|
Some of these posts are very old and might contain outdated information. You may wish to search for newer posts instead.
|
twistedweather
ka-blammo
Registered: 06/19/02
Posts: 448
Last seen: 19 years, 1 month
|
perilite is so damn fantastic?
#1171527 - 12/26/02 01:00 PM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
6 cakes in a 7.5 gallon snap lid container Temp kept btw 70-80F - one inch of colander drained perilite misting 3 times a day with fanning
how do i know if adequate humidity is being achieved should there be water droplets on the side of my chamber constantly should there be a layer of standing water in my perilite layer?
one cake producing pins...pins are somewhat covered with a light white layer...too much humidty? has anyone used a cigar humidifier gauge before with success?
danky very much
-------------------- Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you will find that it is to the soul what the water bath is to the body. Oliver Wendell Holmes
|
Skikid16
fungus fan
Registered: 06/27/02
Posts: 5,666
Loc: In the middle of the nort...
Last seen: 18 years, 11 months
|
|
In reply to:
how do i know if adequate humidity is being achieved should there be water droplets on the side of my chamber constantly
Water droplets are a good indication. If you wet your perlite, unless you bought retarded perlite, it will work.
-------------------- Re-Defeat Bush in '04
|
Hamurabi
the babylonianleader..
Registered: 03/31/02
Posts: 2,421
Loc: Greece
Last seen: 2 years, 7 months
|
Re: perilite is so damn fantastic? [Re: Skikid16]
#1171535 - 12/26/02 01:08 PM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- should there be a layer of standing water in my perilite layer? --------------------------------------------------------------------------
i need an answer too for this
|
TinMan
Stranger
Registered: 10/01/02
Posts: 2,956
Loc: Russia
|
Re: perilite is so damn fantastic? [Re: Hamurabi]
#1171541 - 12/26/02 01:13 PM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
No. There should be a lot of condensation around the bottom, but no standing water.
|
Angry Mycologist
Spontaneouslycombusting
Registered: 11/24/02
Posts: 1,282
Loc: Galapagos
Last seen: 20 years, 10 months
|
|
You shouldn't have to mist if you're using perlite. That may be what's causing the added rH.
-------------------- The proper penalty of ignorance, which is of course that those who don't know should learn from those who do... - Plato
|
Skryllz
Resident lurker
Registered: 03/25/02
Posts: 316
Last seen: 12 years, 8 months
|
|
What I've always read is that you should put about 2 inches of perlite at the bottom of the terrarium, then put about an inch of water in. Doing this you shouldn't really be able to see any standing water unless you dig about an inch down into the perlite. Adding a little peroxide to the water in the perlite could also be beneficial.
|
Coma of Souls
kunt whore
Registered: 10/24/99
Posts: 412
Loc: Vancouver island, British...
Last seen: 20 years, 6 months
|
Re: perilite is so damn fantastic? [Re: Skryllz]
#1172829 - 12/26/02 11:28 PM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
standign water is a breeding ground for contams..
-------------------- im a weeeeezel look at me *weeze* *weeze*
|
ajg2425
farmer
Registered: 11/25/02
Posts: 202
Last seen: 21 years, 1 month
|
|
if u use perlite u shouldnt have to mist
|
BlueJay
Pan Man
Registered: 12/18/01
Posts: 307
Loc: Christs' peace patrol
Last seen: 9 years, 1 month
|
Re: perilite is so damn fantastic? [Re: ajg2425]
#1173970 - 12/27/02 12:03 PM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
Only have visible water with floating perlite if you have bubbler stones buried and are pumping fresh air thru....You can also put straight peroxide into the water to stop contams from starting....The h202 will break down and give up its oxygen and will leave water behind....
-------------------- Respect all, Fear None! The Peacemaker Cacti are my new life.....
|
TinMan
Stranger
Registered: 10/01/02
Posts: 2,956
Loc: Russia
|
Re: perilite is so damn fantastic? [Re: BlueJay]
#1173977 - 12/27/02 12:07 PM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
I normally soak my perlite in water w/ some H2O2 mixed in. Then, I will know if the humidity is high enough if there is condensation on the sides of the container near the perlite. But I always end up with mushrooms w/ fuzzy growth up the sides (mycelium). Maybe high humidity is the cause for my low yields...
|
twistedweather
ka-blammo
Registered: 06/19/02
Posts: 448
Last seen: 19 years, 1 month
|
Re: perilite is so damn fantastic? [Re: TinMan]
#1174057 - 12/27/02 12:56 PM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
thanks for all the input! goin to stick with visible condensation around perlite layer
then if condensation is lacking, mist with h2o2/water on sides of chamber to increase humidity if temp is kept constant, correct range low humidty = cake drying out= low yeilds
can anyone finish this equation, temp held constant, correct range high humidty= ? cake =? ?
