Kweku Ananse
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Hey man I wanted to give insight on those diy/fungus based co2 solutions.
At first I was supplementing with bottles of sugar water + yeast, and with two of those bubbling at once, they'd be about 700ppm max (4x4 tent) for the first few days then drop back to ambient levels give or take. They were constant refilling, pita. We also tried the myko bags. The larger sized ones bring you up to about 850ppm in the same size tent but are also regulated by temp. Which is pretty cool cuz as your plants get hotter and could benefit from the co2, it is delivered somewhat linearly. Stays at about 800 the first couple weeks, then tapers off to 600 by the second month. These could be a solution adding one bag at flip and a second at halfway done with week three, then both would taper back to ambient (prob a Lil higher) by flush or harvest.
So I can recommend them. Good bang for buck.
although tanks + programmable regulaters with ppm meters built in are the way to go. Much higher investment cost, but gas costs less than sugar and yeast in the quantity needed to be comparable, and costs less than those myko bags. Though not by much. The only issue with the myko bags is they can fluctuate with temp, meaning too much co2 (waste) or not enough co2 (possible problem for plants).
Food for thought.
Also, you mentioned rotating the plants thru the flor/led mix... is this like a daily thing? Or does each plant get a couple under-led hours per day?
I'm thinkin if it's the first, it could be stressing your plants by changing the spectrum so much, and forcing them to adapt. I definitely recommend even spectrum/ let them get used to one and keep it. Your buds just look pretty leafy, which is probably just genetic, or lack of watts. I'm gonna say once again, I do believe you need to get more panels in there. One spectrum, no rotating necessary, no stress, more watts
All this equals more weight. I hope this is good conversation and just is what works for me. somebody correct me if I'm wrong.
At first I was supplementing with bottles of sugar water + yeast, and with two of those bubbling at once, they'd be about 700ppm max (4x4 tent) for the first few days then drop back to ambient levels give or take. They were constant refilling, pita. We also tried the myko bags. The larger sized ones bring you up to about 850ppm in the same size tent but are also regulated by temp. Which is pretty cool cuz as your plants get hotter and could benefit from the co2, it is delivered somewhat linearly. Stays at about 800 the first couple weeks, then tapers off to 600 by the second month. These could be a solution adding one bag at flip and a second at halfway done with week three, then both would taper back to ambient (prob a Lil higher) by flush or harvest.
So I can recommend them. Good bang for buck.
although tanks + programmable regulaters with ppm meters built in are the way to go. Much higher investment cost, but gas costs less than sugar and yeast in the quantity needed to be comparable, and costs less than those myko bags. Though not by much. The only issue with the myko bags is they can fluctuate with temp, meaning too much co2 (waste) or not enough co2 (possible problem for plants). Food for thought.
Also, you mentioned rotating the plants thru the flor/led mix... is this like a daily thing? Or does each plant get a couple under-led hours per day?
I'm thinkin if it's the first, it could be stressing your plants by changing the spectrum so much, and forcing them to adapt. I definitely recommend even spectrum/ let them get used to one and keep it. Your buds just look pretty leafy, which is probably just genetic, or lack of watts. I'm gonna say once again, I do believe you need to get more panels in there. One spectrum, no rotating necessary, no stress, more watts
All this equals more weight.
I hope this is good conversation and just is what works for me. somebody correct me if I'm wrong. 
