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Has anybody ever used an ozone generator to battle bugs. My buddy’s not growing anymore but when he did he had everything under the sun for his room. And I believe one of the last things he added was some special light with an ozone generator or maybe it was just an ozone generator.
I thought ozone generators was really bad for plants..
 
Yeah I know you have to be careful with it. Maybe he got it for in between run cleanings. I know he said you’re not supposed to be in the room when it’s running. Some guys run them over their heads while hunting to cover their scent. I’ve always sided with caution and haven’t gone down that road for hunting or growing.
 
First thing I came across. At certain ppms it’s beneficial and very effective at killing pathogens and bugs. The article gives what ppms and for how long is good. Prolonged exposure is bad for your lungs that’s why I never used it. Pros and cons! I’m gonna ask my buddy what he thought of it.
 
I ran an ozone generator in my basement, on a timer for running on and off in the hours I would not be in the area. Mine just burned out after 3 years of maybe 4 hours per night for 2.5-3 years. It actually ate the cheap steel front housing like a rusted midwest automobile. I have a spare but, after seeing the corrosive damage, maybe not. FWIW, it kept the scent well under control.
 
ozone generators even commercial made aren’t made to kill humans/bugs and produce for deodorant mode but it def can damage things from ur dehumidifier rubber belt ( turn em off when ozone on ) and many things ( corrosive ) and def will stress ur plants. But it’s def not gonnea kill ur bugs , maybe deter and give ya a headache if u chill in there but it wouldn’t ever be a tool besides for odor control or cleaning inbetween grows . Like @Rozgreenburn said, it was the corrosive damage that deter me and I def try to to turn off hvac to deh and not run to much. Def damaging to many products


infact back in day I tried this ( old forum replies def said u could) and it def didn’t even mess up simple two spot mites. just waste of time . Like using ozone to do deodorant for projects and even ur car or grow room . When things were more scary I even had a corona discharge on my outputs. It made everything going outdoors smell like lightNing strikes and no cannabis odor.

Duct version I got, works amazing for deodorant for output , no uv replacement also and humidity doesn’t mess with it.


mobile version, I use this for basement and inbetween grows to car if needed. Def cleans air and can help on air odor/mold. Temp yes but def a major inpact If needed.

 
Got the scope back out..Can't find a pest anywhere..I'll look even more tomorrow..Think the mites are beat..And I damn sure haven't seen even a trace of a aphid..If none of y'all haven't tried SuffoilX ide consider grabbing some if ya can..I panicked and paid big money for some Forbid 4f and never broke the seal..Been rotating Grandevo and Venerate along with Pyganic 1.4 and SuffoilX..Plants look clean and do not appear stressed .I know they could look better but they took full coverage IPM every three days for awhile...I'm backing off to once a week..Want to send a huge THANK YOU to @BH for all the help..And big thanks to everyone here..My Pure Michigan f5 gals made it thru..Just seen today i have roots on the backup clones of all three phenos ...Won't be long I'll decide which gal makes f6 beans..Party on
 
Got the scope back out..Can't find a pest anywhere..I'll look even more tomorrow..Think the mites are beat..And I damn sure haven't seen even a trace of a aphid..If none of y'all haven't tried SuffoilX ide consider grabbing some if ya can..I panicked and paid big money for some Forbid 4f and never broke the seal..Been rotating Grandevo and Venerate along with Pyganic 1.4 and SuffoilX..Plants look clean and do not appear stressed .I know they could look better but they took full coverage IPM every three days for awhile...I'm backing off to once a week..Want to send a huge THANK YOU to @BH for all the help..And big thanks to everyone here..My Pure Michigan f5 gals made it thru..Just seen today i have roots on the backup clones of all three phenos ...Won't be long I'll decide which gal makes f6 beans..Party on
Hell yeah man! That's awesome news! Glad you won the war. I was really feeling bad for you for a while there. @BH is one amazing and helpful individual 👊
 
Got the scope back out..Can't find a pest anywhere..I'll look even more tomorrow..Think the mites are beat..And I damn sure haven't seen even a trace of a aphid..If none of y'all haven't tried SuffoilX ide consider grabbing some if ya can..I panicked and paid big money for some Forbid 4f and never broke the seal..Been rotating Grandevo and Venerate along with Pyganic 1.4 and SuffoilX..Plants look clean and do not appear stressed .I know they could look better but they took full coverage IPM every three days for awhile...I'm backing off to once a week..Want to send a huge THANK YOU to @BH for all the help..And big thanks to everyone here..My Pure Michigan f5 gals made it thru..Just seen today i have roots on the backup clones of all three phenos ...Won't be long I'll decide which gal makes f6 beans..Party on
Just remeber this isn’t a 100% war won, huge battle won but as a grower even indoors please know a good ipm is one of cores of a good garden. the key is to have a huge % of pest and molds to be controlled no matter what without stresses to plant or quality . You’re doing a great job ! I just know many including myself once I got away from seeing a pest pressure got lazy but I know for a fact once u spot above low pressures the battle is 10x harder than doing weekly IPM scout/spraying. plus once u don’t see pest pressure you can avoid using very little knockouts , use low dosages of everything but this will def keep control if pressure is low-none and make sure if any try to invade or fight they def have something to fuck em up.

