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profound_emu
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Instead of holes on the bottom of sgfc...
#19297702 - 12/19/13 11:58 AM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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... placing a fish aquarium tubing (length of it has holes drilled in it.) connected to a air pump help with FAE? Or do you want to drain the water because of contamination. Couldn't the air pump keep the bottom fairly dry? Just a thought
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Re: Instead of holes on the bottom of sgfc... [Re: profound_emu]
#19297713 - 12/19/13 12:03 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Re: Instead of holes on the bottom of sgfc... [Re: JMcDoogle]
#19297716 - 12/19/13 12:04 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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SGFC have perlite in the bottom, not water. by the by.
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Re: Instead of holes on the bottom of sgfc... [Re: JMcDoogle]
#19297752 - 12/19/13 12:13 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Pmp's dont
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Re: Instead of holes on the bottom of sgfc... [Re: cronicr]
#19297891 - 12/19/13 12:51 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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cronicr said: Pmp's dont
Obstinate,
Title of thread : Instead of holes on the bottom of sgfc...
Perhaps he is confused.
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Re: Instead of holes on the bottom of sgfc... [Re: JMcDoogle]
#19297899 - 12/19/13 12:53 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thats wut i was thinking
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Re: Instead of holes on the bottom of sgfc... [Re: cronicr]
#19299019 - 12/19/13 05:20 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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So the sgfc doesn't have holes on the bottom of it? Because that is what I've seen. Just thought if I line the bottom of the FC with a thin hose with holes drilled in it, and connect it to a pump then put the perlite on top of it, would that help the FAE in the FC. That's the best I can explain it for you guys.
Edited by profound_emu (12/19/13 05:27 PM)
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Re: Instead of holes on the bottom of sgfc... [Re: profound_emu]
#19299071 - 12/19/13 05:29 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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A properly made SGFC doesn't need any help.
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Re: Instead of holes on the bottom of sgfc... [Re: SpitballJedi]
#19299162 - 12/19/13 05:47 PM (10 years, 1 month ago) |
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bodhisatta said:
Fruiting Chamber A SGFC has 1/4" holes spaces 2 inches apart in a grid patten on all six sides. 4-6 inches of moist perlite. No attachments made to it with any extra things like humidifiers. Optimally the SGFC should be in the middle of a room. No fans should be run in the room with the SGFC, but a cracked window is OK. A humidifier in your house can help to raise the ambient RH but don't put it near your SGFC put it in the other corner of the room if you do decide to run a humidifier at all. The SGFC IMO should have at least 6-12 inches of room from any wall on all 6 sides. This includes finding some sort of raisers to elevate the SGFC off of the surface it's on.
Misting and Fanning. This is a source of much grief and 100's of posts a week here. Misting and fanning is not at all complicated as it needs to be. In general you'll mist your cakes until they glisten(yes they can even with the verm on them) and then fan right after the mist. You can mist your cakes directly and you should. When you notice the cake is no longer glistening you can mist it again and then fan. This occurs on average of 3-5 times a day. Don't worry about sleeping or being gone 12 hours. Just do it when you're around and don't forget about it is all. Fanning is not FAE it's only purpose is to relive the high RH air so that the cakes can get a kickstart on evaporation.
FAE This is a phenomenon (Fresh air exchange) in a properly built SGFC this is constantly happening. The perlite is naturally cooler than the surrounding air this moves molecules closer to eachother as the lose kinetic energy. This creates low pressure which pulls air up through the bottom holes. As the air moves through the perlite it picks up humidity and keeps the chamber at or above 90%RH. This occurs naturally without the fanning and is why we like to have no fans in the room and is also why fanning after misting is not a replacement for FAE.
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Notahacker420 said: Fanning is not a replacement for constant FAE.
You would need to fan several times per hour.

This is the tried and true method. Others have come and gone, many have tried the clay balls for hydroponics, air stones, aquariums, etc, you name it, some of them worked for the individual who made it, most of them did not, and the ones that did work were certainly less effective and more expensive than a simple SGFC.
If you want to Frankenstein something together with all sorts of gadgets don't make a fruiting chamber make a fruiting room,
Edited by Trusted cuItivator (12/19/13 05:48 PM)
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