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JaredTheJeweler
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I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB!
#19396074 - 01/09/14 09:30 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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Alrighty so le cultivation of le mushrooms has been my favorite hobby ive ever had and enjoy the shit out of it everyone here on the shroomery and the knowledge they have shared with me. although im not an avid poster I lurk....a lot...like a lot a lot. ive had great fun with this hobby but unfortunately I must be leaving my passion for something more...well...legal..
so with that being said i would like to do a huge monotub of Penis Envy as my "farewell" gift to myself. I was considering a 105qt monotub but think that might be too small for the amount of spawn i have. (i know this is still small to some some as ive heard of kiddie pools filled completely somewhere on these forums ) I typically do high spawn to sub ratios but even with a 105qt i think i might be lacking room for potential dicks to be growing.
the amount of PE spawn i have handy is about 20 quarts almost fully colonized now (approximately 10,000 ml) that i want to fit all into this single tub! I hear people typically use about 10qts spawn for 105qt monotubs and being that i have 20 id like to use a tub around the size of 150qt in order to keep the spawn to sub ratio higher as i prefer.
I have a couple questions however and would like your opinion on some things. 1st I read somewhere here that a too high spawn to sub ratio can lead to moisture retention issues. Is this true? this is whats preventing me from just making a 105qt....well that and bigger in this case is better 2. do they even make tubs in the general 150qt size that im looking for? im sure they do but i mean in the dimensions im looking for...not a 2-3 foot tall tub that cant really be used too easily...im taking about a 15 inch height tub or close to it.
When making this tub im looking for about a 3-4 inch deep sub that will be wrapped in thick black garbage bag liner. Im planning on using hpoo and verm as sub with at a 7:3 ratio with added gypsum as for the holes for the tub im planning on making 3 1 1/2in holes length wise on each side and one 1 1/2 inch holes on width sides. For FAE ill be adding 4 1 1/2inch holes. one on each side as high as i can get them.
So what do you think?! Id like to hear your opinions and any advice youre willing to share!
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Psilicon
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: JaredTheJeweler]
#19396106 - 01/09/14 09:43 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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You'll end up with a trich bucket if you do a 105-quart monotub from a multispore syringe. For the amount of spawn you have, consider three 66-quart tubs. There's no sense putting all your eggs in one basket, and you don't want to have to toss ten quarts in the trash because one of them was bad.
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: Psilicon]
#19396138 - 01/09/14 09:52 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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No comments on the process since I am still playing with cakes....but if you are looking for a big tub that isn't very tall check into the type that are used for storage under beds.
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: SgtPepperNo9]
#19396147 - 01/09/14 09:56 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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They aren't tall enough when you add the sub and fruit height.
I agree with the three smaller tub idea.
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JaredTheJeweler
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: Psilicon]
#19396151 - 01/09/14 09:57 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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I know with the size of the tub its going to be a risk wit contam but that's also why I prefer higher spawn ratios to help myself out a little with that issue even with ms. as for the 3 66qt tubsqt ... well....COME ON!!!! I wanna go out with a BANG!!! It seems the odds are against me but I really do want to go for a do or die tub as my last salute. I already have a couple 66qt pe tubs doing absolutely fantastic right now but really wanna tread outside of the safety zone on my last grow....even if it means I could be bathing in trich. I always do thorough inspections of my jars including smell before I choose to spawn them because as you said one can ruin the whole bunch, but on this last tub id like to really go outside of the safety zone and experiment! thanks for youre comments though ill definitely take them into consideration if I come to to the realization im in over my head...which seems to be the case
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JaredTheJeweler
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: SgtPepperNo9]
#19396156 - 01/09/14 09:59 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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ya bootser is right. I own a few of those under bed tubs and they just wont cut it height wise...I might hve to make my own adjustments if theyre all I can find
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: JaredTheJeweler]
#19396158 - 01/09/14 10:00 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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Big Lots had 120 Qt. tubs for sale. That's as big as you are going to get AFAIK.
