One candle = 1/4 lb co2 per 12 hours

Piratemccall

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Here's an article saying one parrafin wax candle creates 13 lumens and 11grams of co2 per hour :) :):)

Funny thing is the article is about how bad that is for the environment... But that's not our environment !!! What garden wouldn't benefit from an extra 13 lumens and 11 grams of co2 per hour?!?! :P

So, let's do the math:

adding 4 parrafin candles to your light regimentm we'll start just looking at flower:

4 candles = 44 g of co2 per hour. 44X12 = 492 g of co2 per 12 hour day... that's over a lb of co2 per 12 hour day! The equivalent of emptying a 20lb co2 tank every 18 days! (plus a bonus 52 lumens:P)

for veg, 44 x 18 = over 1.5 lbs of co2 per day

https://enochthered.wordpress.com/2008/03/31/earth-hour-candles-and-carbon/
 
Piratemccall

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blake9999 said:
So you just responded to a ten year old thread and felt you had to start a new one?
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Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't realize on a site with literally over half a million threads, avoiding redundancy was the #1 priority?? You're trying to signal some experience with your "yawn", but all you've signaled is pettiness. I wont bother going through your history, but must be a pattern. Cheers, bro.
 
Piratemccall

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xtsho said:
I'd rather not introduce an open flame into my flammable grow tent in the garage attached to my house.
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... no shit? I assumed nobody would be throwing candles in tents.. Don't drink the nutrients, either. Only healthy for plants.
 
SPLFreak808

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No complete combustion = no place in a grow room...

However its not my grow room, feel free to fill it up with paraffin/organic byproducts.
 
Piratemccall

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SPLFreak808 said:
No complete combustion = no place in a grow room...

However its not my grow room, feel free to fill it up with paraffin/organic byproducts.
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Jeez, ok man, be the guy worried about the toxicity of burning a candle. Burning. A. Candle...

Here's two articles, one by a guy explaining how "toxic" a paraffin candle is:
http://www.epicureantable.com/articles/acandles.htm

And OSHA's analysis of paraffin wax fumes, from paraffin candles, the most widely burned candles in the history of the world:
https://www.osha.gov/dts/sltc/methods/partial/pv2047/2047.html

You can roll with the "Illuminating thoughts on toxic candles" if you want.

And here's and example of one of these Weapons of Mass Destruction right here: The Big Candle industry tries to fool the consumer by selling it as a friendly sounding "desk waterfall"to spread "zen" around your office... BUT DON'T BE FOOLED! This little fella,placed in a grow room?!?! CAN YOU IMAGINE?! Death sentence. Instant wilting, malnutrition, 50% drop in yield, guaranteed...


Haters gonna hate just for the sake of hatin'.
 
Piratemccall

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For anyone who isn't afraid of the "toxicity" of candles, and doesn't need to be explained you might want to consider open flames in tents, feel free to pretty up your garden with 1 lb a day of zen carbon.
 
gjs4786

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Piratemccall said:
For anyone who isn't afraid of the "toxicity" of candles, and doesn't need to be explained you might want to consider open flames in tents, feel free to pretty up your garden with 1 lb a day of zen carbon.
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I think he was referring to the fire hazard. I have to agree...I've had shit fall over in my grow room before and i have no idea how, it's almost as if someone went in there, but I know no one did. So having candles in addition to a 1000watt HPS that's already a fire hazard in its own right would be too risky in my opinion. Definitely interesting, though...I would have to have what's called a hurricane candle holder to keep the flame from being blown out with all the air circulation just from the oscillating fans
 
Piratemccall

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gjs4786 said:
I think he was referring to the fire hazard. I have to agree...I've had shit fall over in my grow room before and i have no idea how, it's almost as if someone went in there, but I know no one did. So having candles in addition to a 1000watt HPS that's already a fire hazard in its own right would be too risky in my opinion. Definitely interesting, though...I would have to have what's called a hurricane candle holder to keep the flame from being blown out with all the air circulation just from the oscillating fans
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Sure, or you can just float votif candles in water a la:


Or, if you have a little space and want to add some ambiance, go with a cool desk waterfall, a la:

Now, that's beautiful, and if you got 10 hour paraffin votifs, that right there is about a pound of co2 a day in bloom, a pound and a half a day in veg, literally the equivalent of emptying a 20 lb co2 tank every 2 weeks. Sure, there are some 3x 3 tents it wont be too practical for, but there are a hell of a lot of gardens that would benefit greatly from... And they're fuckin' pretty :)
 
gjs4786

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I feel like there's something missing. One candle, if wikipedia did me right, gives off 100 BTU's / hour. A Co2 Generator that burns propane ranges anywhere from 2000 on up to like 20,000. And they're designed to produce Co2. Also, a pound of Co2 for roughly a pound of candle? I'm not so sure. There's something missing here...
 
charface

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If there was a benefit I guess more questions need answered.
How much heat would it create?

Would the heat simply put you in a good range to take advantage of co2?

To take advantage the room would need to be sealed.

Once I seal my room would I be better off just getting a co2 setup?

I have to stop now because
I have bbq sauce in my arm hair.
 
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gjs4786

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charface said:
If there was a benefit I guess more questions need answered.
How much heat would it create?

Would the heat simply put you in a good range to take advantage of co2?

To take advantage the room would need to be sealed.

Once I seal my room would I be better off just getting a co2 setup?

I have to stop now because....
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Remember that fire burns oxygen. A completely sealed room would burn out the oxygen pretty quick, and the candles would go out...
 
Piratemccall

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One candle would be 11-14 grams per hour. It takes 4 candles to get to 1 lb co2 in bloom, 1.5 in veg. Paraffin is a hydro carbon = hydrogen + carbon.

Formula for paraffin is C25H52
(Atomic Mass: Oxygen 16g, Hydrogen 1g, Carbon 12g per mole)
Molecular Mass: CO2 44g per mole
Mass of 1 candle 80g
duration of burn with 50 mm tea wick 17 hours
rate that wax burns: 4.7g/hour




Paraffin contains C(25 x 12g) / (C(25 x 12g) + H(52 x 1g)) x 100 = 85% carbon
Therefore when 4.7g wax is burnt, 85% x 4.7g /12g(atomic weight C) = 0.333 mole C is burnt
to produce 0.333 mole of CO2 per hour
 
charface

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Piratemccall said:
One candle would be 11 grams per hour. It takes 4 candles to get to 1 lb co2 in bloom, 1.5 in veg. Paraffin is a hydro carbon = hydrogen + carbon.

Formula for paraffin is C25H52
(Atomic Mass: Oxygen 16g, Hydrogen 1g, Carbon 12g per mole)
Molecular Mass: CO2 44g per mole
Mass of 1 candle 80g
duration of burn 17 hours
rate that wax burns: 4.7g/hour


Mass of 1 candle 40g
duration of burn with 50mm tea light wicks: 9 hours
rate that wax burns: 4.7g/hour

Paraffin contains C(25 x 12g) / (C(25 x 12g) + H(52 x 1g)) x 100 = 85% carbon
Therefore when 4.7g wax is burnt, 85% x 2.5g /12g(atomic weight C) = 0.333 mole C is burnt
to produce 0.333 mole of CO2 per hour
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Autistic?
No one should know that.
Print that shit and take it to a good dr.
He will know what to do
 
gjs4786

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Piratemccall said:
One candle would be 11 grams per hour. It takes 4 candles to get to 1 lb co2 in bloom, 1.5 in veg. Paraffin is a hydro carbon = hydrogen + carbon.

Formula for paraffin is C25H52
(Atomic Mass: Oxygen 16g, Hydrogen 1g, Carbon 12g per mole)
Molecular Mass: CO2 44g per mole
Mass of 1 candle 80g
duration of burn 17 hours
rate that wax burns: 4.7g/hour


Mass of 1 candle 40g
duration of burn with 50mm tea light wicks: 9 hours
rate that wax burns: 4.7g/hour

Paraffin contains C(25 x 12g) / (C(25 x 12g) + H(52 x 1g)) x 100 = 85% carbon
Therefore when 4.7g wax is burnt, 85% x 2.5g /12g(atomic weight C) = 0.333 mole C is burnt
to produce 0.333 mole of CO2 per hour
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I read that post on the other forum too, but it still doesn't answer questions like why do propane Co2 generators exist when you can just burn some candles. Also, the data that user is using, doesn't come from cited sources.
 
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