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I am going to give these bags a go…….$30-$50 and up to 1500 ppm of co2 for 6 mnths!!!

That blows away the price of my tanks at $37 every 2 mnths.

Natural mycelum that never fruits and high co2 producing……some proprietary strain.

The 365 bags inoculate when you purchase it which is actually kind of good …..the smaller cheaper bags I think I’m kind of unsure, but I think they already start producing CO2 so might shorten the six month duration……… I’m not sure I’ll have to ask when I go buy it.

 
Interesting idea

Why not just raise a batch of oyster mushrooms or other easy "shrooms" on the shelves below the bonsai in the light stand, and get the benefits of the CO2 from the oysters, plus the mushrooms to eat? Any of the mushrooms that can be cultured indoors could be used, they all would raise CO2 to some degree. And fruiting bodies, the shrooms, would be an added benefit or possible income stream.

I'm sure Psylocibe mushrooms produce a fair amount of CO2, and there's should be a demand for the harvested shrooms on college campuses and around senior centers. (I'm joking, mostly).
 
Interesting idea

Why not just raise a batch of oyster mushrooms or other easy "shrooms" on the shelves below the bonsai in the light stand, and get the benefits of the CO2 from the oysters, plus the mushrooms to eat? Any of the mushrooms that can be cultured indoors could be used, they all would raise CO2 to some degree. And fruiting bodies, the shrooms, would be an added benefit or possible income stream.

I'm sure Psylocibe mushrooms produce a fair amount of CO2, and there's should be a demand for the harvested shrooms on college campuses and around senior centers. (I'm joking, mostly).
No, for sure…….I actually have learned of this just like you said…….they grow in a bale of straw….and the straw actally dissapears after awhile….oyster mushrooms I believe it was.
 
As I give it more thought. Beer and wine making, during the first week or two of bulk fermentation give off a huge amount of carbon dioxide. If you could position your carboys in the growing tent, room or area with the bonsai, that would be a huge CO2 source. If you started a 3 gallon batch of beer every week or two weeks, you'd have continuous CO2 and a bunch of drunk friends helping you with drinking it as fast as you make it.

Fruit for wine is more seasonal, but an equal good volume of CO2 produced.

Alternate brewing with mushroom farming and you could create.a steady supply of CO2 supplementation with value added by products such as beer, wine, and mushrooms.

The compost from the shrooms goes back into vegetable gardening.

The cycling is limitless.
 
I just stuck one in my amazon cart to try in the ficus tent. I feel like I usually have to mess with stuff in there enough to transfer air, but I'll give it a go! Thanks Cmeg!
 
Maybe have a look at bokashi fermentation.
These systems are easy to use and a bunch of those bacteria are used in biofortifiers like those probio carbon products.
Make your own nutrients, bacteria and co2 in the same system.

But to keep it fermenting while siphoning off the CO2, it's good to drill a couple holes and jam in some waterlocks. Most brewing stores have a bunch of those for very little money.
 
Interesting idea

Why not just raise a batch of oyster mushrooms or other easy "shrooms" on the shelves below the bonsai in the light stand, and get the benefits of the CO2 from the oysters, plus the mushrooms to eat? Any of the mushrooms that can be cultured indoors could be used, they all would raise CO2 to some degree. And fruiting bodies, the shrooms, would be an added benefit or possible income stream.

I'm sure Psylocibe mushrooms produce a fair amount of CO2, and there's should be a demand for the harvested shrooms on college campuses and around senior centers. (I'm joking, mostly).
Or brew a batch of beer or wine? I have to say the co2 bags seem a little gimmicky to me. I have had success pressure fermenting and serving from a keg with a floating dip tube. I haven’t tried venting into my “grow tank”… yet.

Edit: I see I wasn’t the first with the idea. That’s on me for posting before reading the whole thread.
 
Doing your bit to boost global warming!!
I do understand what you’re saying these concerns do come about, but the same time the cheapest method would be to hook a fan and a vent tube/duct from my living room to the tent…..after buying a ppm meter I noticed my living loom will spike nearly 1500 ppm with three people sitting in there it’s ridiculous a human breaths… it’s either 14,000 or 45,000 ppm ,with every single breath.
I did not notice until I actually started regulating my CO2 with a digital meter.
I stand in my Growroom for 10 minutes the tent spikes up to over 2000 ppm….. I could straight up burn the leaves on my plant if I worked with my plants breathing into the tent for an hour!!!

No joke I can spike a 6 x 12 barn to nearly 3000 ppm with the door shut simply breathing for 15 minutes there is something to be said for that ……these mushroom/natural co2 companies could be pulling a fast one….in many ways if you analyze this, no joke.
I can spike my Living Room to nearly 2000 p.m. with three people in literally 10 minutes.
I was blown away when I started looking at my meter and CO2 levels in My Home.

Always be aware what business does not tell you!!!

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So here’s a free marketing consultation, if that’s what they call them, it’s as good as a kitty cat having a training device to go to potty on my bathroom toilet, I hook up a green system that vents your house co2 to your growtent …..call it cycles of the planet or something😀
Or natures Forest or something TM

It would probably sell pretty nicely.



And it also be noted a 4 x 4 tent full of lush growth will deplete CO2 amazingly fast I’m talking like hours….. Very few hours at that.


