8x8x8 room
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im planning on veggin until there about 3 1/2 - 4 ft. right now there in 3 gal containers and in another 10 days there getting the 5 gal. heat is not a issue i have e a ac unit inside the room with a in/out take vents. co2 is at 1500 temp at canopy is 86. only got one fan plus a/c fan am going to buy a oscillating one to put higher in the room. veg light is 24 hr right now. im thinking about adding the 1k to the roof and putting my 600 on the side and rotate often
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the single hosed portable a/c is no good for our needs you need a dual hosed one. sibngle hosed will suck out all your co2 . im still new to this im trying to figure out how to keep my fan on 24/7 like i am now (24 hr veg) withouth sucking co2 out. i think all i can do is get reflectors that our made to be vented through so i only suck out the heat instead of co2 air and then set up another inline fan sucking out on air on the top of the room via charcoal can filter
i hope i helped you seasmoke
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Yes, I think you are helping. I just did some research on the dual hose and it looks like it recirculates the rooms air while the hoses keep the unit itself cool with outside air. That solves keeping co2 in the room while the lights are on. The only thing is I'll need to cool two of these rooms. I really didn't want to buy two of them.
I think I read that plants don't use co2 during the dark hours. If so, wouldn't it make sense to vent the rooms at that time? I was hoping to keep the rooms airtight while the lights were on and recirulate the air/co2 mix, then when the lights went out a timer would turn a fan on and "flush" the room out for a few hours.
I think I read that plants don't use co2 during the dark hours. If so, wouldn't it make sense to vent the rooms at that time? I was hoping to keep the rooms airtight while the lights were on and recirulate the air/co2 mix, then when the lights went out a timer would turn a fan on and "flush" the room out for a few hours.
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co2 gets used within minutes and new air/co2 needs to replace the stale used air
seasmoke
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OK, this is where it gets a little confusing. First of all how much "stale" air would there be in a 8x8x8 room?? This room will have 16 plants, fimmed, in 5 gallon containers. this room will have A/C-heater maintained at 82*F. that recirulates its own air. This room will have co2 tanks on regulators and timers.
To maximize the use of co2, I personaly don't want to unseal the room(unless i'm in there) while the lights are on. I have no problem with purging the room every "night" and starting fresh every day.
So my question is:
Even with this set-up, do I still have to flush the room while the lights are on?