So I built this CO2 generator from a homemade kitty litter bucket with a cheap air bubbler a door jamb piece of metal that I attach to the air hose to help hold it down cuz I didn’t want to waste an AirStone and a three-quarter inch Aqua air bulkhead fitting and 3/4 inch tubing that I ran through my tent into the other section. Just wondering if this bucket is set up right for my tent. Will the smell Bother the plants? Do I need to worry about any kind of fungus or disease using this method? This is my first indoor grow I’d love to show him all of my setup with you see if I’m doing this kind of stuff right I don’t know all I know is that I’m following you guys I used to grow outdoor secretly now I got to move indoors because of new building in my secret spots.
Update: So originally I had the bucket in the top corner with the hose running around through the top of the tent with no CO2 reading again kitty litter bucket a bubbler inside of it and some 3/4 inch tubing to 3/4 inch fitting 6 cup sugar half a bucket of water two tablespoons of yeast 1 tbsp baking soda identify the readings are great 1380 + but I realized I needed to move the bucket down lower and put the hose blowing over the canopy once doing this it works out amazing. Grow hack works nicely and I just added Recharge 24 hours ago and I’m very impressed.
So in true Stoner fashion! I totally uploaded the wrong response in the Box I meant to ask the question if what I was doing with this CO2 bucket generator was the right thing to do can anything happen do I need to worry about molds disease has any of that kind of stuff as I am very new to indoor
Sorry to be ignorant but what’s in the bucket making CO2?
-T. Meow
1.5 gallons water, 4 cups suger, 8oz yeast, 1.5 T baking soda, and a bubbler with heating pad underneath.
Have you measured? How much does this raise your ambient co2?
Waiting on slow delivery very soon I’ll post a pic.
So here’s the update auto pilot reads 1380 but I moved the bucket down below the tent and adjusted it to blow right on the canopy!
Right on, I’ve actually done that before myself but not with a pump and air stone. I just sealed it up nice and ran 1/4″ air hose from the bucket to the tent. The pressure from gas production will deliver it through the hose. You can buy little bubbler things from home brew shops to be able to see how fast gas is coming out of the bucket.
I didn’t stick with it though. They needed consistent maintenance and didn’t seem to make a difference. You can pour out half of it and add more sugar water to keep them going. They start to smell in just a few days if not maintained. Take notes and measurements if you stick with it, you end up going through a lot of sugar. These days I rely on myself and my two cats to supplement the CO2. Good luck.
-T. Meow
Thanks!