DIY CO2 Gen that works

trunkneck

Member
Done this before, not the exact way they describe (and their way may be better) But I thought it would be helpful for growers on a budget like myself. Included is the link to review, but everything you need is right here.

Things You'll Need:

* empty gallon water bottle or well washed milk jug.
* 1 Cup Sugar
* 1 heaping teaspoon of Activated Yeast.
* craft iron
* airline tubing or other such tubing to direct CO2 to your plants
* twist ties to attach tubing to uprights
* coat hanger, garden stakes or some other thing to act as a holder for your CO2 curtain
* pocket knife or punch to make holes into tubing.
* 1 "T" connector for your tubing.



Read more: How to make a CO2 generator for your greenhouse/grow room plants | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_4710564_make-generator-greenhousegrow-room-plants.html#ixzz18xobpQOz


#1 plug in craft iron, when it is hot enough you will use it to burn a hole into the lid of your gallon water bottle. The hole must be just large enough to force the tubing into it. Force end of tubing into the lid from the outside to the inside entering the jug about 1/4 inch.


#2 Fill water jug 1/3 with lukewarm water then using a funnel add 1 cup of sugar. Shake well to dissolve as much sugar as possible.


#3 Using 1 cup measure fill about 1/3 full with lukewarm water. Add dry activated yeast and stir till dissolved. Using funnel add this to your water jug then fill to just over 1/2 way with more lukewarm but not hot water. Hot water will kill your yeast.


#4 place lid onto container which is now your generator. Place generator in your greenhouse or grow room as close to your plants as possible.


#5 take your coat hanger pieces or wooden stakes and stake 4 around the perimeter of your plants, you can put stakes in planters with the plants. These will be the uprights your airline tubing will attach to.


#6 Cut enough airline tubing to go completely around your plants and attach both ends of the tubing to the "T". Using plant tape or twist ties you will attach this tubing to the uprights you just made. Use the piece of airline attached to your water bottle lid to attach to the final end of your "T"


#7 using your pocket knife or tubing punch you will poke some holes into the tubing surrounding your plants on the sides of the tubing that is directly facing the plants.


Read more: How to make a CO2 generator for your greenhouse/grow room plants | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_4710564_make-generator-greenhousegrow-room-plants.html#ixzz18xobpQOz
 
hey there,
I have used this method and it does indeed work, I used a large wine carboy and that bubbled for about a week before I had to refill it.I don't still do it though because i had a serious bud rot problem and I felt that adding moist yeast laden air to the grow room may have been contribuatory
 

TheDude0007

Active Member
hey there,
I have used this method and it does indeed work, I used a large wine carboy and that bubbled for about a week before I had to refill it.I don't still do it though because i had a serious bud rot problem and I felt that adding moist yeast laden air to the grow room may have been contribuatory
Now thats a worry. lol
 

trunkneck

Member
hey there,
I have used this method and it does indeed work, I used a large wine carboy and that bubbled for about a week before I had to refill it.I don't still do it though because i had a serious bud rot problem and I felt that adding moist yeast laden air to the grow room may have been contribuatory
Most likely it was the humidity. I run a small dehumidifier.
 
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