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: bootster]
#19396170 - 01/09/14 10:03 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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This would be cool to see if it all works. Post pics!
Oh and the spongebob avatar. I don't like wasting a lot of trip time watching tv/movies but when I do...spongebob is a go to. You ever watch it tripping? I'm constantly trying to make sense of what is clearly completely nonsense the entire show.
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CMOS
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: JaredTheJeweler]
#19396171 - 01/09/14 10:03 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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I say go for it and take pictures.
Maybe your could find a larger tub in the gardening section of a hardware store. Something plastic that you keep garden tools in. 
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: bootster]
#19396175 - 01/09/14 10:04 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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pe super tub
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PussyFart
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: Psilicon] 2
#19396178 - 01/09/14 10:05 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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van der griegen said: You'll end up with a trich bucket if you do a 105-quart monotub from a multispore syringe.
How can you possibly know this?
We do not need this kind of negativity....it very well can work.
Last time I checked clean spawn was clean spawn, no matter where it came from or what size tub was being used.
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: bootster]
#19396196 - 01/09/14 10:10 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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I know I saw them at Big Lots because the biggest one I could find was 105 Qts. This bad boy is 120 Qts and clear.
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JaredTheJeweler
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: SgtPepperNo9]
#19396205 - 01/09/14 10:12 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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ill make damn sure to provide photo evidence of this rare occurrence! as for spongebob....unfortunately no....I have never seen it tripping as I don't like watching many movies or shows while tripping but I have seen futurama which surprisingly I was very content with and am planning on watching a few more episodes this week while in a proper mindset
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JaredTheJeweler
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: JaredTheJeweler]
#19396225 - 01/09/14 10:17 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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oooooooohhh thank you bootster and CMOS sounds like I have some shopping to do tmrw! thanks for the good vibes tripdawg420 and thanks for stopping by notahacker420
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: JaredTheJeweler]
#19396234 - 01/09/14 10:19 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: PussyFart]
#19396255 - 01/09/14 10:23 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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Quote:
Notahacker420 said:
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van der griegen said: You'll end up with a trich bucket if you do a 105-quart monotub from a multispore syringe.
How can you possibly know this?
We do not need this kind of negativity....it very well can work.
Last time I checked clean spawn was clean spawn, no matter where it came from or what size tub was being used.
Taught a friend to grow and then he pulled this one, despite my misgivings for exactly the reason stated. Two out of three contaminated because the spawn wasn't clean, but appeared to be. I was helping him prepare grain and substrate and even housed two of the damn things after his mom came to town, so I was pretty pissed off about the whole thing. Definitely the kind of lesson I want to pass on to newbs, and especially if they want this to be their last grow.
Another issue with 105-quart tubs is getting enough airflow. The middle portions of the tubs have issues when they're so far away from the holes in the sides, as we found out with the one tub that didn't contaminate.
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JaredTheJeweler
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: Psilicon]
#19396288 - 01/09/14 10:31 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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hmmm Im glad you brought up the fae problamo. ill probably end up increasing the 4 airflow holes to 2 inches instead of 1 1/2. also I think itll be smart to give it a good fanning 2-3 times a day just to make sure my middle dicks can get enough air. ill also have 2 HEPA filtered fans running and occasional open windows in the room to ensure clean quality air is available
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: Psilicon]
#19396300 - 01/09/14 10:34 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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van der griegen said: Taught a friend to grow and then he pulled this one, despite my misgivings for exactly the reason stated. Two out of three contaminated because the spawn wasn't clean, but appeared to be. I was helping him prepare grain and substrate and even housed two of the damn things after his mom came to town, so I was pretty pissed off about the whole thing. Definitely the kind of lesson I want to pass on to newbs, and especially if they want this to be their last grow.
So because your friend had hidden contams in his spawn means the same will always happen to everybody that tries to go big?
