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Sunday, May 12, 2019
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Matt D.
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Connecticut
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Excessive CO2 Levels
Running the torpedo heater does generate heat and also some other gas by-products. Carbon dioxide is one of these but I never had a way to measure exactly how much. The target carbon dioxide level is 900ppm, so seeing a reading of 4,871ppm is on the concerning side. Levels above 5,000ppm can be considered hazardous to humans and offer no benefits to the plant.
Also, the plant leaves are showing some signs of ozone damage which makes a difficult balance between, heating the plants to keep them growing, while also not damaging them with the resulting exhaust gasses from the torpedo heater.
Regardless, this was a great learning experience and provides some more data regarding the different aspects of the plant growing process.
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