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A genial nod



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Too many holes in Shotgun FC?
#10604959 - 07/01/09 05:24 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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I really think I may be having humidity problems with my FC--or at least, I did a few days ago.
The 4 cakes I put in the soonest seem to have been drying out quite a bit. Since I placed them into the FC, I've taped up a few holes and also raised the light a bit higher (it was throwing off a lot of heat).
Here are some pics showing the number of holes and spacing on my FC. Are there too many here?

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kaneabel
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Re: Too many holes in Shotgun FC? [Re: A genial nod]
#10604970 - 07/01/09 05:26 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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How thick is your perlite layer? How often are you misting/fanning?
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Jitsu
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Re: Too many holes in Shotgun FC? [Re: A genial nod]
#10604977 - 07/01/09 05:26 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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looks like a few too many to me. This is how I have mine setup and it retains 90%+ humidity.
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A genial nod



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Re: Too many holes in Shotgun FC? [Re: kaneabel]
#10605040 - 07/01/09 05:35 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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kaneabel said: How thick is your perlite layer? How often are you misting/fanning?
My perlite layer is about 3.5 inches and I mist/fan every 4 hours or so.
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kaneabel
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Re: Too many holes in Shotgun FC? [Re: A genial nod]
#10605062 - 07/01/09 05:38 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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try taping some of the holes that are at the top of where the perlite is and just above the line...you may have some of that humidity wicking out as soon as moisture from the perlite atomizes into the air above it...am I right, experts?
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Re: Too many holes in Shotgun FC? [Re: A genial nod]
#10605076 - 07/01/09 05:39 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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what size of holes did you dril, those look huge.
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A genial nod



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Re: Too many holes in Shotgun FC? [Re: veda_sticks]
#10605212 - 07/01/09 06:01 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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I used a 1/4" drill bit.
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Re: Too many holes in Shotgun FC? [Re: veda_sticks]
#10605221 - 07/01/09 06:03 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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veda_sticks said: what size of holes did you dril, those look huge.
I did mine exactly as RR says in his videos, and those holes look to be the same size 1/4" drill bit... I haven't used my SGFC yet, but the only thing I can see wrong with this guy's setup is that the holes may be a bit too close together. I used a ruler to make sure all of my holes were as close to 2 inches apart as possible.
It also seems this guy was watching me at walmart cause he got the same exact tub that I'm using 96qt. It's huge man, I'm expecting 3.5" of perlite won't be enough to keep that thing humid, so I'm planning to use 5 or 6 inches myself.
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Re: Too many holes in Shotgun FC? [Re: A genial nod]
#10605223 - 07/01/09 06:03 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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I usually do 1/4 inch holes every 2 inches or soo.. Also I use to do about 4-5 inches of perlite
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A genial nod



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Re: Too many holes in Shotgun FC? [Re: Damion5050]
#10605304 - 07/01/09 06:20 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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I taped up a few more holes and am adding some perlite now. I'll post again later about how things are going.
Thanks for all the advice!
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tazz
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Re: Too many holes in Shotgun FC? [Re: Damion5050]
#10605451 - 07/01/09 06:56 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Damion5050 said: I usually do 1/4 inch holes every 2 inches or soo.. Also I use to do about 4-5 inches of perlite
Yup. Exactly like that. 1/4" holes every 2" or so. Around 4" of perlite. Shotguns are trouble-free and they make mushrooms!
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A genial nod



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Re: Too many holes in Shotgun FC? [Re: tazz]
#10605495 - 07/01/09 07:06 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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tazz said:
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Damion5050 said: I usually do 1/4 inch holes every 2 inches or soo.. Also I use to do about 4-5 inches of perlite
Yup. Exactly like that. 1/4" holes every 2" or so. Around 4" of perlite. Shotguns are trouble-free and they make mushrooms!
I'm definitely gonna build a new one for my next grow.
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Re: Too many holes in Shotgun FC? [Re: A genial nod]
#10605557 - 07/01/09 07:20 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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hey man, i had the same prob, i taped up about every other hole until my humidity reached 99%. then i untaped holes until the humidity started to drop. is your FC raised by anything? I use soda cans on each corner, b/c you need airflow from underneath to wick moisture up through the perlite into the FC. Good Luck man.
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Re: Too many holes in Shotgun FC? [Re: puma119]
#10605602 - 07/01/09 07:31 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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puma119 said: hey man, i had the same prob, i taped up about every other hole until my humidity reached 99%. then i untaped holes until the humidity started to drop. is your FC raised by anything? I use soda cans on each corner, b/c you need airflow from underneath to wick moisture up through the perlite into the FC. Good Luck man.
Mine is actually sitting on a wire shelf, so air flow is fine.
I didn't take quite a methodical an approach as you did to taping up my holes--I used wide tape to cover entire patches of holes in areas where they were way too close together. Maybe I'll start pulling tape here and there to let some air in.
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Re: Too many holes in Shotgun FC? [Re: A genial nod]
#10605876 - 07/01/09 08:22 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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how long have they been in the terrarium? have you been misting ? how often?
what makes you think they are drying out?
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A genial nod



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Re: Too many holes in Shotgun FC? [Re: veda_sticks]
#10605918 - 07/01/09 08:29 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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veda_sticks said: how long have they been in the terrarium? have you been misting ? how often?
what makes you think they are drying out?
The ones that seemed to be drying out were in there for 4 days. I'd been misting every 4 hours at least, sometimes more often.
The first clue that they were drying out was their appearance. They weren't "glistening" like the other ones were, and the edges around the top (what used to be the bottom when they were in the jars) were "sharper," whereas they were softer on the other cakes--as if they had dried up too much.
Finally, I gently tapped a few of the cakes, and the ones that seemed dry felt harder when I tapped them--they didn't "give" as much. Then I very gently squeezed a few of the cakes (clean hands) and the dry ones were harder--just as when I tapped them, they didn't "give".
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Re: Too many holes in Shotgun FC? [Re: A genial nod]
#10605949 - 07/01/09 08:34 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Did you dunk the cakes before putting them in the fc?
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Re: Too many holes in Shotgun FC? [Re: feelingfunny]
#10606256 - 07/01/09 09:29 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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feelingfunny said: Did you dunk the cakes before putting them in the fc?
Yes, for 12 hours.
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Re: Too many holes in Shotgun FC? [Re: A genial nod]
#10606286 - 07/01/09 09:35 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Dunk for 24 hours next time.
It looks like you drilled about twice as many holes as the tek calls for. You can make up for it by extra misting. RR
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Re: Too many holes in Shotgun FC? [Re: RogerRabbit]
#10606347 - 07/01/09 09:45 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Damn, I was gonna say that about the dunking. Can't really top it if RR said it. He's totally right though, I experimented with different dunking times and 24 hours has provided the best results.
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