Algenair to Lower C02 in Room

[chrisjj625]

Has anyone ever used this to try and lower C02 in a room? Claims to lower C02 in 10x12 room with the power of 25 house plants. Anyone smarter than me that can substantiate this claim or prove that it is BS?

AlgenAir

The aerium, by AlgenAir: the only natural air purifier that uses Spirulina to create oxygen while reducing carbon dioxide indoors.

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[BroccoliFarmer]

Has anyone ever used this to try and lower C02 in a room? Claims to lower C02 in 10x12 room with the power of 25 house plants. Anyone smarter than me that can substantiate this claim or prove that it is BS?

AlgenAir

The aerium, by AlgenAir: the only natural air purifier that uses Spirulina to create oxygen while reducing carbon dioxide indoors.

algenair.com

Looked at it. So roughly a phyto reactor? You could probably do the same thing with a gallon jug, some phyto and an air pump.

Dont take this the wrong way...but it looks like one of those hokey products that someone thinks up that sounds better than it is.

 

[BroccoliFarmer]

Looked at it. So roughly a phyto reactor? You could probably do the same thing with a gallon jug, some phyto and an air pump.

Dont take this the wrong way...but it looks like one of those hokey products that someone thinks up that sounds better than it is.

I it exactly what I said it is. see their faq

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[chrisjj625]

Looked at it. So roughly a phyto reactor? You could probably do the same thing with a gallon jug, some phyto and an air pump.

Dont take this the wrong way...but it looks like one of those hokey products that someone thinks up that sounds better than it is.

Totally agree, hence why I wanted everyones thoughts. Also, I am super frustrated with the CO2 levels in my house so I am looking for outside the box thinking. Haha

 

[Shon]

Don't see how it is any different then indoor gardening or raising fresh water plants. That is why growers will use means to increase co2 for increased yields.

 

[BroccoliFarmer]

Totally agree, hence why I wanted everyones thoughts. Also, I am super frustrated with the CO2 levels in my house so I am looking for outside the box thinking. Haha

I literally just ran an eheim 100 air pump from outside through my crawlspace and into my tank this morning. I hung one outside my house last week and my 'average' ph of 7.8 went up to 8.1 in two days. As such, making it permenant.

 

[chrisjj625]

I literally just ran an eheim 100 air pump from outside through my crawlspace and into my tank this morning. I hung one outside my house last week and my 'average' ph of 7.8 went up to 8.1 in two days. As such, making it permenant.

I don’t have a good way to get outside air, but I’m very close to buying a co2 scrubber and then running an air pump when my ph drops below 7.8 or something like that. To at least mitigate the huge drops I see when I have guests or close up the house.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

IMO, it won’t make a useful difference, nor do plants in any normal home.

Think of it this way. The carbon in every gram of food you eat ends up mostly as CO2 in your air. If the plants in the room are not adding that same number of grams of tissue each day, they won’t be able to fully offset your digestion of food.

 

[Garf]

Has anyone ever used this to try and lower C02 in a room? Claims to lower C02 in 10x12 room with the power of 25 house plants. Anyone smarter than me that can substantiate this claim or prove that it is BS?

AlgenAir

The aerium, by AlgenAir: the only natural air purifier that uses Spirulina to create oxygen while reducing carbon dioxide indoors.

algenair.com

250 USD for a little bubble lamp, lol.

I like bubble lamps, they are multi purpose. I grew pods in a big one, once upon a time. It would have to be enormous, and very expensive to run to make a difference to your room CO2 levels. Your power company may give you a discount for being a high level consumer, and the fertilizer vendors