OK, question about my grow room/tent setup with portable AC unit.

Autofire

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bk78 said:
Everything you type autopot is garbage. Just please stop typing all together. That comment about wiring and electric fences yesterday was gold by the way
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You got anything for the OP or just here to jerk off?
 
Wattzzup

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Autofire said:
BTW Here's one of those bags next to a CO2 metre. First pic shows the rooms ambient CO2. Second pic is the metre up against the bag.

If you are determined to give the CO2 a go do not rely on the bags. And with the AC you need to have the inlet and outlet running out of the the room. Get a CO2 ppm metre before you try sealing the room, be careful which one you buy some of them can be 15% + or - out of range.

Your central AC is blowing air in from out of the room unless the inlet vent is in the same room and you are just running that zone.
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@Johnny Lawrence dont you have this same CO2 meter? :lol: :lol:
 
Autofire

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mikaroni said:
I've been try to keep it between 72 - 78 F. I've seen it go down to 68, and as high as 82 F. It's just been fluctuating outside, and inside central air/heat gets switched between the two a bit. The reason I mentioned the CO2 is because I was wanting to not have any exhaust going outside to conserve the CO2 in the room. I guess I'll at least vent the portable AC to outdoors, and draw in from the rooms air and see how that goes. There will be central AC running in the summer, so maybe it could cool without getting air from outdoors to suck in.
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To run CO2 you need to have it set up right mate. You'll need a solenoid valve and a CO2 controller that opens and closes the valve to maintain the correct ppm and not go over. Your getting into advanced territory it's tricky shit bro. Just run a few grows first and learn the plant before you go all out.

Theres another dude on here with a huge set up. DWC, several 1000 watts of led and a couple of CO2 bottles. But he's a nube and keeps killing plants and is still struggling to make it through veg after 6 months of pouring money down the drain trying. And then there other guys with a seed in dirt under a small led who are crushing it.

Know what I'm saying
 
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frogyrogy

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imho . . . co2 is like the last thing on the list. I don't believe you truly benefit from adding co2 unless your total environment is spot on . . . get your temperature, ph, nutrients and lights all dialed in before worrying too much about co2. Of all those environmental factors lighting can be the hardest to get right . . . good lights aren't cheap for a retired carpenter like myself . . . I've read that you need like 850+ PAR at the canopy before benefitting from added co2. I've tried the bags before but didn't notice any change in growth or harvest . . . I haven't tried any since upgrading my main lights.
 
bk78

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Autofire said:
To run CO2 you need to have it set up right mate. You'll need a solenoid valve and a CO2 controller that opens and closes the valve to maintain the correct ppm and not go over. Your getting into advanced territory it's tricky shit bro. Just run a few grows first and learn the plant before you go all out.

Theres another dude on here with a huge set up. DWC, several 1000 watts of led and a couple of CO2 bottles. But he's a nube and keeps killing plants and is still struggling to make it through veg after 6 months of pouring money down the drain trying. And then there other guys with a seed in dirt under a small led who are crushing it.

Know what I'm saying
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And then there’s you growing crispy critters phenos
 
Wattzzup

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Autofire said:
And then there's you and wattzup furiously beating each other off every night.
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I’m not going to lie @Autofire I’m I huge fan of yours. Most of what I do and say is out of jealousy. Unlike @bk78 I don’t think all autos are trash. I’ve seen some really good looking ones on here. But NOT your last one.
 
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Autofire

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Wattzzup said:
I’m not going to lie @Autofire I’m I huge fan of yours. Most of what I do and say is out of jealousy. Unlike @bk78 I don’t think all autos are trash. I’ve seen some really good looking ones in here. But NOT your last one.
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There's reasons why some things didn't go right with that grow. I've learnt and moved on. I still managed to pull 1.5 P from that grow so it's wasn't a total fail.

Not everything I've grown looked like that. My third run was with photos and the quality was very nice. Can probably find photos if you really want.

Even though the quality of those photos was a lot better than the autos I've grow I still have faith in Autos. Just need to find the right dank auto strain and run that on repeat.
 
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