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Dr.Satan
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#21999368 - 07/26/15 10:57 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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SteveRogers
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Re: $15 dollar way to increase your humidity. [Re: Dr.Satan]
#21999412 - 07/26/15 11:03 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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7$ way to increase your humidity. (edibles only because it's a sponsor) Just add water  http://out-grow.com/raw-materials-c-6/large-horticultural-perlite-8-quarts-p-29.html
FAE is more important than humidity. Make a proper SGFC and you won't have to play games with humidity gauges or products like that.
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Make a monotub and never worry about it again. Just dial it in with polyfill.
That product is a waste of money.
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Re: $15 dollar way to increase your humidity. [Re: Dr.Satan]
#21999422 - 07/26/15 11:04 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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How often would you need to refill the water in the bowl? And where did you get it?
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Dr.Satan
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Re: $15 dollar way to increase your humidity. [Re: SteveRogers]
#21999435 - 07/26/15 11:07 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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SteveRogers said: 7$ way to increase your humidity. (edibles only) Just add water  http://out-grow.com/raw-materials-c-6/large-horticultural-perlite-8-quarts-p-29.html
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make a mono and never worry about it again. Just dial it in.
FAE is more important than humidity. Make a proper SGFC and you won't have to play games with humidity gauges or products like that.
I have perlite in my chamber. It only brought it to 60% humidity. This is why I needed this stone to increase it.
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Re: $15 dollar way to increase your humidity. [Re: Dr.Satan]
#21999439 - 07/26/15 11:09 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Dr.Satan said: I bought mine at CVS, but it's an as seen on TV product so I'm sure it's on the internet.
 something is wrong with your setup if you need that. just use perlite.
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make a monotub
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Dr.Satan
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Re: $15 dollar way to increase your humidity. [Re: SteveRogers]
#21999448 - 07/26/15 11:10 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Dr.Satan said: I bought mine at CVS, but it's an as seen on TV product so I'm sure it's on the internet.

make a SGFC and use perlite.
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make a monotub
I am using a SGFC and there is perlite in my chamber. It simply wasn't good enough to reach high humidity without some help. I'm sure I'm not the only one with this sort of problem which is why I posted
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SteveRogers
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Re: $15 dollar way to increase your humidity. [Re: Dr.Satan]
#21999457 - 07/26/15 11:12 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Do your thing man. It's your money.
I said what I needed to so if people stumble on this thread in the future, they will hopefully get some decent info.
Thanks for editing the OP to clarify. What is your chamber like? Is it per the tek?
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Re: $15 dollar way to increase your humidity. [Re: SteveRogers]
#21999472 - 07/26/15 11:13 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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SteveRogers said: Do your thing man. It's your money.
I said what I needed to so if people stumble on this thread in the future, they will hopefully get some decent info.
Yea it's all good man. I probably should of explained my set up more in OP. I edited it and added that I'm using perlite and stuff. Thanks for your input, hopefully this thread will help some people get this humidity stuff worked out.
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Re: $15 dollar way to increase your humidity. [Re: Dr.Satan]
#21999501 - 07/26/15 11:19 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Dr.Satan said: Also to be perfectly clear the only reason my chamber was at 60% humidity without the stone was because of the 5 inches of perlite in the bottom of my SGFC. Perlite alone was not sufficient enough to maximize my humidity for me.
Could you post a pic or description of your SGFC? Something doesn't sound right here. People use these all the time in Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico ect with absolutely no issues. Out in the desert.
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Re: $15 dollar way to increase your humidity. [Re: Dr.Satan]
#21999503 - 07/26/15 11:19 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I'm surprised 5" didn't bring it that high, I had about 2" and it stayed above 90%. Every 2 weeks I would put it in my shower and soak the perlite though.
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Dr.Satan
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Re: $15 dollar way to increase your humidity. [Re: SteveRogers]
#21999525 - 07/26/15 11:23 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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SteveRogers said:
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Dr.Satan said: Also to be perfectly clear the only reason my chamber was at 60% humidity without the stone was because of the 5 inches of perlite in the bottom of my SGFC. Perlite alone was not sufficient enough to maximize my humidity for me.
