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veda_sticks
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Soda bottle fruiting chambers
#10743529 - 07/26/09 02:25 PM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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ive been using a few soda bottles for cakes that didnt end up getting used in double tubs or for spawning.
I was so impressed with the results that i thought i would post it here.
They really are simple to make and would suit those who are just fruiting a few cakes at a time.
All you do is cut the top off right were it starts to tape off toward the top so that you can slide that inside. This is a little triccky, i messed it up on 1 bottle and the top just fell right to the bottom.
It should be a nice tight fit.
Then rinse drained perlite in the bottom and loosyly fill the bottle hole with polyfill.
For air exchange, remove the polyfill and push the top up and down like a pump.

Here is 2 cakes fruiting at the moment, both on there 2nd flush after being dunked and looking very healthy.

This one is pinning on the top a very good sign that its holding humidity well. there was actually 26 pins on this cake on the top, but silly me dropped my phone in there while taking the photo crushing 3 of them and semi detaching another 1. No biggy though it could still pin yet elsewhere, its very bumpy and knotty looking around the entire cake.
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Re: Soda bottle fruiting chambers [Re: veda_sticks]
#10743549 - 07/26/09 02:28 PM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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Very nice! How often do you exchange the air in those?
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veda_sticks
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Re: Soda bottle fruiting chambers [Re: DallasP]
#10743575 - 07/26/09 02:32 PM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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Im quite lazy these days, sometimes twice a day sometimes maybe 4.
I still have a few things i want to try with these, like adding more holes for better FAE
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Re: Soda bottle fruiting chambers [Re: DallasP]
#10743598 - 07/26/09 02:37 PM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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Nice one! Thrifty to say the least.
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Re: Soda bottle fruiting chambers [Re: DallasP]
#10743607 - 07/26/09 02:40 PM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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nice, thanks for sharing! 
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PsiloCybing
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Re: Soda bottle fruiting chambers [Re: sonnyboy209]
#10743792 - 07/26/09 03:15 PM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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Edited by PsiloCybing (08/04/09 01:21 AM)
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veda_sticks
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Re: Soda bottle fruiting chambers [Re: PsiloCybing]
#10744932 - 07/26/09 07:45 PM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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no ones commented on that i dont have perlite in the bottom of mine :-)
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Re: Soda bottle fruiting chambers [Re: veda_sticks]
#10752761 - 07/27/09 11:42 PM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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veda_sticks said: no ones commented on that i dont have perlite in the bottom of mine :-)
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Re: Soda bottle fruiting chambers [Re: veda_sticks]
#10752917 - 07/28/09 12:21 AM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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Maybe you did the smart thing and used a folded up washcloth instead.
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veda_sticks
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Re: Soda bottle fruiting chambers [Re: eisenhower]
#10752979 - 07/28/09 12:38 AM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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vermiculite
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Re: Soda bottle fruiting chambers [Re: eisenhower]
#10753170 - 07/28/09 01:34 AM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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veda_sticks said: Then rinse drained perlite in the bottom and loosyly fill the bottle hole with polyfill.
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veda_sticks said: no ones commented on that i dont have perlite in the bottom of mine :-)
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but you do have perlite?
lol, I'm confused, nice tek tho Veda, I done one by spawning a single cake to poo cause i didn't have perlite either and just filling the bottle up with the mix, that worked out well too. like your FAE technique pumping it in, i had a plastic bag tied and got extremely bored taking it off and on again while fanning. nice.
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nope, ive got verm in the bottom :-)
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Re: Soda bottle fruiting chambers [Re: veda_sticks]
#10753332 - 07/28/09 02:22 AM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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veda_sticks said: nope, ive got verm in the bottom :-)
but you said perlite?!
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Re: Soda bottle fruiting chambers [Re: vinylcassett]
#10753336 - 07/28/09 02:24 AM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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yes you would use perlite.
but i dont have perlite.
in this case, verm seems to work ok. though i wonder if the cake itself could keep it humid in there as long as you keep the air space to a minimum
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Re: Soda bottle fruiting chambers [Re: veda_sticks]
#10753346 - 07/28/09 02:28 AM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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gotcha... cool project
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Re: Soda bottle fruiting chambers [Re: vinylcassett]
#10754670 - 07/28/09 10:33 AM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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update :-) looking ncie so far.
I knocked a bloody pin of exchange the air though
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Re: Soda bottle fruiting chambers [Re: veda_sticks]
#10756326 - 07/28/09 03:42 PM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
veda_sticks said:

update :-) looking ncie so far.
I knocked a bloody pin of exchange the air though
ooooooo pretty!
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Re: Soda bottle fruiting chambers [Re: vinylcassett]
#10756370 - 07/28/09 03:50 PM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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Edited by PsiloCybing (08/04/09 01:21 AM)
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DallasP
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Re: Soda bottle fruiting chambers [Re: veda_sticks]
#10756851 - 07/28/09 05:10 PM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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veda_sticks said: in this case, verm seems to work ok. though i wonder if the cake itself could keep it humid in there as long as you keep the air space to a minimum
Nah. The point of keeping the air humid is so the cake can absorb moisture to use in producing fruitbodies. Gotta have all that extra water comin from somewhere else :p
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Re: Soda bottle fruiting chambers [Re: PsiloCybing]
#10756863 - 07/28/09 05:12 PM (14 years, 6 months ago) |
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PsiloCybing said: it'll be interesting to see how cramped the mushies will get in there as they grow. might make picking them a lil difficult.
Or it may be as easy as taking a pair of scissors (scalpel, xacto knife, etc) down the side of the bottle and unwrapping it like a birthday present!
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