CO2 Controller Placement Help

[RockinRobot]

Ordered a Titan controls Atlas 7 to control CO2. Need help on where to place the controller.

Below is a diagram of my grow area. It is in a 10'x15' storage room that is sealed. The actual Grow area is just a 4'x3' area framed out of 2x2's with mylar around it and is not sealed. CO2 is introduced to the room via an oscillating fan in 1 corner. The Mylar around the grow area does not go floor to ceiling only in the usable lighting area.

So my question is do I put the controller inside the actual grow enclosure or in center of main room? Also how high up do I want to place it?

 

[Mikell]

In the tent, assuming the controller operates by light cycle.

 

[RockinRobot]

Controller is light cycle dependent.

I was assuming it should go in the actual grow area but you know what they say about assume ...

 

[eighty9concentr]

Imo you should put it at the hight of your plants and in the middle of the wall. I use a burner in the middle of my room so i put my atlas 1 on the end wall, in the middle, at plant hight so that the whole room gets equal co2.

 

[RockinRobot]

Well CO2 controller is installed and running and i'm glad I got it. I would have been wasting a ton of CO2 on the timer after watching the controller operate for a day. CO2 doesn't get released nearly as much with the controller as it did on timer so I am sure levels were way higher than needed when had on timer.

Have unit set for 1250ppm. Only under 600W so figured don't need 1500ppm

Also raised temps to around 85 daytime 77 night.

I was already 4 weeks into flower when added CO2 but hopefully it will still increase yield substantially.

 

[eighty9concentr]

I run my co2 at 1200 almost all through flower and my smallest room is an 8k. I boost it up to 1500 just during week 6 and 7

 

[RockinRobot]

Well have been running the CO2 for a week now and I am seeing a definite increase in feeding since the addition. My PPM is dropping daily. Before the CO2 I could let the res go 3-4 days without topping off because water and nutes were being used at the same rate. I was just able to top off with full strength nutes when res got low. Now Daily I am having to do addbacks to keep my PPM steady.