-------------------- Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you will find that it is to the soul what the water bath is to the body. Oliver Wendell Holmes
|
funkymonk
Get's down, withthe get-down.
Registered: 11/29/02
Posts: 8,160
Loc: saskatchewan
|
|
Digital Thermometer's with humidity guage's are cheap i got mine for $30 but only because the cheaper ones were sold out...
|
hyper_dermic
stranger withcandy
Registered: 06/26/02
Posts: 736
Loc: the land of excess
Last seen: 19 years, 7 months
|
|
Moist perlite alone is sufficant to keep humidity lvls in the green.... no need for misting at all....
i was having the same issues you are having when i first started.... i didnt trust the perlite, i wanted a definitive answer... so i got 2 hygometers... they both never went above 85% they are crap.... total waste of money just trust the perlite... it is your friend...
[hyp]
|
RageOholic67
member
Registered: 11/07/02
Posts: 107
Last seen: 21 years, 1 month
|
Re: perilite is so damn fantastic? [Re: hyper_dermic]
#1175814 - 12/28/02 04:40 PM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
To moisten the perlite which is the best method? Soak it or mist the crap out of it before the cakes are in terrarium? Another may be to just dump water throughout and over the perlite while it sits in the terrarium. I'm not sure which of these methods would work best, anyone know ?
|
Roadkill
Retired Shroomery Mod
Registered: 12/11/01
Posts: 22,674
Loc: Montana
|
Re: perilite is so damn fantastic? [Re: RageOholic67]
#1175829 - 12/28/02 04:48 PM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
I used to soak mine in water mixed with h202. Then put it in a strainer...so it wasn't soaking wet. Then put it in the fruiting chamber. You don't want your perlite too wet.
-------------------- Laterz, Road Who the hell you callin crazy? You wouldn't know what crazy was if Charles Manson was eating froot loops on your front porch! Brainiac said: PM the names with on there names, that means they have mushrooms for sale.
|
Skikid16
fungus fan
Registered: 06/27/02
Posts: 5,666
Loc: In the middle of the nort...
Last seen: 18 years, 11 months
|
Re: perilite is so damn fantastic? [Re: funkymonk]
#1176190 - 12/28/02 08:46 PM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
Quote:
Digital Thermometer's with humidity guage's are cheap i got mine for $30 but only because the cheaper ones were sold out...
And most don't read accurately above 80% humidity, so for cultivation purposes they are pretty much useless. But the thermometer is good.
-------------------- Re-Defeat Bush in '04
|
Macey Howard
Formally MOE HOWARD
Registered: 07/02/99
Posts: 14,165
Loc: Georgia
Last seen: 7 years, 6 months
|
Post deleted by Moe Howard [Re: funkymonk]
#1176467 - 12/29/02 03:04 AM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
-------------------- Hugs and Kisses!
|
Deuce
Stranger
Registered: 11/19/02
Posts: 117
Loc: Up North
Last seen: 18 years, 11 hours
|
Re: perilite is so damn fantastic? [Re: Macey Howard]
#1177779 - 12/29/02 03:14 PM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
yeah i hear u my digital thermometer does not read over 90% it just says high. today i just put some perlite in and all day it has been saying High. hope it is not to high. Is there anything that can be done to make the Humidity go down a little if it is to high. Right now im just waiting for the cakes to start pining.
-------------------- "Hater nikka's merry hater bitches and have hater kids"- Kanye West
|
hyper_dermic
stranger withcandy
Registered: 06/26/02
Posts: 736
Loc: the land of excess
Last seen: 19 years, 7 months
|
Re: perilite is so damn fantastic? [Re: Deuce]
#1178284 - 12/29/02 07:21 PM (21 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
ive never had a problem with humidity being too high.... cakes pin just fine, cakes fruit just fine.... i had a few gauges for a while, but they were unreliable as shit.... i just drench my perlite in the bag, drain off excess water and dump the whole thing into my rubbermaids....... ive never had a humidity problem.... (tho i also use a cool-mist humidifier on a timer.... its mostly for air exchange tho...)
[hyp]
|
|