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shroomy snowman
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Monotubs in closet/wardrobe
#14295168 - 04/15/11 11:40 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Hey folks,
I had great success last summer with my first monotub (8-9 dry oz once all was said and done), following RR's rye tek and Damion's coir tek (plus coffee and gypsum). However, I have since moved to the mountains (~6000ft), and would like to grow again. To keep things stealth, I am planning on putting several tubs in a standalone wardrobe (think Ikea type). Even though I live in a drier environment, I'm not too worried about humidity as I'm fine with misting, have analog hygrometers in my tubs, and noticed that polyfill-stuffed holes did a great job of keeping the moisture inside my last tub.
However, my real question is about FAE. Obviously a closet does not provide much room for air movement and I had a few ideas/questions about how to best proceed:
1. I like the idea of large polyfill-stuffed holes to keep moisture in, but figure that a shotgun style mono (MSG) would provide better air exchange. Do you think I'm better off sacrificing humidity retention for air flow? Do the non-filtered holes add an additional risk of contamination, or is it very hard to contaminate fully colonized coir?
2. I'm fine with manually misting/fanning the tubs 2-3 times per day, and fanning the entire closet at the same time. Do you think this will be sufficient, or should I try something else?
3. I would be able to cut holes in the wardrobe, and put a small fan inside on a timer to circulate air throughout the closet.
4. I could use my small fish tank bubbler to blow air directly into the tubs, but I'm worried that this would make them too dry. (Not a huge fan of this idea.)
So.....whaddaya think? What would my best bet be for making this work? I do not particularly want to use a Martha setup, as I am familiar with monotubs and would have trouble keeping things stealth.
Thanks in advance, and happy shroomin!
-Snowman
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mister
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I kind of see your idea of wanting to try new things, but if you have a process that works.... why change it. Sort of like if it is not broke then don't fix it. The wardrobe is a good idea but when you start adding fans you are getting into the domain of weed and stealth grows. Too much air circulation though and you will loose too much humidity in the tubs. Like I said. use what works and run with it and experiment on small runs and if it works better, then switch out. but don't spend a ton of money on a project that has the possibility to yield less or even fail.
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shroomy snowman
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Re: Monotubs in closet/wardrobe [Re: mister]
#14295265 - 04/15/11 11:59 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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It ain't broke, but I gotta change it 'cause I moved. No more walk-in closet at my disposal, hence the wardrobe.
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mister
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ahh i ee. Those walk in's are nice to have.
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shroomy snowman
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Re: Monotubs in closet/wardrobe [Re: mister]
#14300397 - 04/16/11 11:00 AM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Okay, so I checked out my future room a bit more, and I actually have 2 potential grow spaces: a raised loft above the bathroom with the water heater (and some empty space) in it, and a wardrobe I can bring in. I'm thinking that I will use the raised area for incubation, and a wardrobe for fruiting.
Here is a great example of a successful monotub grow in a tight closet: http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/8553490/an/0/page/0
I would like to include a small computer fan in the wall of my wardrobe to improve circulation, but didn't realize there are so many types of fans! Check it out: http://www.coolerguys.com/fans.html
So, what I really want to know is:
1. What kind of fan do I need, or does it really even matter?
2. Would I be better off with a couple small fans distributed about the closet to even out airflow, or would that be too much airflow?
3. How do you make these suckers work without an actual computer? Can you just attach them to a 9V battery or something?
Thanks again guys!
-Snowman
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