Can't afford co2 system...should I use Dry ice or sugar water and yeast?

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Treehugginhipster

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Dear pot growing gods,

I Need co2 but im low on cash flow. What is the best solution to my problem? Unless someone would like to donate =) I have heard of the sugar water yeast
method and the dry ice method. what would you guys/ ladies recommend?
 
bobbyhopefeild

bobbyhopefeild

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how big is your grow space? is it a sealed environment? how many plants do you have? co2 production will depend on these factors, i cant give you much advice until i know the answers
 
pocw94

pocw94

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i just started using sugar water and yeast yesterday , hoping it will help , its better then having no co2 so go ahead and do it
 
Dinosaur Bone

Dinosaur Bone

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If you only have 7 plants [presumably we are not talking 10ft tall x 6ft wide "Tree's"] AND you are asking questions AND if you are not already monitoring CO2 levels .... then probably you are not ready for a proper CO2 system.

So long as you are changing air in your grow space with good circulation, you probably have enough CO2. Would some extra CO2 help?? Sure, why not. Here is another way to do it ... CO2 Pucks >>>> http://www.planetnatural.com/site/excellofizz.html <<<< They have them "over the counter" at many Hydro stores too.

I am going to experiment with a fermentation lock that pipes the CO2 through airline tubing from the frequenter, into a small airstone in a glass of water right next to the plant. I dont know [or care] if it will be more effective way of making homemade sin... its just something I want to do.
 
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tommi002

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Dinosaur Bone said:
If you only have 7 plants [presumably we are not talking 10ft tall x 6ft wide "Tree's"] AND you are asking questions AND if you are not already monitoring CO2 levels .... then probably you are not ready for a proper CO2 system.

So long as you are changing air in your grow space with good circulation, you probably have enough CO2. Would some extra CO2 help?? Sure, why not. Here is another way to do it ... CO2 Pucks >>>> http://www.planetnatural.com/site/excellofizz.html <<<< They have them "over the counter" at many Hydro stores too.

I am going to experiment with a fermentation lock that pipes the CO2 through airline tubing from the frequenter, into a small airstone in a glass of water right next to the plant. I dont know [or care] if it will be more effective way of making homemade sin... its just something I want to do.
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Don't waste your money on anything from the hydro store for CO2, unless its a regulator and controller. CO2 pays for itsself on a first run. (even on the scale of a 400w light. My last 400w yield was 203 grams. Take a 30% increase there to 260-280grams. A 60 gram increase is prolly about $300-600 depending on how well you did, paying you back for most CO2 equipment first time out)

If you really wanna get CO2 in there, just run a candle while the lights are on. Small flame will give you more than enough and stable too CO2. The pucks, yeast, co2booster bucket, etc are all crap, only 2 ways to do it, liquid tanks of CO2 or a burner, everything else is a scam.
 
mcpurple

mcpurple

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the yeild will only get bigger if your grow room is at its best possible like if it were complete sealed and you were pretty much had a pro grow setup. if you measure the amount of c02 outside where all plants are and then measure it inside you house and grow room you will most likely have more inside then out. thus being said theri is enough c02 for your plant already. breathing on them gives them more c02 and if you grow room is not at its max potential c02 will do nothing more for your plants.
 
dbkick

dbkick

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mcpurple said:
the yeild will only get bigger if your grow room is at its best possible like if it were complete sealed and you were pretty much had a pro grow setup. if you measure the amount of c02 outside where all plants are and then measure it inside you house and grow room you will most likely have more inside then out. thus being said theri is enough c02 for your plant already. breathing on them gives them more c02 and if you grow room is not at its max potential c02 will do nothing more for your plants.
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I'm pretty sure back when the pot plant came about the co2 levels were really really fucking high, I bet they grew to monster size. Not to mention you can run room temps higher, I don't know wtf all you people are dissing co2 supplement, it works.
 
mcpurple

mcpurple

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yes it works but it doesnt make huge differences. but like i said unless your grow room is at its max potential witch if it was you should be producing alot of quality bud anyway. and marijuana still does grow to be monsters. and if your grow room is at full potential you wouldn't need to worry about heat cuz it would be in check. and like i said c02 levels ina house are usally more then outside levels and outdoor plants go through temps of up to 100 degrees.
 
dbkick

dbkick

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mcpurple said:
yes it works but it doesnt make huge differences. but like i said unless your grow room is at its max potential witch if it was you should be producing alot of quality bud anyway. and marijuana still does grow to be monsters. and if your grow room is at full potential you wouldn't need to worry about heat cuz it would be in check. and like i said c02 levels ina house are usally more then outside levels and outdoor plants go through temps of up to 100 degrees.
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I credit my first grow for turning out alive and well because of co2. My room temps were insane, like near 100 f which left my res temps not far behind . I wasn't in any position finacially to change the room environment until almost the end of the grow. I had one plant yield over 1/2 pound and the other 3 about 6 zips per. Had I not been running co2 (and h202 for the roots) I'm thinking I probably wouldn't have even had any plants to harvest . But like I said, it came out very very good .
 
dbkick

dbkick

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Oh and our idea of "monster" now and back then are probably gonna be two different things, I've seen personally 14 foot pot plants but back in the day I'm sure they double or tripled that.
 
mcpurple

mcpurple

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dbkick said:
I credit my first grow for turning out alive and well because of co2. My room temps were insane, like near 100 f which left my res temps not far behind . I wasn't in any position finacially to change the room environment until almost the end of the grow. I had one plant yield over 1/2 pound and the other 3 about 6 zips per. Had I not been running co2 (and h202 for the roots) I'm thinking I probably wouldn't have even had any plants to harvest . But like I said, it came out very very good .
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well imsure iff you spent the money on a way to cool the room instead of c02 it would have been fine and it would have been cheaper depending on what c02 method you had. yeast and sugar dont really create all that much c02 breathing on your plants probably produces the same amount if not more. and im glad you had a good harvest.

dbkick said:
Oh and our idea of "monster" now and back then are probably gonna be two different things, I've seen personally 14 foot pot plants but back in the day I'm sure they double or tripled that.
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yes im sure they were huge and im also sure it was not as potent but thats not the point. the point is c02 is only really effective when the grow room is running at its full potential witch most everyones grow rooms aren't
 
dbkick

dbkick

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mcpurple said:
well imsure iff you spent the money on a way to cool the room instead of c02 it would have been fine and it would have been cheaper depending on what c02 method you had. yeast and sugar dont really create all that much c02 breathing on your plants probably produces the same amount if not more. and im glad you had a good harvest.



yes im sure they were huge and im also sure it was not as potent but thats not the point. the point is c02 is only really effective when the grow room is running at its full potential witch most everyones grow rooms aren't
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Bottle and regulator here, my grow is in a small area and I only gotta refill like once every two weeks. I would have spent the money that I spent on co2 on cooling but the heat issues were unexpected but now I have an AC running in the room and also co2 although I've let the bottle go dry and don't plan on refilling it until after the AC is out of the picture, so I'll have some type of comparison although not really because I'm growing completely different strains.
 
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