need help with r.h. please?
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Stealthboat
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You can mist your plants more during veg, should keep the plant less dry. A heater and humidifier at the same time does kinda suck. Ideally you would want an RH of 50-60% so you aren't in rough shape or anything, just keep it as high as you can
PeytonManning
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Try hanging a wet towel in the area, or leave it sitting in a bowl of water
urdaddy
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something I used to do when cabinet growing was put a kitty litter box with water in it on the floor with a fan in front of it on low .I also would spray the walls with water.what type of lighting do u have.any bare bulbs even cfls will kill humidity.the cheapest fix I can think of is another thing to plug in it being humidifier,u could get one that heats the water and turns it into steam,which may also help u heat.but beware of dirty humidifier they can grow some crazy bacteria if not properly cleaned.if u could give us a little more info as to what your grow consist of I am sure we can find a remedy
i am in the middle of sorting my own humidity out , if this works ill get back to you in 15 mins , so far its working and im going up from 26 to 30 in minutes , ill give it another bit of time before i repost with pictures
I have experimented with hanging wet towels, and setting several full 5 gal buckets of water in my tent. Neither did anything appreciable to raise my RH. I bought a 2gal ultrasonic humidifier for about $45US. I fill it every other day when on high and it keeps my tent 4x8x8 ~52% max. One of my best buys so far as my photo plants seem to demand the higher RH.
humidity problems , far too low . hopefully now im on top of it , wrecked my last brain cell trying to come up with something lol
right i got sponges soaked them and set them around plants , problem was soil was drying them out too quick
i then got my cats food tins yes they only eat dog food lol, put the sponges into the tins and fill them with hot water . got up to about 34 with that
put a tin on my oil heater
i then got clear clean bin liners and hung them from the walls to make it like a dome , l misted walls and got a good result
right i got sponges soaked them and set them around plants , problem was soil was drying them out too quick
i then got my cats food tins yes they only eat dog food lol, put the sponges into the tins and fill them with hot water . got up to about 34 with that
put a tin on my oil heater
i then got clear clean bin liners and hung them from the walls to make it like a dome , l misted walls and got a good result
i hope the above post helps you a bit bp683 ..... checked this morning and i was sitting at 62 and thats up from 26/27 so you should get it up to about 70/85
Good luck
Good luck
urdaddy
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good idead with the sponges it offered more surface area to evaporate.and putting it on your heater was even better ,warm air has the ability to hold more moisture.
I agree with rifleman. Buckets of water or wet hanging towels does almost nothing to raise the RH of a grow room. I bought a $30 portable humidifier that just uses a water bottle and it raised my humidity 20%. I only turn it on when needed. You can kinda see it in the corner of this pic.
Stealthboat
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If you are going to leave standing water out in the open of your tent, you better make sure no bugs are going to come around. A big open water source in a warm tent like that can make for a nice breeding ground for bugs
the towel and bucket works if there is a fan behind it,leave it in the water to wick up,works for me in a pinch
or spend the 40 bones and buy a cool mist humidifier,my preference
or spend the 40 bones and buy a cool mist humidifier,my preference
In my 4x4 I was running two humidifiers during veg to get it right and not deal with wet rags, open water, or other methods which might work but aren't the best/ideal solution.
Good luck
Good luck
VonDankenhoek
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Since your space is small you could use a vaporizer. Walmart sells one that holds over a gal. runs for 12-14 hours on a fill up and costs <$15. Careful running it during lights off both for condensation and green operating light.
