MitsyMuffinsMedical
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just wondering if there is something i am missing here. why the hell doesnt anyone use dry ice to produce Co2 in small growing environments? i know it goes away pretty fast but seems like you could make it last a while... ok so my understanding is that all dry ice is, is Co2 in a solid state. if you drop a piece of dry ice into warm water it creates a misty fog. a fog made entirely up of Co2 in gas form.
in a small enough environment such as a grow cab, a smallish grow box, PC case, ect. it seems like you could take a small piece of dry ice and drop into a insulated container with a little water to significantly raise Co2 level. so, we know that the warmer the liquid that the dry ice is dropped into, the faster it dissipates into the atmosphere. if the water is colder this process takes more time. SO i think that if you drilled a few small holes into the top of a thermos (like for coffee), added a little water and a piece of dry ice the, the thermos would help keep it really cold, preventing it from dissipating to fast and just disappearing over night.
i really havent researched the science behind this yet but i think im onto something. dry ice is cheap. you could keep a couple pounds your freezer and just drop a 2"X2" piece into your thermos once a week or so. i dunno, maybe there is a very clear and obvious reason people do not do this. im pretty sure the shit lasts a while. ive played with it before and it seems to hang around for some time. couldnt hurt right? i dont have any way of measuring Co2 levels soo... i guess the proof will have to be in the pudding. im deff gonna read up on this more.
i also know that if this idea works and is feasible and makes sense fiscally, the process would surely help to reduce the temperature of the grow space. i know first hand that heat can be a problem in small environments.
you would have to shut all fans of and stop/reduce air circulation as well. i think air circulation becomes almost pointless in a Co2 rich setting as long as temps are kept under control. this could mean quieter PC grows... no fans, no noise. this might be a perfect example of getting two birds stoned at once....
please give me any input you may have!
"hey billy? it looks like your computer is smoking..." "WHATEVER MOM GET OUT OF MY ROOM!"
in a small enough environment such as a grow cab, a smallish grow box, PC case, ect. it seems like you could take a small piece of dry ice and drop into a insulated container with a little water to significantly raise Co2 level. so, we know that the warmer the liquid that the dry ice is dropped into, the faster it dissipates into the atmosphere. if the water is colder this process takes more time. SO i think that if you drilled a few small holes into the top of a thermos (like for coffee), added a little water and a piece of dry ice the, the thermos would help keep it really cold, preventing it from dissipating to fast and just disappearing over night.
i really havent researched the science behind this yet but i think im onto something. dry ice is cheap. you could keep a couple pounds your freezer and just drop a 2"X2" piece into your thermos once a week or so. i dunno, maybe there is a very clear and obvious reason people do not do this. im pretty sure the shit lasts a while. ive played with it before and it seems to hang around for some time. couldnt hurt right? i dont have any way of measuring Co2 levels soo... i guess the proof will have to be in the pudding. im deff gonna read up on this more.
i also know that if this idea works and is feasible and makes sense fiscally, the process would surely help to reduce the temperature of the grow space. i know first hand that heat can be a problem in small environments.
you would have to shut all fans of and stop/reduce air circulation as well. i think air circulation becomes almost pointless in a Co2 rich setting as long as temps are kept under control. this could mean quieter PC grows... no fans, no noise. this might be a perfect example of getting two birds stoned at once....
please give me any input you may have!
"hey billy? it looks like your computer is smoking..." "WHATEVER MOM GET OUT OF MY ROOM!"
