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beratung
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Ralphsters: bad syringes are bad.
#16709167 - 08/16/12 11:47 AM (11 years, 5 months ago) |
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Aside from taking more than a month to arrive and very bad communication (You can read more here: http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/16709086/vc/1#16709086) I want to share my experience with two syringes from Ralphsters.
Of the two edible syringes, one was water... with a bit of hair in it . I tested it, nothing happened, no contams... just nothing in rye, PF, or LC. This was into 1/2 pint jars with injection port lids.
The second syringe looked good, some visible spores. I inoculated two rye grain jars, a DEX LC jar, and some PF jars. ALL of them became contaminated with black mold, at the inoculation point.
I'm having terrible luck with genetics out of 5 syringes from 2 sources (one of them was not a sponsor, lesson learned), only one has been good. I have one on the way from sporeworks, so I hope theirs works out.
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Cyclohexylamine
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Re: Ralphsters: bad syringes are bad. [Re: beratung]
#16709185 - 08/16/12 11:50 AM (11 years, 5 months ago) |
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I love how its always the new idiots complaining about various vendors. They never think that perhaps its their shitty technique..
How do you know it was only water?
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herman the kid
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this is from your other thread bitching about this topic:
I'm having terrible luck with genetics out of 5 syringes from 2 sources, only one has been good. I have one on the way from sporeworks, so I hope theirs works out.
The constant in this equation is not the spores. Your technique and sterilization practices are really in question if you're having the same problems from multiple sources. Even if it's different molds or problems, you really need to look at your own methods before blaming anyone else.
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kendawg
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herman the kid said: this is from your other thread bitching about this topic:
I'm having terrible luck with genetics out of 5 syringes from 2 sources, only one has been good. I have one on the way from sporeworks, so I hope theirs works out.
The constant in this equation is not the spores. Your technique and sterilization practices are really in question if you're having the same problems from multiple sources. Even if it's different molds or problems, you really need to look at your own methods before blaming anyone else.
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FooMan



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Re: Ralphsters: bad syringes are bad. [Re: beratung]
#16713096 - 08/17/12 04:21 AM (11 years, 5 months ago) |
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beratung said: This was into 1/2 pint jars with injection port lids.
Lids for cakes shouldn't have plugged holes. They need to breathe. Not saying that is the problem, but definitely something that would cause slow growth or no growth at all.
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BigBertha
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Re: Ralphsters: bad syringes are bad. [Re: FooMan]
#16715999 - 08/17/12 05:01 PM (11 years, 5 months ago) |
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Ralph is amazing! He sent out two syringes to the southeast US in less than a week! I mailed out my order last Saturday and was shocked to see it in the mail today! The quality is beyond expectation! I already checked it out under the microscope, and the spores were beyond abundant! Please don't bad mouth an amazing vendor! If you have a problem, message him! Why would he send you some hair? Why?! Check out the sterilization topics to figure out what you are doing wrong. But please stop bad mouthing Ralph! HE IS AMAZINGLY AWESOME! Thanks for being that way Ralph!
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Alien
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Re: Ralphsters: bad syringes are bad. [Re: BigBertha]
#16719290 - 08/18/12 07:18 AM (11 years, 5 months ago) |
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I just completed an order with Ralph, my usual once a year order now for over 10 years plus and always very satisfied.
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beratung
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Well, I'm glad you guys are continuing to enjoy ralphsters. Quote:
tymoteusz3 said: I love how its always the new idiots complaining about various vendors. They never think that perhaps its their shitty technique..
How do you know it was only water?
I've been growing for 9 years. As mentioned, I used 3 techniques/substrates to be sure. Microscope says so.
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The constant in this equation is not the spores. Your technique and sterilization practices are really in question if you're having the same problems from multiple sources. Even if it's different molds or problems, you really need to look at your own methods before blaming anyone else.
Re: process and sterilization: draft free room, hepa filter cleaned air (turned off before starting), sealed glove box w/ 10% bleach solution, everything covered in 70% iso before loading, surgical gloves with tyvek sleeves, surgical mask, flame sterilized needles between each jar till red hot, all substrates PCed at 15 for 90 minutes with tinfoil on and left to cool over night. Inoculated through injection port immediately after flame sterilizing, port was rubbed with cotton ball saturated with 70% iso. Jars have SFD GE, and care was taken to not get the SFD wet.
It's worth mentioning that with the syringe which had no spores on any of the microscope slides I've taken, (except for a ~1cm piece of brown hair) has done nothing, as expected. No contamination, no germination, nothing. The other has contaminated with black mold at every inoculation point. If something is wrong in my process, it's unlikely that only one set of substrates, from one syringe, would have contaminated.
That being said, if you can see where I went wrong in my process, I'm open to feedback.
The other source I bought genetics from was a local headshop. I though I could save on S&H. Lesson learned there.
For everyone happy with Ralph, I'm happy for you, and yet there seems to be a growing number of people frustrated with Ralphsters. New genetics arrived from sporeworks yesterday, and I can say with confidence that I wont be going back.
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beratung
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Re: Ralphsters: bad syringes are bad. [Re: beratung]
#16745839 - 08/27/12 11:13 PM (11 years, 5 months ago) |
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Just wanted to post a follow-up. In two grows since then, using the same techniques, I've had a 0% contam rate with syringes from sporeworks. In those same grows, just to be sure, I've made a jar in each with the syringes from Ralphsters. Not surprisingly, in both grows, one did nothing, the other contaminated with black mold. Case closed.
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Cyclohexylamine
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Re: Ralphsters: bad syringes are bad. [Re: beratung]
#16746659 - 08/28/12 06:26 AM (11 years, 5 months ago) |
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beratung said: Just wanted to post a follow-up. In two grows since then, using the same techniques, I've had a 0% contam rate with syringes from sporeworks. In those same grows, just to be sure, I've made a jar in each with the syringes from Ralphsters. Not surprisingly, in both grows, one did nothing, the other contaminated with black mold. Case closed.
Bla bla bla... You new people crack me up sometimes.
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Outer Heaven
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Quote:
tymoteusz3 said:
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beratung said: Just wanted to post a follow-up. In two grows since then, using the same techniques, I've had a 0% contam rate with syringes from sporeworks. In those same grows, just to be sure, I've made a jar in each with the syringes from Ralphsters. Not surprisingly, in both grows, one did nothing, the other contaminated with black mold. Case closed.
Bla bla bla... You new people crack me up sometimes.
I too have had a bad experience buying from Ralphsters.. The shit I ordered just never came. Also, 2 years isn't exactly veteran status, and a high post count isn't going to compensate for that. It's kind of sad that you have 4k+ posts in the last 900-1200 days.
Either way, I'm not going to say one more thing in this thread. But seriously stop chalking it up to somebodies "newness"
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whosayswhat

