OZONE??!!??!!??

hey guys does anyone have any advice about ozone??? using it but it seems to be killing my planties... any ideas of concentration etc??

You will still need a good airflow, although it dissipates, it may build up and affect plants in an enclosed space, personally, if used correctly it is amazing.

we have good airflow but just wondering if anyone knows the affects of it as the leaves are curling up and going brown at the ends on all layers, of course theres other reasons but theres never any symptons listed on sites for ozone. we have a 7g blower in at the moment but had to turn it off as it might be too strong...

kitty83 said:

we have good airflow but just wondering if anyone knows the affects of it as the leaves are curling up and going brown at the ends on all layers, of course theres other reasons but theres never any symptons listed on sites for ozone. we have a 7g blower in at the moment but had to turn it off as it might be too strong...

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I always thought you wanted to keep ozone away from the plants, you use in the space around the plants,

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Ozone is a powerful oxidant (far more so than dioxygen) and has many industrial and consumer applications related to oxidation. This same high oxidizing potential, however, causes ozone to damage mucous and respiratory tissues in animals, and also tissues in plants, above concentrations of about 100 ppb

O3 is completely different than CO2

kitty83 said:

hey guys does anyone have any advice about ozone??? using it but it seems to be killing my planties... any ideas of concentration etc??

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Ozone is bad for plants, if you must use a generator, stick it in the outlet ducting, or use outside the grow room. It will destroy the plant cell walls causing brown leaf etc. also breathing it in everyday is not worth it for a bit of bud. Its been said to cause damage to lungs, which is never good.

You could use an ionizer/ Ionic air purifier, much safer but also produce some ozone (as all electrical devices like T.Vs etc do) They use an electrode to positively or negatively charge the air. The tiny organic compounds (or smells) effectively stick to the charged air and are 'earthed' by dropping to the ground in the form of dust.

I may be slightly wrong with the science here, so don't take my explanation as gospel.