Or also a combination put in one of these natural CO2 bags in a extremely sealed container density controlled by the size of the container I guess and just hook a sensor a to a fan and let it dose your tent ….a sealed box with a CO2 Mycelum bag inside of it with a duct vent it to your tent now that’s a very viable cheap option honestly I’m honestly considering it I will say I do wonder of the quality sometimes of the CO2 I put on my plants I really wanna research it and see how they make the stuff….. is it made by some kind of Sia tu burner you gotta think of the quality of the flame that use is it a clean blue flame or is it also producing some very harmful gases are one of them I can’t member the name of and then there’s a couple more well-known ones but they actually cause early senescence on trees make them lose their leaves.

I honestly wanna research how they makes co2 I imagine with they they burn it from a flame or something for these pressurized tanks that I buy
 
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Interesting idea

Why not just raise a batch of oyster mushrooms or other easy "shrooms" on the shelves below the bonsai in the light stand, and get the benefits of the CO2 from the oysters, plus the mushrooms to eat? Any of the mushrooms that can be cultured indoors could be used, they all would raise CO2 to some degree. And fruiting bodies, the shrooms, would be an added benefit or possible income stream.

I'm sure Psylocibe mushrooms produce a fair amount of CO2, and there's should be a demand for the harvested shrooms on college campuses and around senior centers. (I'm joking, mostly).
I have thought about this also, but having grown mushrooms before I can say that oyster mushrooms kick off so many spores when mature that the air becomes clogged with spores. So many that it becomes unsafe for workers to breath without a mask in the grow rooms. The beauty of the co2 grow bags is that they mushroom does not fruit.

Now that magic mushrooms are no longer illegal to posses in oregon, that might be a thought!
 
I do understand what you’re saying these concerns do come about, but the same time the cheapest method would be to hook a fan and a vent tube/duct from my living room to the tent…..after buying a ppm meter I noticed my living loom will spike nearly 1500 ppm with three people sitting in there it’s ridiculous a human breaths… it’s either 14,000 or 45,000 ppm ,with every single breath.
I did not notice until I actually started regulating my CO2 with a digital meter.
I stand in my Growroom for 10 minutes the tent spikes up to over 2000 ppm….. I could straight up burn the leaves on my plant if I worked with my plants breathing into the tent for an hour!!!

No joke I can spike a 6 x 12 barn to nearly 3000 ppm with the door shut simply breathing for 15 minutes there is something to be said for that ……these mushroom/natural co2 companies could be pulling a fast one….in many ways if you analyze this, no joke.
I can spike my Living Room to nearly 2000 p.m. with three people in literally 10 minutes.
I was blown away when I started looking at my meter and CO2 levels in My Home.

Always be aware what business does not tell you!!!

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhha😃🙋‍♂️😃🙋‍♂️😃🙋‍♂️😃🙋‍♂️👍🙋‍♂️👍🙋‍♂️👍🙋‍♂️😃🙋‍♂️👍🙋‍♂️👍🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️😃🙋‍♂️😃😃🙋‍♂️😃🙋‍♂️

So here’s a free marketing consultation, if that’s what they call them, it’s as good as a kitty cat having a training device to go to potty on my bathroom toilet, I hook up a green system that vents your house co2 to your growtent …..call it cycles of the planet or something😀
Or natures Forest or something TM

It would probably sell pretty nicely.



And it also be noted a 4 x 4 tent full of lush growth will deplete CO2 amazingly fast I’m talking like hours….. Very few hours at that.


Or also a combination put in one of these natural CO2 bags in a extremely sealed container density controlled by the size of the container I guess and just hook a sensor a to a fan and let it dose your tent ….a sealed box with a CO2 Mycelum bag inside of it with a duct vent it to your tent now that’s a very viable cheap option honestly I’m honestly considering it I will say I do wonder of the quality sometimes of the CO2 I put on my plants I really wanna research it and see how they make the stuff….. is it made by some kind of Sia tu burner you gotta think of the quality of the flame that use is it a clean blue flame or is it also producing some very harmful gases are one of them I can’t member the name of and then there’s a couple more well-known ones but they actually cause early senescence on trees make them lose their leaves.

I honestly wanna research how they makes co2 I imagine with they they burn it from a flame or something for these pressurized tanks that I buy

I'm now picturing you walking around the house with a mask that has a long exhaust tube running 150 feet to your grow tent at all times... Ha
 
If magic.mushrooms are legal in your state, from past experience, I highly recommend them. But only for occasional use. Best for introspective self analysis. Not really recreational.

But they are sought after on college campuses and around the nursing homes. Trust me, old "hippies" miss the "good old days.
 
What they say about talking to your plants …….it works better than you know at 42,000 ppm’s per breath
So you know those 10x20 domes 7" tall? What if you blew up a balloon a couple times per day (lights on/off), then released the air into one of those? Do you think that would substantially raise the CO2 level in such a small space?
 
So you know those 10x20 domes 7" tall? What if you blew up a balloon a couple times per day (lights on/off), then released the air into one of those? Do you think that would substantially raise the CO2 level in such a small space?
CO2 dissipates very quickly out of even small cracks in the floor wall or whatever you would probably have to release that balloon many many many times a day and it honestly be hard to regulate they do make mini CO2 bags for a Cuttings propagation that is probably your best bet for a Cuttings propagation you probably wouldn’t want it over 800 ppm I imagine.


My growtent it is nice to push it up to 1500 ppm but it just goes too quick I’m thinking of using a combination …..I normally run at 1000 ppm which actually gives 50% more photosynthesis give or take
 
If magic.mushrooms are legal in your state, from past experience, I highly recommend them. But only for occasional use. Best for introspective self analysis. Not really recreational.

But they are sought after on college campuses and around the nursing homes. Trust me, old "hippies" miss the "good old days.
An absolutely amazing experience if you are ready.
Life altering.
 
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