Any objections to FYTOCELL?

Swiezy

Active Member
Al B. use it with great results, even with H2O2.
As i read it can be hazardous for plants and human as well.
Is it causes real danger in average OP enviroment? What about H2O2?
Any expirience? Opinions?

Something about it:

http://usa.fytowall.com/pdf/hardfoam-mdss.pdf

10. Stability and Reactivity.
- The polymer remains stable in dry conditions for at least
150 years after production, subject to proper storage
and handling.

- Under composting conditions, maximum 5%
degradation per annum.
- Avoid direct exposure to sunlight.

- Direct Contact with H2O2 will result in degradation of
the product.
- Contact with hydrogen chloride (hydrochloric acid)
which may, under certain conditions, lead to the
formation of toxic and carcinogenic bischloromethyl
ether (bis-CME).
Hazardous Decomposition Products: Thermal decomposition products may include
formaldehyde, oxides of nitrogen and carbon
monoxide.


About formaldehyde, wiki says:

Occupational exposure to formaldehyde by inhalation is mainly from three types of sources: thermal or chemical decomposition of formaldehyde-based resins, formaldehyde emission from aqueous solutions (for example, embalming fluids), and the production of formaldehyde resulting from the combustion of a variety of organic compounds (for example, exhaust gases). Formaldehyde can be toxic, allergenic, and carcinogenic. At concentrations above 0.1 ppm in air formaldehyde can irritate the eyes and mucous membranes, resulting in watery eyes.Formaldehyde inhaled at this concentration may cause headaches, a burning sensation in the throat, and difficulty breathing, as well as triggering or aggravating asthma symptoms. Chronic exposure at higher levels, starting at around 1.9 ppm, has been shown to result in significant damage to pulmonary function, resulting in reduced maximum mid-expiratory flow and forced vital capacity, but levels as low as 0.046 ppm were positively correlated with eye and nasal irritation.


Then how mutch of formaldehyde and other dangerous substances it can produce? Will it be enough to affect adversely to human?

Peace
 

bmgx

Member
Agreed, its a stupid warning though. I'm assuming if your using a hydro medium, you wont see such degredation until 150 years...? Who uses hydrochloric acid for their plants? Since its hydro it assumes you dont have the fytocell out in the sun anyway. But what I do is a hempy bucket system (recently upd from perlite), using the fyto flakes they float up when you flood it so what i did was add another 3/4inch of perlite on the top to help weigh it down (doesn't help that much), but I've found it allows it to be outside without needing to heed the warning, and it all sits nicely. Still 8 weeks away from seeing it flower so, we'll see how we go.
 

panhead

Well-Known Member
I dont have any objections but why are you thinking of using a medium that is so hard to get ?

It took me 6 weeks to get the shit only to discover it acted very much like perlite,i dont use any medium anymore & i prefer it to anything ive used to date.
 

panhead

Well-Known Member
I dont have any objections but why are you thinking of using a medium that is so hard to get ?

It took me 6 weeks to get the shit only to discover it acted very much like perlite,i dont use any medium anymore & i prefer it to anything ive used to date.
 

StlSoldier531

Active Member
Anything that is ALL WHITE will surely grow algae on top (Which has been a major problem with the 'SURE TO GROW' medium) .. so if you don't mind green slime in your grow room .. GO FOR IT .. just my two cents :)
 

StlSoldier531

Active Member
I wish there was a place to buy Mapito in the USA .. that's what Franco uses and his plants get HUGE .. with only three weeks of veg they still get 6 feet tall and yield over 350 grams .. and it doesn't have Algae problems .. but when I looked online to see how much shipping cost would be I was quoted as 106 bucks .. just to ship the stuff to the USA :/
 
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