results so far: fermentation is slowing, probably too much alcohol is being produced? will keep experiment number 1 going until co2 ppm is below 1000.
date..........time..............ppm co2
27-Jun...... 11:00 PM.......1525
28-Jun........3:00 PM.......1625
28-Jun........5:00 PM.......1575...
welcome aboard. i'll give at least one update per day.
you're welcome. suppose i could charge an inventor's fee? just sayin
it all started with Sticky: HomeMade CO2 Guide.
if five bucks for 10 lbs of sugar can last you 4 weeks then this is a great deal for co2. we'll have to see if it...
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note my previous post but current estimate is 2.5 to 5 days depending on how much air is exchanging to/from the room, how much co2 the plants consume, and whether the appropriate ratios of ingredients exist to promote continued fermentation.
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Experiment 1 for generating co2 from yeast/sugar: used homebrewer's ratio of sugar to water and XxNinjaxX's amount of yeast (see Sticky: HomeMade CO2 Guide), at least for this first attempt.
Room details - 384 cubic feet, closed really tight (takes effort to open the door due to negative...
There seems to be a lot of misinformation about how much co2 (carbon dioxide) is available to indoor plants, and how to think about whether and how much co2 to add if you decide to enhance co2. I took my calibrated co2 meter on a hunt for the truth.
As an aside for newbies, don't confuse...
yea, that would work. but i'd try htg like you suggested and see if they'll do an exchange. it's been quiet around here today but the last couple of days were hopping
you're good now but if your plants get healthy by flowering time count on at least two square foot per remaining female - you're probably going to need more light.
you can move them outside. try half days for the first couple of days to help the plants adjust. you'll also want to repot to larger containers and it looks like your plants are short of nitrogen as well.
you need AT LEAST 3,000 lumens per square foot of growing area and preferably 7,000 - 10,000 lumens per square foot to flower properly. it will be tough to get much off of your existing plants because of too little light this far into its life cycle.
to help:
cfl 13 actual watts/60...
your plants look great, don't start over-analyzing.
you could use more light when you get to flowering, 7,000 to 10,000 lumens per square foot of growing area although it's tough to get that with cfl's. you'll get a lot more efficient use of whatever light you use if you shrink your grow...