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Do black specks in LC mean Contam?
    #10598719 - 06/30/09 04:21 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Yeah, do they?

Both of my baby bottles have lotsa snowflakes of mycellium no Idea how old but I also noticed tiny black specks only like 3 or 4 that I can see,

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Re: Do black specks in LC mean Contam? [Re: Harlz]
    #10598731 - 06/30/09 04:23 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Are you positive they aren't spores? My LC's have them during and after innoc, which is usually just large clumps of spores. So that is a possibility.

Do you have any pics? Thats the only way for us to be sure?


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Re: Do black specks in LC mean Contam? [Re: TheMushaman]
    #10598751 - 06/30/09 04:28 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Ill go take some pics dude I need to know!



I couldnt get any pics, theyre too small to photograph:shrug:


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Re: Do black specks in LC mean Contam? [Re: Harlz]
    #10598809 - 06/30/09 04:41 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

You can't tell anything by looking at LC. :rolleyes:
Wait and shoot up a test jar.


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Re: Do black specks in LC mean Contam? [Re: Harlz]
    #10598823 - 06/30/09 04:43 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Black specks and "snowflakes"  sounds like bacteria.  I am 90% sure it is contam without a pic,  but the only way to be sure is to do a small test jar.
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Re: Do black specks in LC mean Contam? [Re: CH HELL]
    #10598860 - 06/30/09 04:50 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

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Black specks and "snowflakes"  sounds like bacteria.  I am 90% sure it is contam without a pic,  but the only way to be sure is to do a small test jar.
GL,
CH




Why do snowflakes sound like contam,I know the black specks do but  snowflakes meaning mycellium that has been separated by the agitator, best description I could find:shrug: Im sure its healthy mycellium Im just unsure about the specks, I guess Ill just do a test jar :shrug:


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Re: Do black specks in LC mean Contam? [Re: Harlz]
    #10598887 - 06/30/09 04:55 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

A good LC can be descibed as wispy or a cotton ball look.  But flakes are normally bad.:shrug:  Sorry put up a pic,  but flakes and black speck = contam 90+% of the time.  I hope I am wrong for your sake.  Plus the ONLY way to be sure is to do a test jar.
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Re: Do black specks in LC mean Contam? [Re: CH HELL]
    #10598908 - 06/30/09 05:00 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

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A good LC can be descibed as wispy or a cotton ball look.  But flakes are normally bad.:shrug:  Sorry put up a pic,  but flakes and black speck = contam 90+% of the time.  I hope I am wrong for your sake.  Plus the ONLY way to be sure is to do a test jar.
CH




It doesnt matter if theyre contammed it was just a test as my first LC, I wanna know what I did wrong though :shrug:


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Re: Do black specks in LC mean Contam? [Re: CH HELL]
    #10598911 - 06/30/09 05:00 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Test it man. If you saw them as you inoculated, then there is a good chance they are sporeclumps, but like Doc said we can't be sure. You need to do a test jar.

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Black specks and "snowflakes"  sounds like bacteria.  I am 90% sure it is contam without a pic,  but the only way to be sure is to do a small test jar.
GL,
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Snowflakes do not mean contam. My healthy mycelium grows just like that.



LC's are easy to identify a contam. It is something you will need to learn on your own. Just make  jar, shoot it up, and you shall know


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Re: Do black specks in LC mean Contam? [Re: TheMushaman]
    #10598935 - 06/30/09 05:05 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

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Test it man. If you saw them as you inoculated, then there is a good chance they are sporeclumps, but like Doc said we can't be sure. You need to do a test jar.

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Black specks and "snowflakes"  sounds like bacteria.  I am 90% sure it is contam without a pic,  but the only way to be sure is to do a small test jar.
GL,
CH





Snowflakes do not mean contam. My healthy mycelium grows just like that.



LC's are easy to identify a contam. It is something you will need to learn on your own. Just make  jar, shoot it up, and you shall know


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Re: Do black specks in LC mean Contam? [Re: CH HELL]
    #10598953 - 06/30/09 05:09 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

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Test it man. If you saw them as you inoculated, then there is a good chance they are sporeclumps, but like Doc said we can't be sure. You need to do a test jar.

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CH HELL said:
Black specks and "snowflakes"  sounds like bacteria.  I am 90% sure it is contam without a pic,  but the only way to be sure is to do a small test jar.
GL,
CH





Snowflakes do not mean contam. My healthy mycelium grows just like that.



LC's are easy to identify a contam. It is something you will need to learn on your own. Just make  jar, shoot it up, and you shall know


:picdidnthappen:




I'll correct myself. LCs are NOT easy to identify, but you will learn to in time. In my haste I forgot the Not.


And CH, I'l get those pics soon. Camera is dead from a trip to the mountains, so when it is charged I'll get them. Might wait till tomorrow or the day after so I can show you the healthy Myc colonizing my jars. Will that be sufficient?


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Re: Do black specks in LC mean Contam? [Re: TheMushaman]
    #10599243 - 06/30/09 05:57 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

So if its contaminated whats it gonna do in my jars? Just show like trich or sumthin?


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Re: Do black specks in LC mean Contam? [Re: Harlz]
    #10599328 - 06/30/09 06:17 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

If it is contaminated with bacteria then it will first make your jar look wet then it my even colonize but there will be a distinct non-mushroom smell coming from the jar.
Did you look at the other thread,  I would say his jars look like flakes and are contaminated.  Does your jar look like that?  Here's the thread.
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/10585894

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Re: Do black specks in LC mean Contam? [Re: CH HELL]
    #10599614 - 06/30/09 07:07 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

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If it is contaminated with bacteria then it will first make your jar look wet then it my even colonize but there will be a distinct non-mushroom smell coming from the jar.
Did you look at the other thread,  I would say his jars look like flakes and are contaminated.  Does your jar look like that?  Here's the thread.
http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/10585894





Yeah, those definitey look contamed. My growth is very different. It actually looks like little rhizo snowflakes. I'll get those pics soon


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Re: Do black specks in LC mean Contam? [Re: Harlz]
    #10600806 - 06/30/09 10:45 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

I've had black specs in perfectly fine LCs before. Generally older ones, I things perhpas as the Myc get older you may get this occassionally, but thy seem to still perform well. Also, it's possibly a tiny spec of carmalized sugar from what ever you used as nutrient. Some suggest, if you're using honey or syrups to cook the sugar water for a bit (do search for specifics) and then strain it before PCing... this helps get rid of carmalized pieces which are bad for your LC.


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Re: Do black specks in LC mean Contam? [Re: Emperor Reishi]
    #10600867 - 06/30/09 10:56 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

i get black floaties or flakes in my LC all the time. in my case its just shit falling off the inside of the lid. i use honey water myself. if the water is getting clearer then the myc is happy.


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