Co2 falling through the floor?

[MedicalMike420]

I can get my co2 ppm up to 1200-1800 pretty easily but it doesn't last very long. Maybe like 10 minutes it's back down to 900 ppm. The door and everything is sealed I've been trying green pads, yeast and sugar, baking soda and vinegar. And when I go in there and breath it just keeps rising I've seen 1800. But then again in a matter of minutes it disappears. My floor is carpeted on the second floor, I didn't think of this earlier but the thought just hit me. It's probably all just falling downstairs through my carpet. What do you guys think?

300 cubic ft

Also.. I tried turning off my inline fan it didn't affect it.
Thanks

 

[_tessarecting]

A sealed room should be sealed. Floors...everything.

Inline? If youre trying to run co2 in an open system it wont work.

 

[MedicalMike420]

A sealed room should be sealed. Floors...everything.

Inline? If youre trying to run co2 in an open system it wont work.

The inline is for my lights. It's sealed, and like I said not the problem. The floor is the only think left I can think of. Should I try sealing that somehow or just forget about it. I have hydro so if I use plastic it will probably rip. Maybe plexiglass or is there something else like that. Any ideas can help

 

[_tessarecting]

Where is your inline moving the air to?

 

[HUGE]

CO2 does not pool at the ground and fall through the floor. it strives to find equilibrium, my guess is you have a pressure problem but thats purely a guess.

 

[MedicalMike420]

A

A

CO2 does not pool at the ground and fall through the floor. it strives to find equilibrium, my guess is you have a pressure problem but thats purely a guess.

A pressure problem?

 

[HUGE]

air pressure. are our lights vented? any fans? what type of AC?

 

[HUGE]

what CO2 controller?

 

[MedicalMike420]

B

B

Where is your inline moving the air to?

It comes from the attic and is returned to the attic. That's all what I can do

 

[_tessarecting]

There goes your co2.

 

[MedicalMike420]

air pressure. are our lights vented? any fans? what type of AC?

Lights are sealed and air cooled with a very strong fan. It's airtight goes up to the attic gets cooled by the air up there and returns, it works for me. I turned the whole fan off and it didn't have any impact.
I have 5 fans, one blowing down from above lights, two oscillating at canopy level and two fans on the floor facing up
No AC my temps stay in the 80s
I have three lights a 1000 hydro farm hood with a quantum II ballast and a 600 watt appolo (both air cooled) and a 300 watt Apollo led. I have 14 plants and the attic and door are sealed with duct tape and electrical tape using a couple different methods.
Co2 does sink to the floor by the way.

 

[MedicalMike420]

Why

Why

There goes your co2.

Why? It's all sealed

 

[MedicalMike420]

None

None

what CO2 controller?

I don't have a tank, I use generators. I've gotten the room up to 1800 and it dropped to 9 in like 10-15 that's not normal as far as I know

 

[HUGE]

I don't have a tank, I use generators. I've gotten the room up to 1800 and it dropped to 9 in like 10-15 that's not normal as far as I know

ik but what controller are you using on the generator?

 

[trichrider]

plants are hungry? really really hungry?

too bad levity won't fix it.

btw, use pond liner if you think it's going through the carpet.

what are you using for odor control?

 

[Mikell]

CO2 settles in the absence of air movement and even then, experiments conducted in controlled environments have proven only mild differences in concentration. What you are proposing is impossible.

You're using substandard CO2 supplementation, this is the only problem I see. As well, sealed in an ambiguous word. What is closed to one is open to another.

You say your breathing raises the room to 1800ppm. If you stay in the room does this fluctuate?

What are you using to monitor CO2?

 

[DemonTrich]

wrap all your duct work in the room with a few layers of saran wrap. then tape over that. duct work has pin holes in it and will suck co2 out. what are you using to cool your room? even a dual hose a/c will suck out precious co2.

 

[MedicalMike420]

N

N

ik but what controller are you using on the generator?

It's not a burner. GREeN PADS It's activated by humidity. And I have yeast and sugar in there. It works better when I open my door and share it with my room. Maybe cuz I'm breathing in here all day.

 

[HUGE]

CO2 settles in the absence of air movement and even then, experiments conducted in controlled environments have proven only mild differences in concentration. What you are proposing is impossible.

You're using substandard CO2 supplementation, this is the only problem I see. As well, sealed in an ambiguous word. What is closed to one is open to another.

You say your breathing raises the room to 1800ppm. If you stay in the room does this fluctuate?

What are you using to monitor CO2?

http://colinb-sciencebuzz.blogspot.com/2010/01/if-co2-is-so-heavy-why-doesnt-it-sink.html

 

[HUGE]

It's not a burner. GREeN PADS It's activated by humidity. And I have yeast and sugar in there. It works better when I open my door and share it with my room. Maybe cuz I'm breathing in here all day.

get a real CO2 setup if you are actually concerned about this process.