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Fresh air doesn't initiate the pinning process. Lighting, temp, moisture, and the introduction of FAE.

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Starrider said:
Well, if you look at the pics, carefully, you will see that the cased tray had healthier fruits producing on it. I tend to believe that the fruits were aloud to have more time colonizing and got a lot more water.

And by-the-way, both trays were noced up at the same time. I'm convinced that the cased tray did better. And I do know what I'm talking about.

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If I was you, I would place a casing layer on top of the sub(make it verm only, with optimal moisture) and spread it across the top of the sub. Make it only 1/2 inch.

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Id do this also but not so much the watering.  your sub should have enough water supply.  if anything a light mist 2 or 3x a day would be enough.

if you dont want to case just put a piece of wax paper over it and replace as it gets wet.

crumple the wax paper into a ball and open it back up flat and place it on your sub, mist and fan if needed and change the paper when it starts to get soggy.  Ive seen great results doing this. 

I did the same thing with my monotub 1st attempt lookin at it colonizing and got a crappy flush, I got shrooms but at random times and it took for ever to finish poppin new shrooms every other day or so.  all in all I got about 3oz but over a months time

next time cut a view hole in your lid and seal it with plastic or plexi glass or cling wrap something see through to avoid exposing uncolonized sub to contams/FAE.

I put my whole tub into a garbage bag during colonizing and after 10-14 days remove and put into fruiting conditions (light 12 on/off, FAE, constant room temps 70-78F)

tubs do a pretty good job holding humidity by themselves as long as you keep an eye on it as not to let water pool up or your sub dry out.