Co2 Boost...anyone Use This Product???

[jaharvester]

I just ordered a co2 boost. Its a new 5 gallon bucket with electric powered generator supposidly garrenteed to keep the co2 level at its max (800 to 1100
ppm).Each buct is suppossed to handle a 10 by 10 foot room. I guess well see.
Does anyone else have any knowlege of this product or how well it works?
At only 125.00 for the startup and 100.00 replacement every 60 days for each 2000 watt rooms i have, it would be more than worth it.

[grasshopper]

I just ordered a co2 boost. Its a new 5 gallon bucket with electric powered generator supposidly garrenteed to keep the co2 level at its max (800 to 1100
ppm).Each buct is suppossed to handle a 10 by 10 foot room. I guess well see.
Does anyone else have any knowlege of this product or how well it works?
At only 125.00 for the startup and 100.00 replacement every 60 days for each 2000 watt rooms i have, it would be more than worth it.

never seen it
do you have more info how it works or a link to see for myself?

[jaharvester]

sure...www.co2boost.com. Check out the factory tour. I was fairly impressed overall. And with no tank to refill, i love the security issues it takes care of...

[Deltanugz]

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[Jake Blues]

i wonder if the all natural ingredients are suger,yeast and water?
i`ve got a little home made setup with those mixed together,my room not sealed in any way i just run a air line tubeing from the mixture to my oscillating fan and just let it blow over the plants 24/7.i know it may not be the best way to do this but my plants seem to like it.the way i see it is that any little bit helps.

[Jake Blues]

heres a cut and paste from another site and i can`t remember where so i can`t give credit.

Knowing co2 increases your yeild by 30-40% i had a quick look around the internet and came up with a way of making co2 at home cheaply

You need the following to get started

bag of suger
yeast
water and a 2 litre plastic bottle

Fill a 2 cup measuring cup with hot water, and dissolve the sugar in it (3/4 of a cup of suger). If you use a cup with a spout, you can pour the mixture directly into the bottle without a funnel (one less gadget to clean!)

Add three more cups of cold water to the mixture and shake it up.

Dissolve the yeast ( teaspoon full) in a cup of cold water and add to mixture.

Add more cold water to mixture to fill to desired level ( u dont have to be to fussy about how much water you use ).

Shake the mixture well.

Let sit at room temperature for a few hours until the mixture reaches room temperature.

To speed up production mix yeast in a cup of warm ( 80 degrees ) water for 20 minutes before adding . HOT water kills yeast

Some batches of yeast take longer get going than others. For example, yeast stored in a refrigerator takes longer to become active than yeast stored at room temperature. Letting the yeast sit out at room temperature overnight before adding it to your mixture reduces the startup delay

Using the above mixture, expect to get 10-14 days of strong CO2 production

If you have a large grow room just set up more than one bottle

You could drill a hole into the top of the bottle , run a pipe the same size through it and vent into a cup of water to check its still working

I adapted/stole/rippedoff almost all the infomation listed above from an aquarian site its just to good to pass up , enjoy


Big 1 room sized

Items Required:

* 10lb. white sugar
* 5 gallon clean bucket W/lid
* 4 1/2 gallons of water
* A piece of toast browned and hard
* A table spoon of dry active yeast (for baking bread)

First boil the water, (this will ensure clean water) remove from the heat and add the sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves. Let cool until water is room temperature (if you don't let it cool down it won't work).

After the sugar water has cooled, float the piece of toast on top of the water. Now, empty the tablespoon of yeast over the toast. After a few days, the yeast will take over the toast and start making bubbles (CO2) in the bucket. After a week, the amount of bubbling (CO2) will increase.

Keep the lid airtight on the bucket. CO2 travels up the dispersion tubing, and due to it being heavier than air, falls directly onto your plants. Timing your exhaust, is essential in maintaining an effective level of CO2.

Editors Note: Unfortunately the author of this contribution has not been able to test the CO2 levels produced using his method. Personally, I would use a CO2 analysis kit to help manage (exhaust timing etc), and maintain, an optimum level of around 1500PPM.

[jaharvester]

heres one....

Take a three liter bottle and cut it in half.
Poke holes in the top of the bowl part.
Flip the "funnel" part over and place in bottom part.
Fill top with paper towels.
Fill bottom with baking soda.
Fill paper towels with viniger.
Vin. will drip through funnel onto baking soda and produce 100 percent pure co2,witch will seep out the holes you made. Place this contraption above your plants as co2 is heavier than air.....

It works but im tired of the messy crap, i want something neat and safe....

[grasshopper]

fwiw

[jaharvester]

Propane is explosive,flamable, and noxtious.
Propane burners produce much heat, not to mention open flames.....

[grasshopper]

fwiw

[suzy cremecheese]

Propane is for greenhouses. They are too dangerous indoors thats why the tanks are always outside the house.

