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Ravinoff
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other ways to rehydrate spores....
#1726270 - 07/17/03 09:08 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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Is there some simpler way to accomplish this easy-sounding task?
I have no intention of sending spores anywhere or moving them much more than a couple feet, so would it be possible for me to simply boil some water to steralize it, let cool, add spores, wait a day or however long it takes for them to rehydrate and pour on substrate?
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Re: other ways to rehydrate spores.... [Re: Ravinoff]
#1726282 - 07/17/03 09:14 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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pour on substrate? what happened to the syringe??
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Re: other ways to rehydrate spores.... [Re: Ravinoff]
#1726283 - 07/17/03 09:14 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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Ummm. no........ read the faqs and focus on a syringe tek.
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Ravinoff
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Re: other ways to rehydrate spores.... [Re: ]
#1728950 - 07/18/03 09:52 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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i meant like put the spores in a bowl of steralized water, i have no syringes...
someone please answer, i think pitdawg has no idea what he's talking about
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shakta
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Re: other ways to rehydrate spores.... [Re: Ravinoff]
#1729018 - 07/18/03 10:24 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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Quote:
Ravinoff said: i meant like put the spores in a bowl of steralized water, i have no syringes... someone please answer, i think pitdawg has no idea what he's talking about
Sounds more like you don't to me. I would make a syringe as well.
Edited by shakta (07/18/03 10:24 PM)
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Ravinoff
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Re: other ways to rehydrate spores.... [Re: shakta]
#1729070 - 07/18/03 10:51 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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maybe if you had a tiny bit of intelligence, you would realize that the entire point of making a syringe is for storage and/or transportation
it is steralized water with spores in it, exactly what i want to do!!
would someone with some experience(and a little bit of intelligence) please respond...
(although i could be very wrong[which i doubt], and in which case, i appolgize in advance)
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TaoinShrrom
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Re: other ways to rehydrate spores.... [Re: Ravinoff]
#1729084 - 07/18/03 10:57 PM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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The only way to pour it on substrate would require a whole lot of open air exposure after the sterlization which is a big risk of contaminats. Also if using PF tek u would have problems getting the water through the vermiculite shield layer (which is, I think, an important thing to have present). Maybe with grain and tyvek in a flowhood...but is it worth it? Hence the syringe is for sterlity as well as storage or shipping.
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Ravinoff
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Re: other ways to rehydrate spores.... [Re: TaoinShrrom]
#1729206 - 07/19/03 12:03 AM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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im going to use a jar with the cap having 1 hole with some polyfill in it... http://www.fungifun.org/polyfill/
what if i were to put a second hole in it, tape it up untill im ready to put the spores in, then remove the tape, funnel the spores in, and close it in like 5 seconds? would that still be a big risk to contamination?
thanks for the help
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Re: other ways to rehydrate spores.... [Re: Ravinoff]
#1729219 - 07/19/03 12:10 AM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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there are other ways, but they are NOT simpler or easier .
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TaoinShrrom
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Re: other ways to rehydrate spores.... [Re: deanofmean]
#1729235 - 07/19/03 12:19 AM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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If you limit the amount of exposure both the substrate and the spore water recieve to open air it could work. You would HAVE to use grains for this I think. I just don't think it would work well with BRF cakes or anything. This would probably require about the same amount of sterility as a g2g tranfer. You might want to try to make a positive pressure glove box. I know there is a photo guide around somewhere. I will look. But the design is simple, just take a tupper ware container. Cut holes on the side large enough for gloves, tape them up, then cut a hole on the other side, place a hepa filter on the outside and a computer fan on the inside to suck air into the container (hence positive airflow). Lysol well, seal everything up and do the pouring in that, I think you would have success.
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Ravinoff
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Re: other ways to rehydrate spores.... [Re: TaoinShrrom]
#1729809 - 07/19/03 08:38 AM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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thanks for all the info!
one last question, is normal popcorn that i buy from a store(the kind that comes in a small bag and you put it in microwave to pop it) good enough?
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TaoinShrrom
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Re: other ways to rehydrate spores.... [Re: Ravinoff]
#1729834 - 07/19/03 09:28 AM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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Here is the photo guide for the glove box: http://www.theomc.com/forums/index.cfm?CFID=2569816&CFTOKEN=33040801&fuseaction=read&forum=30&id=381
I just use the 79cent bag of yellow popcorn from walmart. One bag is enough for about 2 quart jars. I wouldn't use the microwavable popcorn simply because you dont get nearly as much for your money and I think it has a tendancy to be heavly salted (not good).
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Re: other ways to rehydrate spores.... [Re: TaoinShrrom]
#1729844 - 07/19/03 09:44 AM (20 years, 8 months ago) |
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That sounds like it would work if you could get a moderate level of sterility but wouldn't it be not only much more difficult, but a total waste of spores?
I bought appropriate syringes from the feed store for ~$1 a piece including needles. I have no experience so you didn't ask me but I think this is the standard because it is the best, easiest, most efficient way.
The glovebox is a good idea anyway, I've found out the hard way that I will be needing the extra level of protection from contams.
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