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Dr Dubulous
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Are these jars contaminated? (pics)
#12036054 - 02/15/10 07:16 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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So, about a week ago I noticed very light brown spots on my mycelium (which has been growing for 3 weeks). These are B+, by the way, which are known for being slow to colonize, however a friend said they were going way too slow. However, today, as I was taking pictures for week 3, I thought I'd get a closer shot and ask you guys.
So, I look at my jar 1, which was evenly inoculated on all sides (yet there is one dominant side, somehow) and it looks pretty normal from a small distance.

So I look closer at it. I was presented with this:

I go "Hold up, hold up... let me check my other jar (which got 1cc in one side, so I neglected to bother injecting the other sides), because theres no way it could be contaminated in the same way." So, I do, and it looks pretty much the same, mostly toward the bottom.

Now, on jar 1, the other sides are still growing mycelium, so it appears that only the largest growth of mycelium is contaminated... but I'm still not sure.

I keep the lids on the jars kinda loose, they're sealed with masking tape, and they're wrapped in a blanket on top of being in an already about 70-72 degree room all day. They share a space with my hydroponic set, so it might be likely that they get a little light from the T9 fluoros, but I keep it pretty tightly wrapped. That's about all the info I can think of. Help, please?
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123joey
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Re: Are these jars contaminated? (pics) [Re: Dr Dubulous]
#12036077 - 02/15/10 07:19 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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pics very bad
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MOPE
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Re: Are these jars contaminated? (pics) [Re: Dr Dubulous]
#12036087 - 02/15/10 07:20 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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looks like metabolites to me, those photos are pretty fuzzy tho
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Dr Dubulous
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Re: Are these jars contaminated? (pics) [Re: MOPE]
#12036099 - 02/15/10 07:23 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Sorry guys, I have to use my phone to take these seeing as how I don't have a camera. I'll try to get better pictures though.
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Dr Dubulous
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Re: Are these jars contaminated? (pics) [Re: Dr Dubulous]
#12037172 - 02/15/10 10:24 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Uhmmmm.... so as it turns out, I think the syringe was mislabeled as B+, but it was actually ATL 7, which is sclerotia forming. Thus, I believe my "contamination" is actually just sclerotia!
Sorry for the mistake.
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biologys
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Re: Are these jars contaminated? (pics) [Re: Dr Dubulous]
#12037185 - 02/15/10 10:27 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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if you got an atl7 for a b+ you are one lucky sob lol..
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D.M.T
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Re: Are these jars contaminated? (pics) [Re: biologys]
#12037207 - 02/15/10 10:30 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Those yellow spots look like myc piss to me.
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misled
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Re: Are these jars contaminated? (pics) [Re: Dr Dubulous]
#12037249 - 02/15/10 10:38 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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Quote:
D.M.T said: Those yellow spots look like myc piss to me.
could be metabolites; What are you doing that could stress out the mycelium?
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D.M.T
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Re: Are these jars contaminated? (pics) [Re: misled]
#12037296 - 02/15/10 10:49 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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It most likely just stressed from fighting a contam.
what are the temperatures?
Edited by D.M.T (02/15/10 10:50 PM)
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Dr Dubulous
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Re: Are these jars contaminated? (pics) [Re: D.M.T]
#12037372 - 02/15/10 11:09 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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The temperature is around 75 during the day, maybe 72 at night. Somethin' like that.
But serious, guys. I think it was just a mislabeling on my guy's part. He looked at it and diagnosed it for me.
See, he gave me a spore syringe, a "B+" LC, and 2 pf jars for free when I went to visit him, and last week or so he found out he was missing some ATL 7, so he asked me to look at the LC. However, I think that the syringe was mixed up too.
If you guys REALLY think it's metabolites and not forming sclerotia, then we can continue this.
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biologys
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Re: Are these jars contaminated? (pics) [Re: Dr Dubulous]
#12037455 - 02/15/10 11:28 PM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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it could be forming stones..only one way to find out lol leave it for week or two and see what happens
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Dr Dubulous
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Re: Are these jars contaminated? (pics) [Re: biologys]
#12037703 - 02/16/10 12:31 AM (14 years, 10 months ago) |
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I agree. I really think the only thing to do is wait at this point. That's what everyone has been telling me. Thanks everyone! sorry my pics weren't better.
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