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SynKyd
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First timer
#18906316 - 09/29/13 09:21 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I have to say this is an awesome community! Really appreciate all the info out there and dedication from you experts. I'm 2 weeks into my first attempt, so thought I would start logging it in case I have any problems.......which I fully expect too. thank you all in advance and please tell me if I am doing anything ridiculously failure prone in my attempts.
Day 15 after inoculation:

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Re: First timer [Re: SynKyd]
#18906324 - 09/29/13 09:27 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Looking good so far, but do you see how the jars with the aluminum foil still covering them are growing much slower?
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Re: First timer [Re: Psilicon]
#18906331 - 09/29/13 09:30 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Agreed...pop the foil off those babies! They need the gas exchange. For me, the foil comes off first thing once they are removed from the PC
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Re: First timer [Re: BL00MERS]
#18906412 - 09/29/13 10:05 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Thhanks, that makes sense, but I didn't make the connection. I was worried about contams since I had to stack the jars for three of them so left it on. I have since pulled two jars out and can probably get everything on the bottom level now. So everything I've read says the verm layer will protect things in the jar in this phase, but is it normal/OK to see myc growth up through the verm to the top when you open the jar, or would anything on that top level be considered contamination?
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Re: First timer [Re: SynKyd]
#18907171 - 09/29/13 01:33 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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I've seen mycelium climb that high, yeah. You'll know if it's contamination when you see it. Normal mycelium is long, white and stringy, but contamination is usually round, blindingly white and bubbly.
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Re: First timer [Re: Psilicon]
#18909497 - 09/29/13 11:37 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Lookin good!
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SynKyd
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Growth has turned the corner on the bottom edges of most jars now.
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Re: First timer [Re: SynKyd]
#18914871 - 10/01/13 07:21 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Do you all mean that once you have done the pressure cook, you can remove the tin foil cap and place the jars into the incubator with no tin foil on top of jars?? Doesn't it make the cakes dry??
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Re: First timer [Re: Fungi]
#18914957 - 10/01/13 07:58 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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They wont lose moisture that fast. I have seen really old brf jars work just fine. The foil is to keep water out during sterilization.
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Sagescruffy said: They wont lose moisture that fast. I have seen really old brf jars work just fine. The foil is to keep water out during sterilization.
What about contamination while in incubator?
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Re: First timer [Re: Fungi]
#18915030 - 10/01/13 08:23 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Fungi said: What about contamination while in incubator?
This is what the dry verm layer is there for. Just try not to disturb it or tilt your jars around and it will do its job. It is the consensus of the community that the foil serves only to protect your jars from water being rained down upon it during sterilization.
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Re: First timer [Re: SynKyd]
#18915046 - 10/01/13 08:30 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Looks like they're right I'm track. Hopefully I show growth soon. Been 6 days. I think my jars are kinda cold. 65 ish degrees F. That incubator looks like it works good.
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Re: First timer [Re: MycoUco]
#18918090 - 10/01/13 08:09 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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It running at 82 degrees 99% humidity. Seems to be doing the trick!
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Re: First timer [Re: SynKyd]
#18918415 - 10/01/13 09:21 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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SinysterKyd said: It running at 82 degrees 99% humidity. Seems to be doing the trick!
Trust me, your incubator does not have 99% humidity....nor does it need it.
Humidity is for fruiting.
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Re: First timer [Re: SynKyd]
#18918422 - 10/01/13 09:24 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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If it seems to be working, good job. If you start to have problems, turn that temp down a few degrees.
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Re: First timer [Re: SynKyd]
#18918446 - 10/01/13 09:31 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Wrapped up work on the discrete growing space walls and doors today. will post pics eventually but want to understand the lighting needs better. The space is totally enclosed and roughly 4' high by 3' wide and 18" deep. plan is to keep incubation chamber pictured above on bottom with shelving for separation. Then will have two larger mono tubs above that, stacked. There is an outlet in there and timer to run 12/12 lighting and continuous air turnover. Lighting best practice seems to be two lights, one one each side of my tubs lengths at the top of the space. So.........any suggestions on lighting fixtures, bulbs, brands, length (24"?) etc? What else should Be considered in lighting the enclosed space? Thank you all in advance.........
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Quote:
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SinysterKyd said: It running at 82 degrees 99% humidity. Seems to be doing the trick!
Trust me, your incubator does not have 99% humidity....nor does it need it.
Humidity is for fruiting.
I realized later as I researched more that it doesn't need it, but it does in fact have it. It seems to be working so I haven't messed with it. It. Is a 15 gal aquarium with plexi cut to fit lid, 4" water in bottom with aquarium heater submerged.
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Re: First timer [Re: SynKyd]
#18918612 - 10/01/13 10:05 PM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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SinysterKyd said: I realized later as I researched more that it doesn't need it, but it does in fact have it.
I doubt it....but if you say so.
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Re: First timer [Re: SynKyd]
#18924887 - 10/03/13 08:10 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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Day 20: the kids are alright! Removing from incubator and placing in my finished grow space.
My log so far: inoculated 6 Jars each PB, GT, CAM, and B+ from syringes purchased online to jars purchased online.
Day 15: opened a jar of P and C to make sure my incubator wasn't contaminating things, and placed the fully developed sections in a mini mono of my own design (nothing so far there, expected it to fail). Removed foil from 3 GT jars wih forum advice.
Day 20: most jars are 80-90% colonized.
PB 
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CAM 
B+ 
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Re: First timer [Re: SynKyd]
#18925430 - 10/03/13 11:30 AM (10 years, 4 months ago) |
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i just recently started my first time grow (this is my first post). just a quick question bc im about 10 days behind your grow so i figure i will subscribe and follow your journal. i have tape covering the 4 holes on the metal lids. does this slow down the growth as well? like "sinysterkyd" had with the foil covering the lids?!
Thanks no highjack intended
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