Could you post a pic or description of your SGFC? Something doesn't sound right here. People use these all the time in Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico ect with absolutely no issues. Out in the desert.
It's a standard SGFC and I even made a thread about it back when I first made it and all of you guys on here looked at the pictures and said it was good. So I'm really not sure what the issue is with it. Either way I was happy to invest in the stone since as long as I don't drop it it will last me a lifetime of grows. So far I'm at 85% humidity
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Re: $15 dollar way to increase your humidity. [Re: Dr.Satan]
#21999563 - 07/26/15 11:32 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Dr.Satan said: all of you guys on here looked at the pictures and said it was good. So I'm really not sure what the issue is with it.
That's frustrating. Make sure the holes in the bottom are not clogged and the perlite is a moist as possible. Is your chamber elevated?
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Re: $15 dollar way to increase your humidity. [Re: Dr.Satan]
#21999579 - 07/26/15 11:34 AM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Yep I poked the holes in the bottom after I added damp perlite to make sure nothing was clogged and the chamber is elevated 6 inches off the table.
Also I should add that I was getting pins without this stone @ 60% humidity so I didn't exactly need it, but I figured it would help. I read a lot that humidity needs to be at 85-100% to be ideal so I wanted to get myself into that range.
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Re: $15 dollar way to increase your humidity. [Re: Dr.Satan]
#21999717 - 07/26/15 12:08 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Is your house drafty? Do you run a fan in the room with the SGFC?
I'm pretty sure those things need fairly still air to function correctly.
Just from reading, I've never fucked around with cakes.
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Dr.Satan
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Re: $15 dollar way to increase your humidity. [Re: paperbackwriter]
#21999729 - 07/26/15 12:10 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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paperbackwriter said: Is your house drafty? Do you run a fan in the room with the SGFC?
I'm pretty sure those things need fairly still air to function correctly.
Just from reading, I've never fucked around with cakes.
No fans on in my house only the AC
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Re: $15 dollar way to increase your humidity. [Re: Dr.Satan]
#21999837 - 07/26/15 12:41 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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doesn't that stone roughly do the same thing as perlite i.e its just a porus stone like surface that provides alot of surface area for evaporation? i honestly think its a problem with your humidity gauge did you ever check it by wrapping in a warm damp towel for an hour and see what it reads? because i dont see that stone doing more than the perlite due to its small surface area just my 2cents
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Dr.Satan
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Re: $15 dollar way to increase your humidity. [Re: tetherface]
#21999855 - 07/26/15 12:45 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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tetherface said: doesn't that stone roughly do the same thing as perlite i.e its just a porus stone like surface that provides alot of surface area for evaporation? i honestly think its a problem with your humidity gauge did you ever check it by wrapping in a warm damp towel for an hour and see what it reads? because i dont see that stone doing more than the perlite due to its small surface area just my 2cents
It's basically a hollow dome that goes in the bowl that's full of water. Not sure what the dome is made of. And even if it uses the same concept as perlite it's still a better alternative if it will keep 85% humidity without it. I just have to see if it's still as effective without the perlite helping out. The reason I think it would be a better alternative is because it's infinitely re-useable and there's zero hassle of straining water through perlite or perlite falling through the holes in the bottom and shit. Also I've read posts where people mentioned mold and stuff growing in their perlite after awhile, with this that's not an issue.
Oh yea and as for the humidity gauge, no there is no problem with it. It's brand new. If it was broken it would not of increased gradually when I placed the stone in there and it also would not decrease immediately after I fan the chamber for 30 seconds. I had a broken humidity gauge before and it just stayed at the same reading no mater what I did to it.
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Re: $15 dollar way to increase your humidity. [Re: Dr.Satan]
#21999887 - 07/26/15 12:56 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Wouldn't standing water in the bowl be a contamination vector?
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Dr.Satan
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Re: $15 dollar way to increase your humidity. [Re: elasticaltiger]
#21999909 - 07/26/15 01:01 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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elasticaltiger said: Wouldn't standing water in the bowl be a contamination vector?
I don't see how there is nothing in the bowl for contaminates to thrive on. I've never heard of someone having a glass or bowl of water sitting in open air for a while growing mold or anything. I could be wrong though
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Edited by Dr.Satan (07/26/15 01:02 PM)
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