Paintball gun CO2 Tanks
- Thread starter ExplicitKilla
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hey i got 27 cfl's 2600lumens warm color.would that be enough light to put in co2 or no different cuzz thats 70200 lumens for 3 plants
FilthyFletch
Mr I Can Do That For Half
Video is right I am using a regular scuba diver tank a 20 lb capacity tank the kind a diver puts on his back weights about 40 actual lbs.These big tanks last about 2 weeks a little 20 oz tank would last half a day to a day at most. You can get those on ebay for 4-5 bucks but to have them refilled twice a day for 2 motnhs or more would make you want to shoot yourself.Now the tiny co2 cylinders for like a pellet gun those are pointless all together. I agree with VM on if cfl grow your probably wasting time as the light heat and lumne intensity to properly feed the plant wont be there. Higher temps are need for the injection to work. My plants seem to love it in thier enclosed 8 x 8 by 10 foot high room getting 6 injections a day. Ihad a smaller 10 lb tank which lasts about a week but to get it refilled I have to take them to the welding supply place and swap tanks so the 10 lb tank cost $18 and the 20 lb tank is $25 to swap.You have to own your first tank then they just exchange the empty for a full.You ll need the room ppm of co2 up to 1200-1500 then it has to be exhausted and fresh air brought in before the next co2 flood.Fans have to be on timers to turn off when co2 comes in and then timed to empty the room and refill with fresh air before the next flood of co2.A co2 tank for a 20 lb tank costs about $185 new use aroun $80 if you look.Timer is $20 bucks so you can get 1-5 minute bursts 4-6 times a day.Electric solenoid for the timed release about $150 new maybe 100 used.Then co2 every week or 2.Its good for a constant grow room with multi plants but for a few plants like less then 10 you might as well make the sugar and yeast for the cost ratio to yield ratio.Just my thoughts.I run 3 400 watt lights or 2 1000 watt lights so I can maximize the co2 in my grow room
videoman40
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babygro
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I actually agree with Videoman on this one, which doesn't happen very often.
You're wasting your time using co2 with CFL's they simply do not put out enough light intensity for the plants to utilise the additional levels of co2.
Healthy plant growth is tightly connected with the 4 basic plant building blocks - Light, Co2, water and nutrients and all four of these 'building block's have to be increased at an exponential level. If you increase co2, for the plant to maximise this additional resource you also have to increase the other 3 in proportion and clearly you cannot with regards to the lighting.
It's the same with a car engine, if you want that engine to produce more hp's you can bore out the block to a larger cc, but you'll also have to increase the gas/petrol flow and exhaust gases exhaustion by a larger carburettor or fuel injection system and larger bore exhaust to maximise the increased cubic capacity of the engine.
i agree with videoman. if you don't have extra of everything else, then extra co2 won't matter much. CFLs are not as strong as HID lighting, that is for sure without a doubt. But If a lot of cfl's were added, it could be done. Those new high-output cfl's are no joke. Does anybody know how well co2 works under LED lights?
