CO2 meter for grow room

I am concerned I do not have enough Co2 in my room would the INKBIRD Wi-Fi CO2W Detector or similar do the job to keep an eye on it?

Yes.

Yeah, by definition the C02 sensor will measure the available C02 in your grow environment

Billy the Mountain said:

Yeah, by definition the C02 sensor will measure the available C02 in your grow environment

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How do you guys regulate your fan from sucking up all the co2?

I presume I would place the sensor under the lights at canopy height?

fartoblue said:

I presume I would place the sensor under the lights at canopy height?

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I hang mine right above my canopy

Plants only use radioactive CO2. So I guess you can use a Geiger counter?


Stay in school kids. Unless you live in the Bible belt. I was busy learning about Adam and Eve in science class so this shit doesn't make sense to me.

Aren't some of the components in the sensor itself radioactive as well? Not sure about co2 sensors, but in a modern smoke detector, there is americium-241, and even a hazard label on the little chamber that contains the goods.

CO2 sensors are optical (NDIR)

Remember the radio active boy scout?

Kid trying to build his own nuclear reactor from off the shelf parts, lol.

For real though, if you collected enough smoke detectors, and scrapped all the americium from the ion chambers , you could build a radio isotope thermoelectric generator power plant that will run for a long time..

Good luck though..

You even try to make your own nuclear fission device, and the men in black will come install a taser chip in your nuts, suicide your mom, and beam you with mmmkay ultra until only fentynal + cocaina will stop the pain.

Anyone using this yet?

Drop That Sound said:

Anyone using this yet?

CO₂ Controller ICC-500T With S01 Sensor

INKBIRD ICC-500T is a programmable CO₂ temperature controller with double outlets, calibration, alarms, and digital displays and it is popular among and widely used for ventilation systems, building control, and HVAC equipment.

inkbird.com

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Looked at it to connect to outtake and intake fan but I run a Ecotechnics fan controller and they do a add on that can work with their (my) existing controller. Must admit I like the Inkbird stuff great value.

I use this one the best one in my opinion takes the hassle out and it measures the CO2 in the room and adds the CO2 automatically to your settings

Could I possibly be lacking in co2 with a more or less sealed room, 8 inch intake 10 inch exhaust with 3' carbon filter one slight bend in exhaust pipe, room size 2.2w x 2.0 h x 3.4 long. Lights are 3 x 600HPS
I only run the fans on 50% tick over on the fan controller so as soon as the temps go below 24 they run at half speed.
I do not supplement with Co2.

fartoblue said:

Could I possibly be lacking in co2 with a sealed room, 8 inch intake 10 inch exhaust room size 2.2w x 2.0 h x 3.4 long. Lights are 3 x 600HPS
I only run the fans on 50% tick over on the fan controller so as soon as the temps go below 24 they run at half speed.
I do not supplement with Co2.

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With a 8” intake and a 10” exhaust, your room isn’t sealed whatsoever

bk78 said:

With a 8” intake and a 10” exhaust, your room isn’t sealed whatsoever

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No not sealed but it would be if the fans were not there it is made from 6 inch kingspan with foam between joints.

Larfy BUD said:

I use this one the best one in my opinion takes the hassle out and it measures the CO2 in the room and adds the CO2 automatically to your settings
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That's the controller i've been recommending for like 6-7 years to people, but now there are 5 more brands with the same NDIR digitial co2 controllers, and probably the same hardware inside all of them. They are all on sale around $160 too.

I want to say get the inkbird though, because they've always been pretty decent with everything, but I haven't used that model. It has 2 different sensors to pick from, one more for humid environments, which is probably the best one for a grow room.

fartoblue said:

Could I possibly be lacking in co2 with a more or less sealed room, 8 inch intake 10 inch exhaust with 3' carbon filter one slight bend in exhaust pipe, room size 2.2w x 2.0 h x 3.4 long. Lights are 3 x 600HPS
I only run the fans on 50% tick over on the fan controller so as soon as the temps go below 24 they run at half speed.
I do not supplement with Co2.

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A sealed up room has no intake or out take. wt you got there is a passive room you need to turn off the fans while the cO2 runs. so you get the full use of cO2.

fartoblue said:

No not sealed but it would be if the fans were not there it is made from 6 inch kingspan with foam between joints.

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Yes it would be a sealed room if it wasn't a non sealed room

Lol