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crabbier cannabis

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made a sgfc and incubation for germinated jars, this a good system? pics
#17810590 - 02/15/13 10:36 PM (11 years, 9 days ago) |
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I made a sgfc from a rubbermaid container with holes drilled on six sides, approx. 2-3 inches of perlite in it which i mist and fan 2-4 times a day. about 70-73 degrees inside the container.

it's sitting on top of a 40 gallon terrarium tank with a grated top that has a tank heater on the bottom left section, kinda hard to see in the pic. i put the container there because i figured the heat would make it the right temp. and cause more evaporation from the perlite. where the jars sit inside the terrarium it's about 75-79 degrees.

when i wake up in the morning i open the shades which is on the opposite wall from the tank, but there's never direct sunlight hitting the container, and at night i keep the ceiling light off.

and two of the cakes are in big chunks because the original jars i bought had shoulders so i had to use a fork break it in half and get it out, but the other two cakes are in okay condition cause i carefully broke the jars with a nail and hammer

i'm pretty sure the humidity on the temp and humidity gauge is messed up because it wont ever go above 40% humidity but it's really old and two little mushrooms are visible now after 4 or 5 days of being in the fc. i dunked for 24hr and rolled in verm after about 5 days of full colonization
my only concerns are:
is the fc more susceptible to contams sitting in the open in my room? also the fan is ran sometimes but not often to keep temps up
or the moisture or small perlite pieces falling into the terrarium in the same area as the jars do anything to introduce contams? jars have approx. half inch of dry verm on top with 2 holes on lids, and almost have full colonization after three weeks after inoculation.
thank you in advance for any input
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crabbier cannabis

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Re: made a sgfc and incubation for germinated jars, this a good system? pics [Re: crabbier cannabis]
#17810621 - 02/15/13 10:41 PM (11 years, 9 days ago) |
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also made from brf and in half pint jars
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cronicr



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Re: made a sgfc and incubation for germinated jars, this a good system? pics [Re: crabbier cannabis]
#17810687 - 02/15/13 10:51 PM (11 years, 9 days ago) |
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don't worry about contams your cakes can fend for themself once colonized and your fans not hurting nuthing if your misting try not to hit your jars you dont want your dry verm barrier wet other then that great job!(that small rubbermaid i would fan a few more times a day
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crabbier cannabis

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Re: made a sgfc and incubation for germinated jars, this a good system? pics [Re: cronicr]
#17810731 - 02/15/13 10:57 PM (11 years, 9 days ago) |
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Quote:
cronicr said: (that small rubbermaid i would fan a few more times a day
is it possible to get the cakes too moist? because ive heard not misting cakes directly, and then also heard to mist them until they glisten. like obviously spraying for 20 seconds 10 times a day is extremely excessive, but i usually fan with the container lid, spray, then put the lid back on with the mist floating in there.
whats the most you should fan and mist a day, and how long do you mist each time?
i spray it vigorously for a good 5 seconds all over the cakes, perlite, and lid.
and the container is about 2 feet long and a foot high
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crabbier cannabis

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Re: made a sgfc and incubation for germinated jars, this a good system? pics [Re: crabbier cannabis]
#17810884 - 02/15/13 11:29 PM (11 years, 9 days ago) |
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anyone else have an opinion or how i could make it better?
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cronicr



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Re: made a sgfc and incubation for germinated jars, this a good system? pics [Re: crabbier cannabis]
#17811215 - 02/16/13 12:46 AM (11 years, 9 days ago) |
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sounds like your off to a great start! i just spray until they glisten then give a good fan and once i can no longer see moisture on the cakes i give it an hour or 2 and mist again
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crabbier cannabis

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Re: made a sgfc and incubation for germinated jars, this a good system? pics [Re: cronicr]
#17813230 - 02/16/13 01:34 PM (11 years, 8 days ago) |
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i've been fanning before i mist, and then once i mist i quickly put the lid back on, should i do it the other way around, mist then fan?
is it easy to mist your cakes too much in one go?
because i figured since the optimum conditions for growth is upper 90% humidity so i tend to mist a lot when i do; about a foot away from the cakes and all around the perlite and edges of the tub and the underside of the lid.
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cronicr



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Re: made a sgfc and incubation for germinated jars, this a good system? pics [Re: crabbier cannabis]
#17813280 - 02/16/13 01:41 PM (11 years, 8 days ago) |
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Mist then fan to promote evaporation
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cronicr



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Re: made a sgfc and incubation for germinated jars, this a good system? pics [Re: cronicr]
#17813301 - 02/16/13 01:45 PM (11 years, 8 days ago) |
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As long as your not misting to the point where there in a puddle your good just make sure the moisture from your previous mist is gone before misting again and if its not just fan
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crabbier cannabis

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Re: made a sgfc and incubation for germinated jars, this a good system? pics [Re: crabbier cannabis]
#17813314 - 02/16/13 01:49 PM (11 years, 8 days ago) |
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alright i kinda thought that, thanks for the input. yesterday i noticed about a 3cm shroom w/ cap growing and now i see about two more growing since this morning. the original one is about an inch big now.
is it just me or is it hard to differentiate for everyone the vermiculite from little pins growing that are okay to harvest, some of the pieces of vermiculite look similar to the little black pins
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