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canadianmetal
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water in my cakes?
#11005296 - 09/05/09 05:10 PM (15 years, 4 months ago) |
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so i accidentally put too much water in my pressure cooker when i was sterilizing my jars, and a few of them filled up with water. I inoculated* them anyways. will i still have mycelium growth or should i just start over and resterilize with new jars.
this is my second grow so another question is that on my first grow, it was successful, but i wasnt getting the results i wanted.
my setup is a large chamber with a couple holes, a timed flourescent light (12on-12off) and a humidifier inside the chamber. my problem was that i was getting lots of small mushrooms when i want big ones. i think my problem is my fresh air exchange so im installing an exhaust fan. also, im going to poke a small drain hole in the bottom because of the humidifier my perlite is basically floating on 2 inches of water so i want a hole just big enough to keep the perlite wet but not be floating. any advice on this would be much appreciated.
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Shea25
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Uh throw them out if they were full of water they will contam
Aways better to start fresh I just put little pieces of black electrical tape over the holes when I PC
Edited by Shea25 (09/05/09 05:12 PM)
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prismism



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Quote:
canadianmetal said: also, im going to poke a small drain hole in the bottom because of the humidifier my perlite is basically floating on 2 inches of water so i want a hole just big enough to keep the perlite wet but not be floating. any advice on this would be much appreciated.
poke many many holes on the bottom and all sides.
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Shea25
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Don't even need to use a humidifier. just take your tote and drill 1/4inch holes 2 inches apart on all six sides and then trow in 4-5 inches of wet strained perlite. Then all you have to do is mist and fan 3-6 times a day
http://www.iplayerhd.com/player/4668b8fe-7c51-44cd-ac3d-1cb71528184f.aspx
Edited by Shea25 (09/05/09 06:14 PM)
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canadianmetal
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Re: water in my cakes? [Re: Shea25]
#11006108 - 09/05/09 08:51 PM (15 years, 4 months ago) |
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i have the humidifier because i dont have the time to mist and fan.
do you think it will still contaiminate if i have taken every precaution to make sure that the cakes incubate in a sterile environment?
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Doc_T
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You need a lot of fresh air coming in.
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Shea25
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Yea I would say there doomed If the jars filled up with water.
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canadianmetal
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Re: water in my cakes? [Re: Shea25]
#11006261 - 09/05/09 09:22 PM (15 years, 4 months ago) |
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Im going to have exhaust fans moving air through the chamber so i dont think that will be a problem. as far as the water goes, i hope im not doomed, but ill let them incubate anyways and see. i appreaciate your input man.
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Shea25
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Its Bacillus aka Wet spot your going to have to worry about. Usually comes from excessive moisture
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Doc_T
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canadianmetal said: Im going to have exhaust fans moving air through the chamber so i dont think that will be a problem.
Unless it affects humidity. This is why it is so hard to do this on a small scale, there's no buffer. But it might work.
Still, if your jars filled up with water, toss them. Save yourself the heartache.
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