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low humitiy, help
    #10590927 - 06/29/09 05:12 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

im working with a space 2'x2'x2' and i have a rubbermaid container in there with half cut off.

anyway, its 84*F in there but only 75% humitity, anyone know of a way i can raise it?

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Re: low humitiy, help [Re: evl]
    #10590983 - 06/29/09 05:55 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

What are you using to create humidity in your tub? Perlite?  If so, mist the walls of the tub and make sure your lid forms a good seal.  You didn't offer very much information.

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Re: low humitiy, help [Re: MLBjammer]
    #10591050 - 06/29/09 06:37 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Need more info and/or photos.  What kind of terrarium is it?  Shotgun?  Poor man's pod?  mono-tub?  How exactly did you build it?

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Re: low humitiy, help [Re: Duggstar]
    #10591155 - 06/29/09 07:09 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

temp is too high. misting the walls will do nothing to raise humidity...
increase perlite and air flow.

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Re: low humitiy, help [Re: Optx]
    #10596501 - 06/30/09 07:30 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Also, are you sure that you're hygrometer is accurate?  95% of the time on this forum when someone says they have low humidity they are either using a digital hydrometer which is inaccurate at higher humidity levels, or an analogue one that has not been calibrated properly.  You should use the wet towel method to calibrate it.

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Re: low humitiy, help [Re: Duggstar]
    #10597028 - 06/30/09 10:21 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

get that temp down homeboy. i assume you are in the fruiting stages? you really didnt give enough info for anyone to help you really.


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Re: low humitiy, help [Re: iskinbash]
    #10597222 - 06/30/09 11:11 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

sorry, ill put pics up today

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Re: low humitiy, help [Re: evl]
    #10598147 - 06/30/09 02:38 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

got pics now

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Re: low humitiy, help [Re: evl]
    #10598182 - 06/30/09 02:45 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

i know from personal experience most hygrometers are completely inaccurate.

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Re: low humitiy, help [Re: darkestmage]
    #10599420 - 06/30/09 06:33 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

Do you have a top for that thing? something to keep some humidity in?

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i know from personal experience most hygrometers are completely inaccurate.




If calibrated correctly, an analog hygrometer is almost always accurate...not sure what kind you use.


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Re: low humitiy, help [Re: iskinbash]
    #10599427 - 06/30/09 06:35 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

yes i have a top for it.

its staying at like 87% humity

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Re: low humitiy, help [Re: evl]
    #10599918 - 06/30/09 07:55 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

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yes i have a top for it.

its staying at like 87% humity




I highly dout yoiuyr humidity is that low with mushrooms growing.

You really need some method of getting fresh air, without any holes isnt going to help, being cut off from the rest of the world isnt helping either.

ditch the cheap digital hygrometer and replace it with a quality analogue from a cigar shop.


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Re: low humitiy, help [Re: veda_sticks]
    #10599934 - 06/30/09 07:58 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

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yes i have a top for it.

its staying at like 87% humity




I highly dout yoiuyr humidity is that low with mushrooms growing.

You really need some method of getting fresh air, without any holes isnt going to help, being cut off from the rest of the world isnt helping either.

ditch the cheap digital hygrometer and replace it with a quality analogue from a cigar shop.




kay, will do on the hygrometer.

you can see the holes really well in the 4th pic down

all them light spots on the sides of the box are holes. about 110 holes on 2 sides of the box

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Re: low humitiy, help [Re: evl]
    #10602006 - 07/01/09 06:49 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

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kay, will do on the hygrometer.

you can see the holes really well in the 4th pic down

all them light spots on the sides of the box are holes. about 110 holes on 2 sides of the box



I don't understand what the chipboard box is for, I have never seen a setup like that and to me it doesn't look like a good idea.

Get yourself a clear plastic tub and drill 1/4" holes on the actual tub itself on all six sides 2" apart, fill the bottom with 4-5 inches of wet perlite, and the tub needs to be raised off the ground to let the air circulate all around it.

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Re: low humitiy, help [Re: Duggstar]
    #10602381 - 07/01/09 08:58 AM (15 years, 6 months ago)

I just noticed the setup, id think that space would be hard to keep humidified, the air inside the open tub may be around 90% but its going to dry out quickly.

Build a shotgun terrarium.

I drank some tea last night and didnt notice


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Re: low humitiy, help [Re: veda_sticks]
    #10603906 - 07/01/09 02:27 PM (15 years, 6 months ago)

cant do shotgun for privacy purposes as stated in first post

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