|
Some of these posts are very old and might contain outdated information. You may wish to search for newer posts instead.
|
DarkMadrigal
The wild
Registered: 08/06/12
Posts: 82
Last seen: 10 years, 1 month
|
Spawn ready and looking to start a monotub
#19053715 - 10/29/13 07:16 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
I've tried searching these questions, but didn't find any straightforward methods.
What size of tub would I use for 3qts spawn? I ask this, because I am not sure how tall the rubbermaid container should be.
Can I pasteurize my coir and verm using a pot on the stove, or must I use a pressure cooker? If the latter, how many psi's will I need? The tutorial I am following simply says to pour boiling water into a bucket with the coir and verm: http://www.shroomery.org/10858/How-to-do-Coir
Third question, what kind of light should I be using inside the tub, just a simple bulb from around the house?
Thanks.
Edited by DarkMadrigal (10/29/13 07:19 PM)
|
Pastywhyte
Say hello to my little friend



Registered: 09/15/12
Posts: 37,811
Loc: Canada
|
Re: Spawn ready and looking to start a monotub [Re: DarkMadrigal]
#19053773 - 10/29/13 07:25 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
Quote:
DarkMadrigal said: What size of tub would I use for 3qts spawn? I ask this, because I am not sure how tall the rubbermaid container should be.
I have a 40 quart tub that I do 3 quarts spawn & 6-7 quarts sub and it works great.
Quote:
DarkMadrigal said: Can I pasteurize my coir and verm using a pot on the stove, or must I use a pressure cooker? If the latter, how many psi's will I need?
Sure, most people use their PC cause its the biggest pot they have
Quote:
DarkMadrigal said: Third question, what kind of light should I be using inside the tub, just a simple bulb from around the house?
Any bulb with a spectrum of 6500 is considered optimal. I use a CFL bulb in a reading lamp from ikea on a 12/12 cycle. Don't have the bulb inside the tub tho, you don't want it overheating things and drying the sub out.
|
DarkMadrigal
The wild
Registered: 08/06/12
Posts: 82
Last seen: 10 years, 1 month
|
Re: Spawn ready and looking to start a monotub [Re: Pastywhyte]
#19053784 - 10/29/13 07:27 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
Quote:
Pastywhyte said:
Quote:
DarkMadrigal said: What size of tub would I use for 3qts spawn? I ask this, because I am not sure how tall the rubbermaid container should be.
I have a 40 quart tub that I do 3 quarts spawn & 6-7 quarts sub and it works great.
Quote:
DarkMadrigal said: Can I pasteurize my coir and verm using a pot on the stove, or must I use a pressure cooker? If the latter, how many psi's will I need?
Sure, most people use their PC cause its the biggest pot they have
Quote:
DarkMadrigal said: Third question, what kind of light should I be using inside the tub, just a simple bulb from around the house?
Any bulb with a spectrum of 6500 is considered optimal. I use a CFL bulb in a reading lamp from ikea on a 12/12 cycle. Don't have the bulb inside the tub tho, you don't want it overheating things and drying the sub out.
Cheers for the helpful reply.
|
PussyFart
Retired Cultivation Extrodinaire



Registered: 04/08/12
Posts: 22,502
Loc: Orbiting Earth
Last seen: 1 month, 10 days
|
Re: Spawn ready and looking to start a monotub [Re: DarkMadrigal]
#19053792 - 10/29/13 07:27 PM (10 years, 3 months ago) |
|
|
Quote:
DarkMadrigal said: Can I pasteurize my coir and verm using a pot on the stove
Yes....
Frank's Proper Pasteurization Tek 3.0
Quote:
DarkMadrigal said: The tutorial I am following simply says to pour boiling water into a bucket with the coir and verm: http://www.shroomery.org/10858/How-to-do-Coir
True pasteurization is better.
Quote:
DarkMadrigal said: Third question, what kind of light should I be using inside the tub, just a simple bulb from around the house?
No light goes in the tub.
The light goes outside, above the tub.
5000k to 7000K (Daylight) is recommended.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_302257-3-26966_0__?productId=3202347&Ntt=sylvania+daylight&pl=1¤tURL=%3FNtt%3Dsylvania%2Bdaylight&facetInfo=
--------------------
THIS HOBBY IS NOT FOR THE IMPATIENT! PLEASE BE PATIENT, DON'T BE A PATIENT! A Tale of 10 Isolates, GT Cluster Clone Monotubs, RR's Let's Grow Mushrooms DVD, SGFC(Shotgun Fruiting Chamber), Monotub Tek, Damion5050's Coir Tek, TL's Tek List, Frank's Tek List, EvilMushroom666's Pasteurization Tek, How It Should & Shouldn't Look - NEW CULTIVATORS GUIDE *** *** AFGHAN KUSH GROW LOG *** ***
|
|
|
You cannot start new topics / You cannot reply to topics HTML is disabled / BBCode is enabled
Moderator: Shroomism, george castanza, RogerRabbit, veggie, mushboy, fahtster, LogicaL Chaos, 13shrooms, Stipe-n Cap, Pastywhyte, bodhisatta, Tormato, Land Trout, A.k.a 509 topic views. 34 members, 188 guests and 30 web crawlers are browsing this forum.
[ Show Images Only | Sort by Score | Print Topic ] |
|