CO2 Tablets - Do they work?

[Badger Jones]

Good Morning People,

The company 'No Mercy' make bottles of CO2 tablets, after you drop one of these tablets into your reservoir it starts bubbling away releasing CO2, which apparently is dissolved into the water and taken up by the plant through the roots.

Until I heard about this I believed that gas exchange only occurred in the leaves of the plant, and although oxygen can be taken up by the roots I did not know this was also true for CO2.

If they do what they say it would be a very useful tool to smaller hydro growers where the use of a CO2 injection system would be overkill.

Does anybody know if these tablets are effective in delivering extra CO2 to the plants?

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[Dust]

Cool add, will consider those tablet when i will try hydro for sure

[HC01]

CO2 Generation

Through the process known as photosynthesis, plants thrive off of CO2(carbon

dioxide) intake. Plants require CO2. There is sufficient CO2 in our atmosphere to

support massive bud growth, but when growing inside you must either have

adequate ventilation (the volume of the room exhausted at least once/5

minutes) to ensure that there is a constant supply of fresh, CO2 enriched air.

Plants can consume and benefit from up to as much as 5x the amount of CO2

that would normally occur in the air in nature.

One must have supplemental CO2, which requires higher temperatures and

more nutrients to be utilized effectively. CO2 is a trade secret on how to

generate big buds, to increase the CO2 levels in your grow areas environment

the purchase of a CO2 generator is recommended. Under bright lights marijuana

plants can greatly decrease the amount of CO2 in the marijuana grow room.

Normally the CO2 levels in the air of most grow rooms are quite low, so adding

a CO2 tank on a timer will help your buds growth tremendously. Marijuana

plants grow much faster, and produce heavier yields, when they receive CO2-

enriched air right up until the last two weeks of marijuana flowering. Be careful

with this one, as you may not know what to do with all the quality marijuana

you will be producing!

Elevating environmental carbon dioxide levels in your grow area can increase

growth speeds tremendously, likely even doubling them!!! CO2 is a gas that

make up approximately .03 ppm (parts per million) of our atmosphere. It is one

of the basic raw materials used by plants in the process of photosynthesis.

When your plants are exposed to a CO2 rich environment, they grow like crazy!

Note: Check the below section on Calculating CO2 Requirements if you want to

know how much to introduce into your grow room to ensure maximum growth.

Many growers boast about increased yield from providing a CO2 rich

environment for their plants. Back before air pollution was a problem, the

natural level of CO2 was much much higher in the natural environment. The

plant uses CO2 for photo-synthesis to create sugars it uses to build up its plant

tissues. Elevating the CO2 level will increase the plants ability to manufacture

these glucose sugars and plant growth rate is enhanced considerably.

When plants are growing indoors in an enclosed area, there tends to be a

limited amount of CO2 available in the air. Once the plants use up all the

available CO2, photosynthesis stops. When .2 percent(2000ppm), or six times

the amount usually found in the atmosphere is used it can increase your plant's

growth rate by up to a factor of five!

The downside is that CO2 can be a pain to manufacture cheaply, safely, and/or

conveniently. It's very expensive to set up if you use a CO2 tank system. CO2 is

most usable for flowering, as this is when the plant is most dense and has the

hardest time circulating air around its leaves. If you're strictly growing

vegetatively indoors(transferring your plants outdoors to flower), then CO2 will

not be a major concern unless you have a sealed greenhouse, closet or

bedroom, and wish to increase yield and decrease flowering time, as this is an

awesome method of doing so.

The simplest way to create CO2 in your environment is to combine vinegar and

baking soda. You can get creative here and design a mechanism where vinegar

will drip into the baking soda at appropriate timed intervals, this will ensure CO2

to be created continuously. Another method is through sugar fermentation, but

serious growers rely on more advanced methods.

For a medium sized indoor operation, one way is to use CO2 canisters from

wielding supply houses. This method's initial cost can be quite pricy, but fairly

inexpensive in the long run. These canisters are good only if your area is not too

big or too small.

Peace!!

[Badger Jones]

Sone interesting stuff there, I did not know that the plants stopped benefitting from CO2 in the last 2 weeks of flowering.

But does anyone know more about the science behind the root uptake of CO2 which is generated by the tablets in the reservoir?

