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    Hi everyone, I am setting up a sealed (closed looped) grow room that is absolutely sealed. The only opening is the entry door which is also well sealed. The space is 1700 cu. ft. It was cold in this new area this morning so I thought I would heat it up with a 30,000 btu. propane heater. I left the space for a half an hour while the space warmed. When I returned to the space I tried to light a butane lighter it would not light. I tried a second lighter I happened to have in my pocket with the same results. I left the room and both lighters lit right up. I deduced that my new space was void of ample oxygen. I chose a closed looped system so I could have a completely controlled environment to support the best growth. My question is how can I make sure the that my new grow area will have sufficient O2 for both myself and my plants? I realize the plants will generate a small amount oxygen but[U] I plan on employing a natural gas CO2 generating in the space that will also be depleting the O2. I the winter here it gets in the double digits stupid cool outside and I did not plan on inducing any air exchanges. How would I solve this if it were a issue?

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    Quote Originally Posted by divingdavy View Post
    Hi everyone, I am setting up a sealed (closed looped) grow room that is absolutely sealed. The only opening is the entry door which is also well sealed. The space is 1700 cu. ft. It was cold in this new area this morning so I thought I would heat it up with a 30,000 btu. propane heater. I left the space for a half an hour while the space warmed. When I returned to the space I tried to light a butane lighter it would not light. I tried a second lighter I happened to have in my pocket with the same results. I left the room and both lighters lit right up. I deduced that my new space was void of ample oxygen. I chose a closed looped system so I could have a completely controlled environment to support the best growth. My question is how can I make sure the that my new grow area will have sufficient O2 for both myself and my plants? I realize the plants will generate a small amount oxygen but[U] I plan on employing a natural gas CO2 generating in the space that will also be depleting the O2. I the winter here it gets in the double digits stupid cool outside and I did not plan on inducing any air exchanges. How would I solve this if it were a issue?
    Youll have an intake and extraction system yeah? So fresh air will be added to your room some way or another

    Plus its the roots that need oxygen which they get from the water when you feed

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    Pretty sure you dont do the CO2 when lights off and with the photosynthesis occuring during lights on, the plants will produce their own O2 both day & night

    I could be wrong though

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    How many plants do you intend on growing? That's quite a large space?
    Plants need fresh air so at one point in there day you need to introduce some fresh air


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    I am sorry I did not mention the propane heater was only temporary while I get the space completed. When completed a mini split will heat and cool the space. I was really concerned if the natural gas generator will deplete oxygen in the space. Will the generator create a toxic environment ? Will the plants put out more o2 then the generator will use? I plan on having approximately 12 plants in the space, The only thing about this subject was for the site madsci.org. and the below is really not written in a way that I can translate myself with certainty. The co2 burner will be a 4 burner.

    Plants generate oxygen (O2) during photosynthesis according to the equation 6CO2 + 6H2O ===> C6H12O6 + 6CO2. Any factor that affects photosynthesis will change the rate of oxygen release. Some of these factors include amount of light and water available, soil nutrients, temperature and even specific characteristics of the plant.

    "However, it is possible to estimate the amount of oxygen released by the plant with some basic mathematics and simple assumptions. If we consider that 80% of the fresh weight of the plant is water and aproximatelly 40% of the rest is carbon, for every 150 grams of plant tissue grown, 32 grams of oxygen are released. If you know the weight of your plant, you can calculate how much oxygen it released in the atmosphere during its whole life. Just to give an idea of how much is that, 32g of oxigen means 22 liters of oxygen under the usual conditions of temperature and pressure (try to imagine how many bottles you can fill with that!)."

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    I hope you have read the rules.... actually, I know that you haven't!

    ...and I hope your 'approximately 12 plants' means 10 or less....
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    I do not quite understand. I do not mean to break any rules. In Michigan our new law states you can grow up to 12 plants. So I guess I should have said a maximum of 12 plants will be in my new grow room.

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    Quote Originally Posted by divingdavy View Post
    I do not quite understand. I do not mean to break any rules. In Michigan our new law states you can grow up to 12 plants. So I guess I should have said a maximum of 12 plants will be in my new grow room.
    Michigan state laws mean nothing here & our plant limit is 10

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    I thought the plant limit was 8 ?

    EDIT! I just re-read the rules for the first time since 2011 and it says 10 plants, BRB just gonna soak a couple more beans haha
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