greenthumb2
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someone suggested i airaite my 55 gallon resevior with co2 as apposed to filling the air with it. Ever heard of this i havent
Co2 in the air VS. Co2 in the water
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greenthumb2
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well i know of people injecting it into individual buckets but what harm could it do if i airaite the reservior with it? i mean the bubbles that made it out of the water would be dispersed into air anyways..
my main question is efficency, i think it would be more effcient to delivery it through the water or "roots" but i dont know if roots can or are suppose to take in co2? i know we are accustom to the leaves doing the breathing but is it possible for the roots pickup co2 efficently?
my main question is efficency, i think it would be more effcient to delivery it through the water or "roots" but i dont know if roots can or are suppose to take in co2? i know we are accustom to the leaves doing the breathing but is it possible for the roots pickup co2 efficently?
junior_grower
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it will affect the PH of your nutrient solution and lower it quickly.
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Classyathome
It will strangle your roots - roots don't need CO2 - leafs do...
http://forums.cannabisculture.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1452018#Post1452018
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greenthumb2
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I think you need to read that article again
greenthumb2
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nice article very imformative, still not sure if i want to run co2 in res simply becuse i think in a ebb & flow bucket system the leaves would do a better job of absorbing the co2 as apposed to the roots
greenthumb2
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if i was running a aero system i would probably try it out.
pray4pistils
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This man just pin pointed the practical reason to bubble CO2 in a reservoir. It produces carbonic acid which drops pH without any phosphoric (or other) acid. I do a lot of organics in my ebb & flow rig (although my base nute is Floranova). This drives up the alkalinity big time (especially when my bacteria are processing lots of ammonium). Add the carbon dioxide and it drops fast. As soon as I turn it of, the pH rises.
That's exactly what i heard as well that it does affect PH. Interesting. I mean from what I understood the c02 bubbles up an into the air anyway. So it's def something to try. I like to research a lot so this is just another good to know info as all info is good to know
InfectedMush
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This seems like it could be an inexpensive way to automate your PH levels besides those god awful expensive dosing pumps. How much Co2 do you go through using it to PH?
pray4pistils
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Unfortunately, I'm not sure because I only just started the experimentation in a 1 gallon bucket. At this point I've positively determined the trend but not the degree of influence. With organics, pH will vary according to the microherd's metabolic activity. So, there are a lot of variables at play and I don't want to mislead anybody.
Very interesting! It would be great say for instance you have a DWC system going and instead of just one line that blows oxygen, you got the second that can be turned up or down to regulate PH. Now that would be cool, but obviously seems too good to be true.
Nice info though - thanks!
TGT
Nice info though - thanks!
TGT
I noticed when I had too much CO2 going into my res, due to air pump in a bad place (get air pumps off the floor if running CO2), the bubbles from the stones were different. Some research led me to believe that CO2 injection into the water kills beneficial bacteria. I moved my pumps and wouldn't consider purposely adding CO2 to res water. This might even be bad info but I still don't see the point. In hydro, a properly dialed setup should grow your girls fast enough already that you won't need to speed them up with gimmicks like that. Just my .02.
greenthumb2
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I was exploring another alternative to pumping the co2 directly into the air not so much looking for a fast result.
I have a friend who swears by this technique so next run i think im going to do a write-up
