first time crop made mistakes
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Ganesha's Dream and Azura i had a 1000 watt hps/mh the room is 8x5 i built a closet that i put high gloss white paint i have mylar but didnt use because i heard it burns ur plant now the pots were 1 gallon and half the dirt was just pro mix and the nut fox farm grow big and big bloom now this is where i dont know what to do i figured i would just grow and water the plants when they needed i teaspoon to a gallon during the veg 3 tbl spoon per gallon during the flower so i never put it on a schedule and i just used tap water that i let sit out for 3 days before using i dont have no pics because im already done and i wish i could give u some pics
[i am going to one i have 1000 watt hps/mh i also have 6" exhaust fan and just regular to keep the air moving if use co2 would that help the growth]
maddawg13
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co2 would help , But you will need to have a sealed room no leaks , To do a co2 hook up right its gonna cost some money for your co2 monitors etc . There are some threads on here that explain using co2 .
[its a closet it could leak under the door a little bit but does it matter that much if leaked out there are would it still be worth it]co2 would help , But you will need to have a sealed room no leaks , To do a co2 hook up right its gonna cost some money for your co2 monitors etc . There are some threads on here that explain using co2 .
maddawg13
Active Member
I am not to educated on the co2 , But my opinion it would take alot of time and money to completly seal a room so I am sure that even some of the folks on here that are running it will more than likely have a air leak or 2 , The big thing on co2 is when and if you have a need to vent your space you would need a controller to turn the co2 off while it vents , most of those controllers are not cheap ,The other deal is ,when its lights out you will need to have your co2 shut off , it is only usable while lights are on ! I went to the FAQ ? section located at the top of the page and I found this little method it would be an alternative for using co2 only way cheaper and from what I have read in some threads it seems to work for them so you might wanna have a look at that and give it a try any little amount of co2 would help , but later on if you decide to do a bottle set up and all that you would need to keep your co2 PPM level at 1500 , everything that I have read has 1500 as a set point . Heres the link . Good Luck !Just thought I would add this before the link . ( You could also add a length of fish tank air line in the hole on top of the container and use some aquarium silicon to seal the line on top of the container and poke some small holes through the line at different spots and make a loop , so that you could hang it some how over the tops of your plants it would maybe help penetrate the leaves better !
Cheap and easy Co2Cheap and easy Co2
Use 5 or 6 cups of sugar in a 1 gallon container, make sure the container has a fitted lid. Add half a gallon of water to the sugar along with a couple of tablespoons of active yeast.Poke a small, pencil-like hole in the lid and place it on top of the container.
As often as possible shake the container to blend the mixture thoroughly. In one or two days the yeast will grow and co2 will be a by-product in the container. Now, every time you shake it a burst of co2 will be released into the grow room. Also it will continue to be released through the hole in the lid while you are away. You'll have to change the mixture once every 2-3 weeks.
[thanks alot sounds like a cheap and a good idea i will have to try it]I am not to educated on the co2 , But my opinion it would take alot of time and money to completly seal a room so I am sure that even some of the folks on here that are running it will more than likely have a air leak or 2 , The big thing on co2 is when and if you have a need to vent your space you would need a controller to turn the co2 off while it vents , most of those controllers are not cheap ,The other deal is ,when its lights out you will need to have your co2 shut off , it is only usable while lights are on ! I went to the FAQ ? section located at the top of the page and I found this little method it would be an alternative for using co2 only way cheaper and from what I have read in some threads it seems to work for them so you might wanna have a look at that and give it a try any little amount of co2 would help , but later on if you decide to do a bottle set up and all that you would need to keep your co2 PPM level at 1500 , everything that I have read has 1500 as a set point . Heres the link . Good Luck !Just thought I would add this before the link . ( You could also add a length of fish tank air line in the hole on top of the container and use some aquarium silicon to seal the line on top of the container and poke some small holes through the line at different spots and make a loop , so that you could hang it some how over the tops of your plants it would maybe help penetrate the leaves better !
Cheap and easy Co2
Use 5 or 6 cups of sugar in a 1 gallon container, make sure the container has a fitted lid. Add half a gallon of water to the sugar along with a couple of tablespoons of active yeast.Poke a small, pencil-like hole in the lid and place it on top of the container.
As often as possible shake the container to blend the mixture thoroughly. In one or two days the yeast will grow and co2 will be a by-product in the container. Now, every time you shake it a burst of co2 will be released into the grow room. Also it will continue to be released through the hole in the lid while you are away. You'll have to change the mixture once every 2-3 weeks.