[HC01]

The CO2 pellets are the most popular aquarium in it enriches the water, I mean and I use dry ice has no contraindications 5 grams every two days

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyO8L8TRHgU

[Danny]

Always thought co2 was heavy.and therefore it is more beneficial to have it up high falling down onto your plants.

[Mykol76]

I'm more inclined to give in CO2 by leaf, not by roots.

excellent method recommended by hc01, in addition to administering co2,

also keeps the cooler environment!

[Mykol76]

Hi danny,yea the co2 is heavier, and tends to sink to the floor,

but with good ventilation grow the problem is resolved.

is much more important in my opinion before giving co2 ... growrom be optimized,

ie that there are limiting factors, I refer to lighting, temperature,

state of health of plants, etc. ..

Otherwise you run the risk of wasting co2 only

[Danny]

Hi danny,yea the co2 is heavier, and tends to sink to the floor,

but with good ventilation grow the problem is resolved.

is much more important in my opinion before giving co2 ... growrom be optimized,

ie that there are limiting factors, I refer to lighting, temperature,

state of health of plants, etc. ..

Otherwise you run the risk of wasting co2 only

I bought the c02 regulator once cost 200 quid then I had the hassle of trying to get the bottles for it. So just sold it on. Tbh I have a good fan and ventilation so I can manage without it. Your grow room has to be spot on and the temp has to be raised for it to work properly. most rooms will produce good yields with the co2 we gave coming in the window and the air in the room. Well that's my humble opinion for what it's worth lol

[Mykol76]

I hope you get good results, good luck and happy growing

[Badger Jones]

DKH - yeah I totally see where you're coming from on this, what you have said is true in nature.

However, I've used the tablets in some successful grows before we could afford a CO2 injection system, and they did not make the water stagnate and helped create some lovely smoke. Also the company who make them (called 'No Mercy' if you want to check them out) seem to be a scientific and reputable company.

But I still do not understand how they work!

Anyone got the low down?

[Mykol76]

simply because the plants take carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, from air or water.

Plants use energy from the sun to change carbon dioxide (CO 2 - carbon and oxygen)

and water (H 2 O hydrogen and oxygen) into starches and sugars.

These starches and sugars are the food of the plant.

[Badger Jones]

OK, I'll ditch the CO2 tablets and get a injector system!

But I still don't understand why the tablets are on the market if they only do bad?!

Thanks for everyone's advice,

Peace

[mopman]

They might work better in a spray bottle with foliar feeding ? i dont grow with hydro but you want o2 in your rez , the more the better

[Bam-Bhole]

One very popular planter recommends feeding the plants mineral water ! Think about and it makes perfect sense..lol

I tried it last feeding and they accept it like regular water. Not sure how much to add or how often, but a little bit won't hurt.

[Dust]

I only use mineral water for my seedling, because my tap water as lots of chlorine and pretty high PH and a 0,7 EC from tap..., so the mineral water allow me to always have a bottle ready when i need it As soon they get 10-15 days old i switch to tap water.

But i don't think adding mineral water in tap water will change anything, for sure it won't hurt but don't know if it will be usefull neither

[Danny]

Do what prince Charles does, and talk to them lol the press had a field day dissing him for that, but we do breath out c02

Got a mate who had a sickly looking plant and face it carbonated water it perked it up.

[Bam-Bhole]

KC Brains said that in the Book Of Buds. He aims for the world's biggest plant and is an outdoor specialist - he says "IWater your plants with mineral water, they love it ! Every plant loves it, it 's direct co2 to the roots."

So I guess he must have made some great experiences with it, Mineral water costs a lot more than tap water esp. when using outdoors for acres..lol

[Dust]

lol yeah must be expensive in outdoor watering with tap water lol ^^

[jjsmoker]

would co2 tablets dissolving in a bucket of water that is left to evaporate be adding co2 to the air???

[antonella]

The co2 is useful for the flowering phase in utime 2 weeks but it is better to cease the provision as it would cause a decrease in power of thc. SPEO Essert OF STATE AID BROTHER!

[Sizla]

they are nothing but waist of cash

instead you buy beaking soda and citric acid in your closest tesco or asda and set a dripping mechanism - the same effect almost for free

[energymix]

from what I know it pulls CO2 supply for example, his small plantation in the box

Carbon filter.