First time growing in 10 years, tell me what you think of my setup

antonmacx said:

Nice berkman they looks great, how old and tall they are now?

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berkman858 said:

So I stopped all the madness and dropped my CO2 PPM back down to 1800. I don't think the extra CO2 was doing anything and this way the tank will last a little longer.

I would say I wish time would speed up and it would be harvest time already but time seems to be going by pretty fast. Getting older seems to speed up time, or it's all relative, whatever. It feels like life is speeding up.

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billcollector99 said:

There isnt enough time...

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budleydoright said:

I run mine 1000-1200, Most of the actual studies on plants I have read indicate this to be enough for most species of plants to see positive results from it. Many only like 800.

I have just never been able to run 85f 1500ppm with out lots of environmental swings and what seems like a really short fuze. My new space has alot more cubic feet to absorbs these so I may ramp it up this summer.


Here's what's going on in my secret jardin.

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budleydoright said:

I was typing secret garden and lapsed into a bit of french, don't know were that came from. Must be my appreciation of Claude Monet!

It's an 8 x 11 x 8' room and getting my Co2 up is No Problem. I have a water cooled generator utilizing a propane tankless hot water heater. I actually have to run it at it's lowest setting or I overshoot too much. I can get to 1500 from ambient in about 4 minutes and expect a tank to last at least 3 months.

My last setup used 20# tanks 4 x 12 x 5'. I would get about 3-4 weeks out of my first and then 2-3 out of the next. I would use 3 tanks per cycle and would have about 50% left in the last one. I had watercooled lights in that kit so there were no fans sucking air through the hoods. If you are air cooling your lights you need to make sure there are absolutely no leaks in your hood or ducting. That shit will suck it out fast!

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wheels619 said:

i kinda figured anything above 1500 ppms would be a waste. i think i was reading up on co2 and came across a few threads and articles saying something like that. never done it myself. lol. but who knows u can be my test dummy.

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budleydoright said:

I run mine 1000-1200, Most of the actual studies on plants I have read indicate this to be enough for most species of plants to see positive results from it. Many only like 800.

I have just never been able to run 85f 1500ppm with out lots of environmental swings and what seems like a really short fuze. My new space has alot more cubic feet to absorbs these so I may ramp it up this summer.


Here's what's going on in my secret jardin.

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wheels619 said:

hey man thats not a secret jardin. lol. thats a bedroom. lmao. looks good tho wish i had one. also i think the larger the space the harder it is to get ur co2 set up just perfect. berkman is running a 5x5 that isnt to hard to fill with anything id assume since its only a 5x5. that room however would need a shit ton more to get those kinda of levels. plus ur tanks would run out quite often im assuming? hmm. maybe co2 is in my next few harvests budget. just gotta plan it out a bit in my head first. i wonder how long i could get a tank to last in my 4x4. what sized tanks are u running?

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budleydoright said:

I was typing secret garden and lapsed into a bit of french, don't know were that came from. Must be my appreciation of Claude Monet!

It's an 8 x 11 x 8' room and getting my Co2 up is No Problem. I have a water cooled generator utilizing a propane tankless hot water heater. I actually have to run it at it's lowest setting or I overshoot too much. I can get to 1500 from ambient in about 4 minutes and expect a tank to last at least 3 months.

My last setup used 20# tanks 4 x 12 x 5'. I would get about 3-4 weeks out of my first and then 2-3 out of the next. I would use 3 tanks per cycle and would have about 50% left in the last one. I had watercooled lights in that kit so there were no fans sucking air through the hoods. If you are air cooling your lights you need to make sure there are absolutely no leaks in your hood or ducting. That shit will suck it out fast!

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wheels619 said:

hey berkman. u got the baby tank or the big boy tank in ur setup?

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billcollector99 said:

You can see the progress way better when you do it that way.

Final stretch now buddy!!

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