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 Qlop
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 Hydra-pod question.... 
#1109392 - 12/04/02 08:13 AM (22 years, 4 months ago) |
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I will be recieving my hydra-pod soon and I would like to know if there is anyway possible you can do a casing inside of it like I think I saw on the website (I think it is just crumbled up cakes formed into a dome but I really don't know). I would greatly appreciate it if you could tell me how in the pictures of the hydra-pod they made that large mound that all the mushrooms grow from instead of just putting in the indiviual pints. If you could please elaborate on the process I would greatly appreciate it because it would save a lot of space.
http://www.micronmagick.com/index.cfm?fuseAction=catalog.Catalog&categoryID=9
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 Bilge
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Re: Hydra-pod question.... [Re: Qlop]
#1109395 - 12/04/02 08:15 AM (22 years, 4 months ago) |
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i don't think that's a casing on the website. my experience was that humidity was always too high for a casing. i moved to a rubbermaid.
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friggin wigga
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Re: Hydra-pod question.... [Re: Qlop]
#1109572 - 12/04/02 09:55 AM (22 years, 4 months ago) |
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those in the pictures are just casings stacked on each other. They do this, I think, to help with moisture. If anyone else knows why else they would do this, let's hear it.
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Bilge
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i still don't think those are casings. they appear to be cakes. they are stacked to more efficiently use the space.
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Qlop
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Re: Hydra-pod question.... [Re: Bilge]
#1109672 - 12/04/02 10:57 AM (22 years, 4 months ago) |
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Well it is one big thing and not several different things thats for sure....I'm thinking they crumbled up all the cakes like you would for a casing and just stackedem...however I'd like confirmation before I do this.
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friggin wigga
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Re: Hydra-pod question.... [Re: Bilge]
#1109678 - 12/04/02 11:00 AM (22 years, 4 months ago) |
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oh, sry my bad. I meant to say those are cakes stacked togetha, on top of each other. My bad.
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Azmodeus
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Let me know what you think of the hydra-pod.........looked like a gimmek to me though. Thought about fashioning my own though, but dont know if it would be worth the effort........
Anybody have exp. with hydra pod?
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Bilge
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Re: Hydra-pod question.... [Re: Qlop]
#1109717 - 12/04/02 11:16 AM (22 years, 4 months ago) |
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i think it's one big cake. i guess you could crumble your cakes into a container and let them grow together again but i don't see any advantage but several disadvantages to this. either way, it is not a casing though it may have some casing material stuck to it ala verm-topped cakes.
mycotek (the guy who made the pod) suggests stacking 2 pint cakes, so i'd guess he either did that or used one giant cake. one way to be sure: PM mycotek.
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Re: Hydra-pod question.... [Re: Azmodeus]
#1109726 - 12/04/02 11:22 AM (22 years, 4 months ago) |
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i have a pod. i used it to begin fruiting several cakes. after the first flush in the pod i cased them and haven't turned back since. now my pod just takes up space. an $8 rubbermaid with a $4 air pump and water/perlite do all the work now.
if i had it to do again i would have listened to the many people who say just use a rubbermaid. i'm not dissing the pod; it works great for it's purpose: growing on cakes. but you can get results that are just as good or better with a lot less money and/or doing casings which are easier in the long run, imho.
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Re: Hydra-pod question.... [Re: Azmodeus]
#1109764 - 12/04/02 11:43 AM (22 years, 4 months ago) |
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I havn't used the hydra-pod, but it seems like a self automated mushroom cultivator to me. I would like to get one, but don't wanna pay the big bux for something that Bilge says takes up space. I currently case and it seems to work for me, but if I didn't have to worry with it, it would be all the world better.
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Azmodeus
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hmmm.....what about getting a large paint bucket, filling it with hydroponics, and making a cover out of a clear plastic bag.....??
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Re: Hydra-pod question.... [Re: Bilge]
#1109779 - 12/04/02 11:51 AM (22 years, 4 months ago) |
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In reply to:
if i had it to do again i would have listened to the many people who say just use a rubbermaid. i'm not dissing the pod; it works great for it's purpose: growing on cakes. but you can get results that are just as good or better with a lot less money and/or doing casings which are easier in the long run, imho.
I totally agree. Why pay 200 bucks for growing cakes? Casings are easier and higher yielding than cakes, and IMO, bulk is easier than casings. Buying a pod seems like a waste, at least to me.
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MicronMagick
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Re: Hydra-pod question.... [Re: Qlop]
#1109826 - 12/04/02 12:20 PM (22 years, 4 months ago) |
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I would like to get one, but don't wanna pay the big bux for something that Bilge says takes up space
Buy Bilge's Hydropod. 
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Qlop
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Well I like the fact that I dont have to build anything cuz I'm lazy. I like the fact it does everything for you besides cut them down and dryem I like the fact its pretty decent size and it is perfect for where it is going and finally I just like the damn thing.....+ I don't have bills to pay or kids to take care of so I figured why not I'm lucky for a few years but until then I'm gonna relax have fun the lazy way until I venture into the real world completely on my own. I'm young why not enjoy it to the fullest! I don't wanna be old and look back and wish I had done so many thingsthat I hadn't like a lot of older people I know  This is supposed to be a fun hobby not another job for me.
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Edited by Qlop (12/04/02 02:23 PM)
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