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PureHash



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Are we sure its mold now?Take a q-tip and try to whipe it off, If it wipes off easily then its a contam. if not, its bruising.
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underthetable
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Re: Problem with my PE monotub [Re: PureHash]
#15698113 - 01/21/12 04:02 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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NOTHING wipes off. and looks like the white is taking over the un-colonized sub. Hopefully its not a contam. What can i do about the water droplets all over the sub?
and here are the pictures with the jars and updated tub

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Kizzle
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I don't know, look at these side by side. Color and texture look the same, just not a lot of it.
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Re: Problem with my PE monotub [Re: Kizzle]
#15700887 - 01/22/12 07:54 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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is that my picture on the right?
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PureHash



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Yea, And that REALLY does look like green mold, The perl white mycelium is usually tell tale signs of green mold, But green mold would whipe off with a q tip. Oh and the white will take over if it green mold or mycelium, But if its green mold it will grow green the next day.
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Re: Problem with my PE monotub [Re: PureHash]
#15701120 - 01/22/12 09:39 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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I took the tub out and waiting to see what happens.
Thanks for everyones help. I wonder how this happened? Did you take a look at the jar? anything wrong with that?
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PureHash



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post a pic of everything you got from start to now. Maybe we can see a problem in the process
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Re: Problem with my PE monotub [Re: PureHash]
#15701869 - 01/22/12 01:05 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Im making up some other tubs today so i will take lots of pictures! Im going to be using smaller show box type tubs and then once colinized I will put them in a greenhouse! Damoins tek should work for these tubs correct? and what do you think 1 or 2 qts of grain per tub?
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Alright, I just mixed up a bucket of coir using damoins coir tek. I just wanted to post to make sure everything im doing seems good!
I cleaned everything really well and started mixing!
I put 650g of coir in a bucket

Then I put 2.5 qts of fine verm into the bucket

Then I mixed it up

I added 1/4 cup gypsum to the bucket and mixed that as well

and a little bit of spent coffee grounds

then mixed all that up really good

waited for my 4 qts of water to boil

dumped that into the bucket and mixed the best i could

I put my candy thermometer in the bucket and waited for the mix to cool for about 4 hours
As soon as its cool ill take video of making the tubs
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Couldn't make the video but here are some of the pictures i got making the tubs. And a update of the maybe contaminated tub.
Started off with very clean room! And everything ready to go and CLEAN!
 
Filled up with tub with about 3 qts coir mix and added 1 qt grain spawn

Mixed that up really good while wearing gloves!

Put about 1/2 inch top layer on

Put the lid on and wrapped with cling wrap
And that's it!
Here is the tub with problems. I'm still not 100% sure its a contam. It doesn't smell, doesn't seem to be growing, white is slowly taking over some of the darker spot of un-colonized sub
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underthetable
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New Pictures Please help so i cant throw this tub or keep it!
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PureHash



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Ill bet the coffee is your problem If not I wouldnt recomend it with Damon's Tek, Coffee contams really easy and almost every contam loves to grow on it. If you want to use coffee in your sub you should be doing a true pasteurization it, Damon's tek is not true pasteurization.
I use spent coffee in the soaking water for my grains, But never my subs.
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Re: Problem with my PE monotub [Re: PureHash]
#15715095 - 01/25/12 07:25 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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yea that was actually my first time using it! lol I just had it laying around so i said what the heck why not! sorry if that's confusing but that was the only time i used it and it wasn't for that tub
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PureHash



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So there is no coffee in the tub of question?
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Re: Problem with my PE monotub [Re: PureHash]
#15716720 - 01/25/12 03:32 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Nope sorry for confusion
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underthetable
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FINAL CALL. Whoever answers first!!!! PLEASE JUST GIVE ME AN ANSWER
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PureHash



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That's some weird ass growth, never seen Anything like it
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Re: Problem with my PE monotub [Re: PureHash]
#15725247 - 01/27/12 01:59 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Kind of looks like mutants popping up. Are those things solid or just fluff?
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Quote:
underthetable said: Alright, I just mixed up a bucket of coir using damoins coir tek. I just wanted to post to make sure everything im doing seems good!
I cleaned everything really well and started mixing!
I put 650g of coir in a bucket

Then I put 2.5 qts of fine verm into the bucket

Then I mixed it up

I added 1/4 cup gypsum to the bucket and mixed that as well

and a little bit of spent coffee grounds

then mixed all that up really good

waited for my 4 qts of water to boil

dumped that into the bucket and mixed the best i could

I put my candy thermometer in the bucket and waited for the mix to cool for about 4 hours
As soon as its cool ill take video of making the tubs
Skip the coffee grounds. Coffee is highly acidic, which is a trait some types of contam (trich for example) favor.
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PureHash



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looks like growth ive had on monocrymatic mycelium ill show pic on agar, gimme a few..
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