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protestsong
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What is this? Weird looking orange dots on bulk sub... - UPDATE - w/pics - 05/10/10
#12523070 - 05/07/10 04:15 PM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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there's this little patch in my tub about the size of a toonie... sorry, the size of... a really big quarter?
anyway, these dots don't look like any pins i've ever seen, and it's the only patch in the entire tub that looks like this.
could this be the start of some sort of contam?
please view the full size image to see what i'm talking about:

now, i did find a bit of green in this tub... i cut it out before fruiting it. now before you all start yelling at me, i would never have done this under normal circumstances, but my last three tubs have gone green, and this was the last one incubating, so i figured i'd try fruiting it and see what happens, since my apartment is probably already swarming with contaminate spores.
otherwise, this tub looks really healthy and is pinning nicely. but i'm very concerned about more contams. please, any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
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Edited by protestsong (05/10/10 08:07 PM)
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Shea25
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Re: What is this? Weird looking orange dots on bulk sub... [Re: protestsong]
#12523081 - 05/07/10 04:17 PM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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Definitely something I have not seen before. It does not look good
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protestsong
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Re: What is this? Weird looking orange dots on bulk sub... [Re: Shea25]
#12523105 - 05/07/10 04:23 PM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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*cries* what should i do???
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"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one" - Albert Einstein
"He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it." - Douglas Adams
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye." - Miss Piggy
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CoreyRubble
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Re: What is this? Weird looking orange dots on bulk sub... [Re: Shea25]
#12523106 - 05/07/10 04:24 PM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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almost looks like it is pinning underneath ready to come out
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ill report back when my house is a mushroom
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Shea25
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Re: What is this? Weird looking orange dots on bulk sub... [Re: protestsong]
#12523112 - 05/07/10 04:25 PM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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Yea could be, Is it a powdery texture ??
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Re: What is this? Weird looking orange dots on bulk sub... [Re: Shea25]
#12523120 - 05/07/10 04:26 PM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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i had an orange contam once on cakes, it didnt look like that tho. i wanna see where this thread goes, since they both were orange. i never found out what mine was, but it spread faster then wild fire. watch that very carefully.
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Re: What is this? Weird looking orange dots on bulk sub... [Re: Shea25]
#12523123 - 05/07/10 04:26 PM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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i would isolate it from others if it is just a tray. monotub just ride it out for a day or so and see what happens
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protestsong
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Re: What is this? Weird looking orange dots on bulk sub... [Re: protestsong]
#12523132 - 05/07/10 04:29 PM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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it doesn't appear to be powdery... the picture i posted is really magnified.. i just looked at the tub again, and the patch is smaller than i said, more like the size of a nickle, or a bit bigger.
it almost looks like the yellowing that happens when your sub is too dry, but i've never seen anything this dark, or this orange. and they are definitely DOTS, like the start of something growing... i was hoping they were just weird looking pins, but i doubt it.
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"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one" - Albert Einstein
"He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it." - Douglas Adams
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye." - Miss Piggy
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Re: What is this? Weird looking orange dots on bulk sub... [Re: CoreyRubble]
#12523135 - 05/07/10 04:29 PM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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Looks like pins with some dried metabolites nearby. Just keep an eye on it if it starts to spread or do something crazy you can toss it but I don't see any reason to now.
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protestsong
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Re: What is this? Weird looking orange dots on bulk sub... [Re: protestsong]
#12523142 - 05/07/10 04:32 PM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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thanks guys...
i noticed it two days ago. it was just a bit yellow, but red flags went up. the patch hasn't grown since then, just gotten darker/more orange, and the "dots" have become more defined.
if it starts spreading i will definitely toss it.
poop. 
anyone else have other thoughts???
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"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one" - Albert Einstein
"He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it." - Douglas Adams
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye." - Miss Piggy
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Re: What is this? Weird looking orange dots on bulk sub... [Re: protestsong]
#12523198 - 05/07/10 04:47 PM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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What temperature are you fruiting them at? Probably just stress metabolites.
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Re: What is this? Weird looking orange dots on bulk sub... [Re: protestsong]
#12523203 - 05/07/10 04:48 PM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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It's probably just metabolites. Which can be orange.
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Re: What is this? Weird looking orange dots on bulk sub... [Re: prismism]
#12523215 - 05/07/10 04:51 PM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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Those are pins
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Re: What is this? Weird looking orange dots on bulk sub... [Re: prismism]
#12523231 - 05/07/10 04:55 PM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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I wouldn't stress over those spots, it looks like there was a few water drops there and now it is drying out and causing metabolites. I would be more concerned about the green coming back before that spot ruins your tub. GL, CH
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protestsong
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Re: What is this? Weird looking orange dots on bulk sub... [Re: CH HELL]
#12523279 - 05/07/10 05:03 PM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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oh i AM concerned about the green coming back... good to hear that i (possibly) don't have yet another thing to worry about!
i've been fruiting at room temp, which lately has been fluctuating a lot. the temp outside has been anywhere from 5 degrees Celsius at night, to 20 during the day.
could the myc be stressed because it's too cold? or from the temp changes?
-------------------- "Everything you can imagine is real." - Pablo Picasso
"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one" - Albert Einstein
"He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it." - Douglas Adams
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye." - Miss Piggy
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Re: What is this? Weird looking orange dots on bulk sub... [Re: protestsong]
#12523391 - 05/07/10 05:26 PM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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The definition of those orange looking areas look to me like pins that haven't broken the surface. If you look closely, there looks to be small mycelial networks surrounding each "pin". And, the one that's pretty much top dead center in the red outline seems to be forming a fruitbody shape.
Anyone else see it? Remember, you can zoom twice by clicking on the lower right of the pic after zooming once.
Edited by tajmahal420 (05/07/10 05:27 PM)
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SIMPLieGREEN
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Re: What is this? Weird looking orange dots on bulk sub... [Re: tajmahal420]
#12523535 - 05/07/10 06:08 PM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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The spots are all over your substrate. Just not as big. Probably nothing but metabolites
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Re: What is this? Weird looking orange dots on bulk sub... [Re: SIMPLieGREEN]
#12523770 - 05/07/10 07:01 PM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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I saw something similar with a cake I tossed in the garden due to contamns! Wasnt till after it was in the garden though, I moved some of the soil covering it the next day there were orange dots growing everywhere! They were not pins though!
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Re: What is this? Weird looking orange dots on bulk sub... [Re: Ozpulse]
#12524689 - 05/07/10 10:11 PM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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hmmm... lot's of different opinions... geez,i would never have thought mushroom cultivation would be such an emotional roller coaster! i've gotten so invested in these guys!
anyway, i'll keep a very close eye on this little mystery patch, and update you guys with any developments.
thanks so much for your time!
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"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one" - Albert Einstein
"He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it." - Douglas Adams
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye." - Miss Piggy
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Re: What is this? Weird looking orange dots on bulk sub... [Re: protestsong]
#12524716 - 05/07/10 10:17 PM (14 years, 8 months ago) |
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Looks like metabolites to me as well. Pretty common thing for a bulk substrate.
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