Photos enjoy… With growing Auto’s 20/4 24/0 I would suspect the results to be much less obvious as it will be difficult to maintain significant Co2 increase in the face of air cooling/venting requirements.
Just my thoughts … anyone got input… it could save the man some piping lol
<< and we all love a spare pipe.
From Bud Wisers original post I think the Co2 setup was for a later addition but built into his design from the outset of his small (cough)(bas***d f**k**g jammy, ****) outside shed so no need for overkill ventilation, but Co2 has to be treated with the utmost respect it really can be a killer in enclosed spaces especially after they have been sealed and insulated to prevent all unauthorised leakages and draughts…. gasp….. THUD…
Which is why we are only allowed to fit Co2 extinguishers in certain indoor environments (EU/UK), and, while not as well publicised IT IS classified alongside Carbon Monoxide as a TOXIC GAS. But you should be fine even with Co2 in small increases < or your doing it very wrong!!
But are Auto's really gonna benefit from the effort of Co2 ??
I thought about experimenting with Co2 supplements but won’t bother. I have a couple of warm spaces in my small cabinet and someone elsewhere had suggested you could gain a small but significant +3% in a small growcab with a very active demijohn fermentation or two if you wanted a beer/wine. The brain whirs... allotment fruit wines etc...
BUT : by my calcs. I'd need to be producing industrial Ru vodka in 50L butts to get those percentages even in a small sized cabinet given the thruput of the ventilation ha ha. So while a very good idea for creating fast batches of wine (no use to me as I don’t drink much and if I do I’m getting fussy about the quality of what I do drink) it would appear to be of little use in growing Cannabis – even the % boosts provided by some commercial devices are totally negated by the thruput of ventilation in smaller spaces where you HAVE to vent OUTSIDE to keep down temps [Edit : by this I mean if you can't control temps while recirculating Co2 enriched air (or a high % of) within the shed then this isn't perhaps the most cost effective gain - maybe spend more on the lights?
As an x lab worker dealing with bottled gasses is a real faff - lol (I'm the one with the bottle of Snoop looking for the leak). So, (and this is my personal opinion) – leave faffing with C02 for the photoperiod growers – where the lights go off, cool down, fans move to circulation only, and the C02 floods in a restricted but circulated space where it can be absorbed over the many hours of dark respiration the Photos enjoy… With growing Auto’s 20/4 24/0 I would suspect the results to be much less obvious as it will be difficult to maintain significant Co2 increase in the face of air cooling/venting requirements.
Just my thoughts … anyone got input… it could save the man some piping lol
<< and we all love a spare pipe.
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