[Strawberrycough]

around my neck of the woods they got a 20lb tank for 65 dollars and to refill its $14

[grasshopper]

fwiw

[jaharvester]

Fermentation process, when the delivery system is correct,as well as chemical mixing,(did you read my soda bottle post?)...are both quite efficiant.
No matter how safe someone tells me burning a propane tank in my house is safe, my experiances tell me it isnt. The margin for human error is always their my friend, and propane tanks explode.

Bottom line.

If this product can keep the co2 at an optimum level for 100 dollars every
1ooo watt flowe forcing chamber than it would be well worth it.

[GrowGreen]

Jah, tanks are the way to go. A good monitor / controller pays for its self in the long run..

hth
GG

[jaharvester]

I agree green, however, in my neck of the woods refilling co2 tanks can raise an eyebrow or two.

[GrowGreen]

CO2 is used for a lot of other apps besides growing cannabis..

My favorites:
I brew my own beer. The CO2 is used to carbonate and push the beer through the lines and kegs.
I use CO2 as a shielding gas for my MIG welder. Too cheap to buy the Argon..

If you can find two places that refill tanks, switch between the two. One place you

[jaharvester]

I like it....i like it alot, thanks growgreen!

Ill return the favor sometime.
And ill let you know how all turns out!

[markscastle]

co2 is also used for paint ball guns.

[jaharvester]

True, though ive never seen a kid running around the block with a 20 or 30 pound co2 tank hanging off his paintball gun...lol

[Deltanugz]

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[Joe King Park]

slightly off topic
with the increased use of B'cuzz C02 tablets you apply to the resevoir , there now is a small C02 generator that you submerse in your resevoir
increasing C02 in the res has been proved to show increased growth as well as healthier roots
issue one- 2006 www.soft-secrets.nl
Joe

[Verite]

I would be more than curious to see what its output is on a meter since I have yet to see any fermentation process be able to deliver the same levels tanks do. You should know if its working right when you go thru water twice as fast.

[GrowGreen]

Verlite

20 gal of high gravity ale during peak fermentation only produced 300ppm of co2. This was tested in a sealed fermentation room.

I brew my own beer, so I tested it with my CO2 monitor.

Tanks are the way to go..

:peace:
GG

[ndnguy]

Just finised a grow with this product and am more than happy. I bet my yield went up 35% if not more, no shit . Was amazed at this round compared to last and only real change was the co2 and one nute can't even think of the name of it .lol Works for me and will continue to use it bigtime with the added yield the cost is no matter....ndnguy:rasta:

[Hank Hill]

I saw this product, and thought it was a joke. So it really works? Guess I will have to try it out in the future!

I have never personally witnessed the benefit of CO2 enrichment, but it sounds great!



So it increases weight and density?

[Parabola]

i was just at the hydro store and they had these available. I think I might try one. Anyone else give her a go?

[Parabola]

i guess not. it seems to be the perfect solution for me as i refuse to damage property which is not mine to cut vent holes. A/C for cooling and I have a dehumidifier to take care of moisture.. really just need a safe way to boost co2 without too much expense. If anyone could find a way to repack the bucket yourself inexpensively it would be perfect for a small grow. Only doing a single 1000 but will go to 2 x 1000 if the system can handle it.

[c-ray]

brewers yeast in bubbling buckets with an appropriate carbon source (white sugar?), that's what I used to hear

[Parabola]

I was aware of yeast/sugar and I have used it for closet grows but this is from a compost/fungus mix
here is the "tour" that gives a very brief explanation.

http://www.co2boost.com/tour.aspx

it must be an extremely expensive process or mixture to produce because the price is over 100 for a refill. I think they want 150 at the hydro store.

[c-ray]

oyster mushrooms?

[Loki]

it must be an extremely expensive process or mixture to produce because the price is over 100 for a refill. I think they want 150 at the hydro store.

Either that or it's a scam :)

They may have put together a fairly efficient composting system (or maybe not), but a five gallon bucket can only ferment so much CO2, whether it's with composting materials or yeast and sugar. I'd be very doubtful their system is even close to the efficiency of brewer's yeast and glucose, and with with a fermentaion bucket like that, you get moonshine as a by-product!

[MarvinMartian]

co2 boost is a compost bucket. its filled with biodegradable garbage and molds that give off co2. the buckets work well, and there is no odor like u might expect from a bucket of compost.

[voodoo]

Don't do it. I have used them and they put out 1700ppm if you have a sniffer right at the output. considering you want your whole room at 1500-1700ppm, you will need a whole lot of CO2 boosters to reach the levels needed. At $130/booster refill(canada dollars) it is way more expensive to use the CO2 booster bucket. There is no easy solution for CO2, we have to use the refillable tanks. Its labour intensive, expensive and a pain but works. I pay $31 canadian to refill my CO2 tanks.