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curiousgeorge91
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Terrarium Setup
#13968316 - 02/15/11 03:24 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Hey guys first time grower here, i was wondering if anyone could tell me what they think about the terrarium im going to set up.
So what im going to use... Rubbermade container, not clear. (cutting most of top our and replacing with plexi so they grow long and thin) Perlite on bottom w/ plastic grid to keep cakes off Two sweeper hepas on lid for intake air, one with pipe with a diffuser (like a bong downstem) running into a bowl of clean water w/ 1% H2O2 for bubbling humidification as well. -This bubbler will run off of the vacuum created inside the terrarium by a hepa air purifier that will be hooked to an outlet hose on the bottom opposite side, doubling as CO2 ventilation. (Im doing this for automation on weekends, im in a dorm)
-The hepa air purifier, along with a grow light will be hooked to a timer set for 4-6 hours per day.
Is this a sufficient setup? Is 4-6 hours ok??
Any input would be Greatly appreciated! -Thanks
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You will get better results with a standard shotgun FC.
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Re: Terrarium Setup [Re: Doc_T]
#13968442 - 02/15/11 03:41 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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I agree with doc
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curiousgeorge91 said: (Im doing this for automation on weekends, im in a dorm)
don't do it...RA's/administrators have the right to search your dorm w/out your permission. Research this year. Gather supplies then wait till you have an apartment to grow...you're asking to get a knock on the door @ 1AM from a ...
Also, the 4-6 hours will work, just make sure you have it set up to cycle & not just run from 4-6 hours, but do 30 minute increments throughout the 24 hours...
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K.I.S.S. why do new grows always want some complicated automated set up? Learn to grow first before experimenting. Once you have a firm grasp of the mechanism of mushrooms growing, you will have a better standpoint from which to evaluate your experiments. If something goes wrong, you won't know if its due to your lack of knowledge as a newbie or faulty set up.
Oh, just read you're in a dorm which is why you want automation? There are a lot of different ways to achieve stealth other than this (but you REALLY shouldln't be growing in a dorm at all).
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Edited by Psilocyentist (02/15/11 07:47 PM)
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Doncha know? Collige kids is smarter than us.
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Re: Terrarium Setup [Re: Doc_T]
#13968498 - 02/15/11 03:49 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Shit & to me...I totally forgot...
Probably one of the few times I agree w/ ya Doc_T 
I think you meant "smrter"
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It isn't worth getting expelled over....and I know in the dorms there is always crazy shit going on. You can be careful but eventually someone is gonna spark a joint in the hallway, in your room, and in both cases the RA's will be searching all over....Smoking pot was the furthest I ever went in my dorm
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curiousgeorge91
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Re: Terrarium Setup [Re: Doc_T]
#13968625 - 02/15/11 04:11 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Thanks for the advice everyone, and i only complicated it because i know how dirty dorms can be and im trying to eliminate contams after colonization. And its really not as complex as i made it sound... This is why i landed on this set up-
1. I was concerned that opening it and fanning out the CO2 would give me a very high risk of contams(since my room is messy), so i landed on the vacuum method to avoid opening it. The hepas on the outlet are to protect my room and I from dangerous contams being ejected into the air under my bed (i know hepa doesnt stop everything, but ease of mind is nice)
2. I was concerned that the vacuum would suck out the moisture of the perlite, so i figured why not throw in a simple bubbler that utilizes one of the the inlet hepas that will only run when the Hepa fan is on?
3. And since this will be on a timer, why not throw in the light that i Already have?
P.S I am by no means saying this way is the best since im a noob, just teling everone my rationale..
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Use 6500k light, Tropic Aire Humidifier and a air pump and a filter box. Hooked up to some timers. It out preforms the shotgun FC any day ...
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Edited by CoolTJ (02/15/11 04:25 PM)
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curiousgeorge91 said: Thanks for the advice everyone, and i only complicated it because i know how dirty dorms can be and im trying to eliminate contams after colonization. And its really not as complex as i made it sound... This is why i landed on this set up-
1. I was concerned that opening it and fanning out the CO2 would give me a very high risk of contams(since my room is messy), so i landed on the vacuum method to avoid opening it. The hepas on the outlet are to protect my room and I from dangerous contams being ejected into the air under my bed (i know hepa doesnt stop everything, but ease of mind is nice)
2. I was concerned that the vacuum would suck out the moisture of the perlite, so i figured why not throw in a simple bubbler that utilizes one of the the inlet hepas that will only run when the Hepa fan is on?
3. And since this will be on a timer, why not throw in the light that i Already have?
P.S I am by no means saying this way is the best since im a noob, just teling everone my rationale..
if there 100% you shouldnt have a problem with contams. i fan my SGFC about 5 times aday with no problems.
i might have missed it but, under your bed? is that where you have them??
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Re: Terrarium Setup [Re: CoolTJ]
#13968724 - 02/15/11 04:27 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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CoolTJ said: Use 6500k light, Tropic Aire Humidifier and a air pump and a filter box. Hooked up to some timers. It out preforms the shotgun FC any day ...
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Bad advice. Or old outdated advice, whichever.
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Re: Terrarium Setup [Re: Doc_T]
#13968840 - 02/15/11 04:50 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Manual fanning and perlite? And you call my advice outdated? Gimme a break, I've never seen pinporn like what I'm getting with my setup...
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Re: Terrarium Setup [Re: CoolTJ]
#13968846 - 02/15/11 04:51 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Post pics
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Re: Terrarium Setup [Re: Doc_T]
#13969824 - 02/15/11 07:43 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Doc_T said: Post pics
Plan on posting pics once constructed. thanks for the info
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