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Re: Ralphsters: bad syringes are bad. [Re: beratung]
#16768759 - 08/31/12 11:11 PM (11 years, 5 months ago) |
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I really.. kinda... truly don't want to do a reply to this post for the fact it will be bumped. But I think its important for people to know i've been on this site for many, many years. and although ralphster has been my main vendor. I have never had a single problem with any of the vendors i've ordered off this site.
as a matter of fact, often times they ship extras for free.
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Z O M G
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Re: Ralphsters: bad syringes are bad. [Re: whosayswhat]
#16771333 - 09/01/12 01:52 PM (11 years, 5 months ago) |
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back when i used order spores i always ordered through ralph;once through hawks eye. 4 years ago, i had syringes from ralph that were still viable 1 after being in the fridge... never once had a bad syringe from him/them. Out of the 2044281820938 people any vendor does business with, somethings bound to be fucked up from time to time.
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Bigshroomz357
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Re: Ralphsters: bad syringes are bad. [Re: Z O M G]
#17171321 - 11/06/12 09:03 AM (11 years, 3 months ago) |
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His syringes are always 100% IMO Ralph does a great job but keep PE in stock will ya!
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mukhail
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Re: Ralphsters: bad syringes are bad. [Re: Bigshroomz357]
#17171389 - 11/06/12 09:21 AM (11 years, 3 months ago) |
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I will never say a negative thing about ralphsters products. Hes done me right 100 percent of the time.
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FuckFace
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Re: Ralphsters: bad syringes are bad. [Re: mukhail]
#17172910 - 11/06/12 02:05 PM (11 years, 3 months ago) |
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why are you posting on a 4 month old post?
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Ralph_Edibles
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Re: Ralphsters: bad syringes are bad. [Re: FuckFace]
#17173891 - 11/06/12 05:02 PM (11 years, 3 months ago) |
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FuckFace said: why are you posting on a 4 month old post?

I didn't see this post until now and never heard anything from the OP, I am still not sure if it was an edible syringe or spore syringe or if it was Ralph or Ralph Canada. If there is a problem with an edible syringe you may gladly pm me and I will make sure things get worked out, if it is a spore syringe pm Ralph himself. We all at Ralphstersspores try to do our best to ensure quality service and products.
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