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Will cotton work instead of polyfill?
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Can I use it to make filters in my WBS jars?

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Re: Will cotton work instead of polyfill? [Re: doornoblightbulb]
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Yes, cotton fiber or gauze is all we used back in the day.  Keep it dry or it will mold.  Polyfill is synthetic and thus more forgiving if it gets wet.
RR


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Re: Will cotton work instead of polyfill? [Re: RogerRabbit]
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awesome i was wondering this same thing in my FC im gonna make filtered holes with hospital tape and gauze or poly fill sandwiched between then holes poked thru the tape


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Re: Will cotton work instead of polyfill? [Re: nastos]
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you can go buy a cheap dog toy and rip out the polyfill..


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Re: Will cotton work instead of polyfill? [Re: nastos]
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nastos said:
awesome i was wondering this same thing in my FC im gonna make filtered holes with hospital tape and gauze or poly fill sandwiched between then holes poked thru the tape


Sounds like a good way to suffocate your substrate.  You're not supposed to filter air in a fruiting chamber.
RR


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Re: Will cotton work instead of polyfill? [Re: RogerRabbit]
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Never use cotton it is very water absorbent and will wick contams into your jars polyfil is not absorbent that's why we use it.
Cotton has always been a nono since day one.
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Oyster Shell "Flour" $2 for 1lb. a hell of a deal :wink:
Not what is overlay but rather what overlay is
Gas Exchange vs. FAE

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Re: Will cotton work instead of polyfill? [Re: RogerRabbit]
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RogerRabbit said:
nastos said:
awesome i was wondering this same thing in my FC im gonna make filtered holes with hospital tape and gauze or poly fill sandwiched between then holes poked thru the tape


Sounds like a good way to suffocate your substrate.  You're not supposed to filter air in a fruiting chamber.
RR


really? then why am i seeing tons of pics of tubs with poly fil sticking out the sidesit seems enough holes in the fc filled with polyfill would still provide enough GE but ill take ur word for it thanx RR


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Re: Will cotton work instead of polyfill? [Re: hyphae]
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I thought they said all great minds think alike...

nastos  the way you are describing it would mean that your sandwitching the polyfill between the tape. which is overkill and would not allow enough ge. Now if you mean your just going to stuff the holes gently with polyfill then that should be good.


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Fastest Cultivation WINNER!!!! NoOneKnowsHowToAct won it twice, must be doing something right:super:

Shoot me a pm if you would like a powerful custom laser built. :smile: 4th pic is a 1.3W 445nm laser burning thru some plastic makeup containers. Yes I was wearing proper safety goggles, otherwise I would be blind right now.

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Re: Will cotton work instead of polyfill? [Re: TacoHerder]
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TacoHerder said:
I thought they said all great minds think alike...

nastos  the way you are describing it would mean that your sandwitching the polyfill between the tape. which is overkill and would not allow enough ge. Now if you mean your just going to stuff the holes gently with polyfill then that should be good.


Well to tell you the truth we never used filters back in the day we just cracked the lids slightly and keep them in a semi-sterile environment. Had very few contams if any. Things have changed a lot since then.


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Oyster Shell "Flour" $2 for 1lb. a hell of a deal :wink:
Not what is overlay but rather what overlay is
Gas Exchange vs. FAE

"We all have priorities. I used a closet once setup a nice little lab trouble was all the shit that was in there ended up in the bedroom that pissed off the GF then I ended up dumping her as she was getting in the way of my sterile culture technique! Ya I got priorities too!!!"

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Re: Will cotton work instead of polyfill? [Re: TacoHerder]
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ok i just meant sort of tape to like hold it inplacenot completley tape over the holes just to kinda square it off ad make it look a little neater im talking decent sized holes here not puny ones


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Re: Will cotton work instead of polyfill? [Re: nastos]
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nastos said:
ok i just meant sort of tape to like hold it inplacenot completley tape over the holes just to kinda square it off ad make it look a little neater im talking decent sized holes here not puny ones


That's seems like it would be blocking a significant portion of the airflow. The purpose of the polyfill or cotton is not to filter the air, rather it's there to hold in moisture while allowing air exchange. Plentiful FAE is what keeps molds at bay, not filtering the holes.

Edited by wygram (07/15/09 09:32 PM)

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Re: Will cotton work instead of polyfill? [Re: wygram]
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gotcha thanx


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Re: Will cotton work instead of polyfill? [Re: RogerRabbit]
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RogerRabbit said:
nastos said:
awesome i was wondering this same thing in my FC im gonna make filtered holes with hospital tape and gauze or poly fill sandwiched between then holes poked thru the tape


Sounds like a good way to suffocate your substrate.  You're not supposed to filter air in a fruiting chamber.
RR


nothing wrong with a good ole' hole lightly stuffed with polyfill.  Helps keep the humidity in, while still allowing a bit of air.  I agree with the rabbit here only if you are the type who will mist daily at minimum.  Otherwise, loosely packed polyfill in some holes will give you enough cushion to be away from the grow for a week or two.


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You ever seen that movie Constantine.  Well they pass into hell several times.  In hell there are melting human bodies, in your tub are melting mushroom bodies.  Your tub had passed into mushroom hell.

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Re: Will cotton work instead of polyfill? [Re: Stealthgrower]
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didnt mean to tj this thread lol


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Re: Will cotton work instead of polyfill? [Re: nastos]
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Gas Exchange - Colonizing
Fresh Air Exchange - Fruiting

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Re: Will cotton work instead of polyfill? [Re: AlexP]
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but isnt air just a gas? fresh or not no need to get too teknikal


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Re: Will cotton work instead of polyfill? [Re: nastos]
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During GE you want high levels of CO2. During FAE you want high levels of O2. Let's use the proper terms!


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"To feel today what one felt yesterday isn't to feel - it's to remember today what was felt yesterday, to be today's living corpse of what yesterday was lived and lost." Fernando Pessoa

"When one creates phantoms for oneself, one puts vampires into the world, and one must nourish these children of a voluntary nightmare with one's blood, one's life, one's intelligence, and one's reason, without ever satisfying them." Eliphas Levi

"The joy of life consists in the exercise of one's energies, continual growth, constant change, the enjoyment of every new experience. To stop means simply to die. The eternal mistake of mankind is to set up an attainable ideal." Aleister Crowley

"The Universe is an artistic catharsis." Artifex Infinitum

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Re: Will cotton work instead of polyfill? [Re: AlexP]
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boooooo-rriiiing


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Re: Will cotton work instead of polyfill? [Re: nastos]
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nastos said:
no need to get too teknikal


Unless you want to grow mushrooms. :shrug:


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Re: Will cotton work instead of polyfill? [Re: Doc_T]
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i believe success can be obtained with out such trivial nit picking...


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