Thanks for the kinds words and I’m so glad u got this under control .your doing an amazing job and I know the exact same feelings on wanting to go nuke and kill them off but proof is pudding u def don’t have to if ur willing to be persistent and keep plants healthy and if seeing any pressure to use a knockout, simple but easier said than done .

side note, if u aren’t seeing any aphids/mites quit using ur pyganic till u do, like many tradional pest/fungicides they have limits per cycle (they can become resistant and it cost a lot, plus u wanna be able to use it at ,as when u see pest ) . I would also mark a date when u opened it so u know when it expires
 
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Just remeber this isn’t a 100% war won, huge battle won but as a grower even indoors please know a good ipm is one of cores of a good garden. the key is to have a huge % of pest and molds to be controlled no matter what without stresses to plant or quality . You’re doing a great job ! I just know many including myself once I got away from seeing a pest pressure got lazy but I know for a fact once u spot above low pressures the battle is 10x harder than doing weekly IPM scout/spraying. plus once u don’t see pest pressure you can avoid using very little knockouts , use low dosages of everything but this will def keep control if pressure is low-none and make sure if any try to invade or fight they def have something to fuck em up.

Thanks for the kinds words and I’m so glad u got this under control .your doing an amazing job and I know the exact same feelings on wanting to go nuke and kill them off but proof is pudding u def don’t have to if ur willing to be persistent and keep plants healthy and if seeing any pressure to use a knockout, simple but easier said than done .

side note, if u aren’t seeing any aphids/mites quit using ur pyganic till u do, like many tradional pest/fungicides they have limits per cycle (they can become resistant and it cost a lot, plus u wanna be able to use it at ,as when u see pest ) . I would also mark a date when u opened it so u know when it expires
Thanks @BH yesterday was the last time I planned on using the Pyganic however I was going to ask you if I should continue to use the SuffoilX and if so at a lower dose????as it also serves as a great surfactant along with Grandevo and venerate..If not I do have 4x surfacant on hand
 
Thanks @BH yesterday was the last time I planned on using the Pyganic however I was going to ask you if I should continue to use the SuffoilX and if so at a lower dose????as it also serves as a great surfactant along with Grandevo and venerate..If not I do have 4x surfacant on hand
Yes continue to use suffoilx witj Biocontrol at low dosage (Suffoilx low is 2.5 Tablespoons per gallon of water ) every 7-14 days, I would do 7 days till more time, broad mites suck
 
Got the scope back out..Can't find a pest anywhere..I'll look even more tomorrow..Think the mites are beat..And I damn sure haven't seen even a trace of a aphid..If none of y'all haven't tried SuffoilX ide consider grabbing some if ya can..I panicked and paid big money for some Forbid 4f and never broke the seal..Been rotating Grandevo and Venerate along with Pyganic 1.4 and SuffoilX..Plants look clean and do not appear stressed .I know they could look better but they took full coverage IPM every three days for awhile...I'm backing off to once a week..Want to send a huge THANK YOU to @BH for all the help..And big thanks to everyone here..My Pure Michigan f5 gals made it thru..Just seen today i have roots on the backup clones of all three phenos ...Won't be long I'll decide which gal makes f6 beans..Party on
Hell yeah bro, Looking forwards to the f6's showing out!
 
Got the scope back out..Can't find a pest anywhere..I'll look even more tomorrow..Think the mites are beat..And I damn sure haven't seen even a trace of a aphid..If none of y'all haven't tried SuffoilX ide consider grabbing some if ya can..I panicked and paid big money for some Forbid 4f and never broke the seal..Been rotating Grandevo and Venerate along with Pyganic 1.4 and SuffoilX..Plants look clean and do not appear stressed .I know they could look better but they took full coverage IPM every three days for awhile...I'm backing off to once a week..Want to send a huge THANK YOU to @BH for all the help..And big thanks to everyone here..My Pure Michigan f5 gals made it thru..Just seen today i have roots on the backup clones of all three phenos ...Won't be long I'll decide which gal makes f6 beans..Party on
Shit, I meant to send a DM. Oops. Problem solved. TX
 
...and then there were no more bugs. Drum Roll for @HBZ please, pH_ers.

And thanks to everyone who contributed/helped, a lot (or even just a little) to help this fellow pH_er succeed. 🤟
The information sharing here can be amazing. I even learned a couple new insect intervention techs. Thanks. 😇😊
Ya this place is amazing..Been at this for a LONG time..Only thought I could grow until I joined here..The help and endless info from fellow PHers is insanely humbling and beyond helpful..Just a absolute wonderful group to say the least..I wouldn't have accomplished 3/4 of the stuff that I have without y'all💯
 
Has anybody ever used an ozone generator to battle bugs. My buddy’s not growing anymore but when he did he had everything under the sun for his room. And I believe one of the last things he added was some special light with an ozone generator or maybe it was just an ozone generator.

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around 2007 I ran one of these for a few years, in a lung box for smell. Initially I did not, until I realized how dangerous it was. It was strong. If anyone takes this route in an open room, I highly urge you to vent it outdoors/don't let it leak, and make sure it is well vented and the ozone machine off before you do any work in there. It will mess with your immune system and can give you cancer.... sorry i can't really speak on its efficacy for bugs! But definitely nerfed odors.

I only stopped using it because I lost it during a transition, I may have given it away, may have been eating too many mushrooms at the time... 🤷‍♂️
 
My Toyota Tundra, is turning 25 years old in January.
I use my ozone machine, once for 20 minutes every 4-5 years to keep her interior smelling like a *fairly* new truck does when new.
She still is under 100,000 miles, barley .
Sorry off topic, but I do love my Ozone machine!!
In a grow, I'd be very learly of using my machine, it very powerful.
It does kill off everything in my experiences with it.
 
My Toyota Tundra, is turning 25 years old in January.
I use my ozone machine, once for 20 minutes every 4-5 years to keep her interior smelling like a *fairly* new truck does when new.
She still is under 100,000 miles, barley .
Sorry off topic, but I do love my Ozone machine!!
In a grow, I'd be very learly of using my machine, it very powerful.
It does kill off everything in my experiences with it.
Jealous of the tundra . I have a 2019 taco and I miss the older models a lot
 

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