videoman40
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Alot of people do use dry ice, whats your point?
There is no "one" correct way to grow, theres tons of ways to grow.
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There is no "one" correct way to grow, theres tons of ways to grow.
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co2 during flowering
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videoman40
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SmokerE
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How do you maintain 1lb of evaporation a day?
videoman40
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You like to argue, than after you start the fire, you wanna ask for water?
If this was your 1st question, I'd gladly answer it.
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If this was your 1st question, I'd gladly answer it.
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SmokerE
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Because there is no answer...could of just said that.
wafflehouselover
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dry ice isn't so efficient. bottled co2 is more efficent but can cost a little bit more.
co2 generators cost alot but after that it will pay off in the very long run.
co2 generators cost alot but after that it will pay off in the very long run.
SmokerE
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Thank you !
videoman40
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Your actually wrong on that, using a tank, you have to vent your room, usually every hour, than re-introduce the co2 into the room.
Using a 50 lb block of dry ice, I can successfully introduce co2 into the room, and not have to vent the room for a complete 12 hour cycle, due to dry ice being negative 89 degrees. Gee, talk about being effecient! Thats it.
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Using a 50 lb block of dry ice, I can successfully introduce co2 into the room, and not have to vent the room for a complete 12 hour cycle, due to dry ice being negative 89 degrees. Gee, talk about being effecient! Thats it.
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wafflehouselover
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your paying for a 50lb block of dry ice but only 25lb of that will be put to good use. Last time i used dry ice a 10lb block last me about 24 hrs or so.
abudsmoker
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Well mr video, i never vent my rooms, they are all static. the dry ice is simply not a good way too cool or gas a room, thats my take
wkarma
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Well im not sure who is right or wrong. I think you are all right in ways. I use dry ice myself mainly because i know the size of my room and i know how much dry ice i need to flood my room 4 times a week and keep my plants happy. On the other hand C02 containers are easier than going to the dry ice store 4 times a week. I agree with video that there are many different ways to grow. So the main thing is that what ever works for you keep on doing it.
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I can test this out for you all since I have a 4x4x6 grow hut, Just advise me on how much dryice and water and or Co2 amounts.
Is that fan setup you refer to available at a grow shop ( i havnt seen that?) i check hgsupply.com also?
I only vent my grow hut by allowing coolair from my ac going in, at times ill open her up to let air in or out but by the looks of them keeping cool air blowing in has ben fine as far as i can tell. Im lowering the temps a bit to see if help her turn purple (this i heard on this forum),
These pics were at 6weeks, now im over 7th and shes really starting to turn red hairs. I was just reading on this forum how you can increase its bulkyness by adding C02 and was hoping i could find some answers to try on her for the next last few weeks. thanks Boys and your all awesome growers no doubt.
I sure wish Video Man would share his secrets also.
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SmokerE
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this is what i use
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that is what is up.
abudsmoker
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co2 generators, i have yet to test these, but i know they will save you money in the long run
videoman40
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I do not have a meter to measure my co2. My whole grow is done on the cheap. However, I have about 20 years of experience with using dryice.
There is a true story floating around about a burgular, trying to escape being pursued by the police, and he runs past a parked ice cream truck, and pops open the freezer to hide inside. Well, they found him the next morning when the owner came out to start and check on his truck, the burgular died from the dryice he was using to freeze the ice cream.
Dry ice can be dangerous if you don't respect it.
Dry ice produces 8.7 cubic feet of gas per pound of dry ice.
I was talking with a friend, and explained if you want to control the evaporation, you can place the dryice into a styrofoam ice chest, heat a screwdriver, and make a hole in the chest to allow the co2 to excape onto your babies.
For my purposes, I want it mostly exposed for cooling purposes. It certainly does produce some wild looking buds.
So far as how long it'll last, 50lbs (exposed) will last me about 3 days, double that if I use an ice chest. I mostly use it exposed though.
Price is a concern, as most re-sellers aren't too happy to give out wholesale pricing. They want to charge as much as possible, I've seen places charging as much as $1.50 per pound. You gotta realize that they are always working against the clock with dryice.
I am in an industry that uses alot of dryice, so I can get it wholesale very easily, and I pay about $14.00 per 50lb block.
You may think at first that even $14.00 for 3 days worth of co2 is expensive, but it really isnt when you consider it is 3 days of constant co2 with no venting needed at all, except, I do exhaust the room at the end of each light cycle.
The effects of using dryice are readily visible on the plants too. Even tanks in my opinion, dont compare to dryice.
My last grow was done using mainly dryice, and only 2 other people knew I grow, my wife and my best friend, and each and every day, the three of us would go running in there to see the difference in growth and all the resin coated buds & leaves, this grow was done using mainly a tank, and there is no comparison. This grow is boring in comparison.
So far as using the ice chest is concerned, you could expect it to last atleast 8 days this way.
Again, there are always other ways to grow, but at $14 bucks for a 50 lb block of dryice, and about $6 bucks for a sryrofoam chest, thats not too bad for 8 days of co2, if you need to do it on the cheap.
I do have, and use tanks though, it just dosent seem to compare to the benefits of dryice.
Peace
There is a true story floating around about a burgular, trying to escape being pursued by the police, and he runs past a parked ice cream truck, and pops open the freezer to hide inside. Well, they found him the next morning when the owner came out to start and check on his truck, the burgular died from the dryice he was using to freeze the ice cream.
Dry ice can be dangerous if you don't respect it.
Dry ice produces 8.7 cubic feet of gas per pound of dry ice.
I was talking with a friend, and explained if you want to control the evaporation, you can place the dryice into a styrofoam ice chest, heat a screwdriver, and make a hole in the chest to allow the co2 to excape onto your babies.
For my purposes, I want it mostly exposed for cooling purposes. It certainly does produce some wild looking buds.
So far as how long it'll last, 50lbs (exposed) will last me about 3 days, double that if I use an ice chest. I mostly use it exposed though.
Price is a concern, as most re-sellers aren't too happy to give out wholesale pricing. They want to charge as much as possible, I've seen places charging as much as $1.50 per pound. You gotta realize that they are always working against the clock with dryice.
I am in an industry that uses alot of dryice, so I can get it wholesale very easily, and I pay about $14.00 per 50lb block.
You may think at first that even $14.00 for 3 days worth of co2 is expensive, but it really isnt when you consider it is 3 days of constant co2 with no venting needed at all, except, I do exhaust the room at the end of each light cycle.
The effects of using dryice are readily visible on the plants too. Even tanks in my opinion, dont compare to dryice.
My last grow was done using mainly dryice, and only 2 other people knew I grow, my wife and my best friend, and each and every day, the three of us would go running in there to see the difference in growth and all the resin coated buds & leaves, this grow was done using mainly a tank, and there is no comparison. This grow is boring in comparison.
So far as using the ice chest is concerned, you could expect it to last atleast 8 days this way.
Again, there are always other ways to grow, but at $14 bucks for a 50 lb block of dryice, and about $6 bucks for a sryrofoam chest, thats not too bad for 8 days of co2, if you need to do it on the cheap.
I do have, and use tanks though, it just dosent seem to compare to the benefits of dryice.
Peace
wafflehouselover
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videoman, i agree, i've used dry ice before and it was like instant result and way better then tank. After dry ice i got tired of buying it and decided to use the tank and dry ice does give better result, this is because the dry ice release a high dosage of ppm and the tank has very limited co2 in it if u want to make it last.