Is my CO2 being wasted?

Vitov7

Vitov7

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I have a 6x6x6 sealed grow tent two 2 tsw2000 Mars hydro LED lights. 20 plants plenty of moving air and am using a 20lb co2 tank with a titian regulator that's connected to a autopilot CO2 controller. I have it set to 1500ppm with a 200 zone. I have a ACAN14 Active air 2 port portable air conditioning unit that I have set to 78 degrees. Without the AC the temperatures will reach the high 80s to 90 degrees. My question is a brand new filled 20 lb CO2 tank only lasted 8 days.. is that about normal or should it be lasting longer? I'm thinking maybe the AC unit is exhausting the CO2? Here are some pictures of the AC unit.
 

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hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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Vitov7 said:
I have a 6x6x6 sealed grow tent two 2 tsw2000 Mars hydro LED lights. 20 plants plenty of moving air and am using a 20lb co2 tank with a titian regulator that's connected to a autopilot CO2 controller. I have it set to 1500ppm with a 200 zone. I have a ACAN14 Active air 2 port portable air conditioning unit that I have set to 78 degrees. Without the AC the temperatures will reach the high 80s to 90 degrees. My question is a brand new filled 20 lb CO2 tank only lasted 8 days.. is that about normal or should it be lasting longer? I'm thinking maybe the AC unit is exhausting the CO2? Here are some pictures of the AC unit.
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If it's exhausting outdoors it's removing CO2 as it exchanges air. Is your CO2 only on when lights are on? A 20# bottle isn't a lot.
 
Vitov7

Vitov7

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hotrodharley said:
If it's exhausting outdoors it's removing CO2 as it exchanges air. Is your CO2 only on when lights are on? A 20# bottle isn't a lot.
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No it's photo. Sensitive so the CO2 is only being put into the room when the lights are on and automatically shuts off when they go off. The portable AC unit was suggested for a sealed grow room environment from what I understand it is bringing in outside air and it's exhausting hot air that is being used to cool down the coils. You're right 20 lb tank isn't much but I was just wondering if 8 days is worth it at 32 per fill up . Without supplementing CO2 into my grow tent the PPM hangs out around 350 to 430 ppm
 
hotrodharley

hotrodharley

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Vitov7 said:
No it's photo. Sensitive so the CO2 is only being put into the room when the lights are on and automatically shuts off when they go off. The portable AC unit was suggested for a sealed grow room environment from what I understand it is bringing in outside air and it's exhausting hot air that is being used to cool down the coils. You're right 20 lb tank isn't much but I was just wondering if 8 days is worth it at 32 per fill up . Without supplementing CO2 into my grow tent the PPM hangs out around 350 to 430 ppm
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Really you only need to supplement the first month of flower. Month to 6 weeks.
 
Riddick65

Riddick65

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When you run co2 you can have temps up into the mid 80s with no problems, so you could at least slow down the loss by running the a.c. less.
 
Vitov7

Vitov7

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Riddick65 said:
When you run co2 you can have temps up into the mid 80s with no problems, so you could at least slow down the loss by running the a.c. less.
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Thank you for the info... I'm going to re up on my CO2 and set temp to 86 so the AC is active way less hopefully
 
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