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van der griegen said: Another issue with 105-quart tubs is getting enough airflow. The middle portions of the tubs have issues when they're so far away from the holes in the sides, as we found out with the one tub that didn't contaminate.
Soundls like your friend needed more holes, preferably towards the center, where it was not getting enough airflow......it's a big tub.....
I am not saying he should or should not do it, and I am agreeing with you that he should not throw all his eggs in one basket, because I wouldn't.....but there is no guarantee that he will get trich and fail like you are making it seem.
He has just as big of a chance of succeeding as he does failing.
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: PussyFart]
#19396332 - 01/09/14 10:42 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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personally I wouldn't use one huge tub for the obvious reasons but if you are willing to throw all your chips on the table and take a gamble I say go for it.
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: MudaFuka]
#19396409 - 01/09/14 10:58 PM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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bigger projects have succeeded on this site..im with ya on this one brother
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: Josh.0]
#19397203 - 01/10/14 03:29 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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Josh.0 said:

bigger projects have succeeded on this site..im with ya on this one brother 
what was this from?
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: CMOS]
#19397595 - 01/10/14 07:07 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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An outdoor grow, where the same rules don't apply.
Notahacker, by the middle of the tub what I actually meant was the center of the substrate--the part that's farthest from all four walls. Even doubling the number of holes a 66-quart had didn't seem to get FAE enough in the center.
I stand by my statement: ten jars of MS cubensis spawn into a single tub is too risky, especially for a last grow. And if he has as much a chance of success as failure, that's a 50% chance of failure. I don't know why you'd consider that acceptable. If the OP had mentioned any agar work at all I would have agreed with you completely, and said he should go for it.
The OP asked for everyone's input and got mine. If he wants to disregard it, fine. But it's kind of silly to just blow off someone's very relevant experience with exactly this issue.
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: Psilicon]
#19397628 - 01/10/14 07:17 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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While I agree that one large tub is less beneficial to multiple smaller tubs if you are set on the large one you can find Christmas tree totes that are about 5-6 feet long and about a foot deep at shopko or similar stores if you look hard enough but the season for the sale of those May have passed already in your area
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: Psilicon]
#19398062 - 01/10/14 09:38 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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Quote:
CMOS said:
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Josh.0 said:

bigger projects have succeeded on this site..im with ya on this one brother 
what was this from?
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van der griegen said: An outdoor grow, where the same rules don't apply.
How so..what rules?
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: Josh.0]
#19398104 - 01/10/14 09:46 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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Contams are less of an issues outside due to perfect FAE, and the ability for the mycelium to create a nich if some of the available nutes are taken over by contam. The high FAE suppress the contams which means that they cannot take over like they can indoors.
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: Pastywhyte]
#19398131 - 01/10/14 09:53 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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but this shelf was covered with plastic while it colonized.. limiting FAE right? im sure we can agree clean spawn is..clean spawn
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: Josh.0]
#19398302 - 01/10/14 10:32 AM (10 years, 21 days ago) |
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The thing I did not like about my 106qt was that it took more than twice as much as a 66qt, but did not have surface area to justify it.
I used 10qt spawn, 4 qt verm and 2 brick coir. I did it a few times, and was less than impressed with the results.
You will have much more surface area in a pair of 66qts, and yields would be better.
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Large monotubs do not hold conditions as well as more modest sized monotubs.
For a PE supergrow, I would run two 66qt tubs and use a casing layer
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: Josh.0]
#19398566 - 01/10/14 11:42 AM (10 years, 20 days ago) |
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but this shelf was covered with plastic while it colonized.. limiting FAE right? im sure we can agree clean spawn is..clean spawn 
It makes little difference if your sub was covered during spawn run. Consider that often contams don't show themselves until the first flush or just before. At which point your sub would have been in fruiting conditions, with super high FAE, preventing any contams present from flourishing. Which means that regardless whether your spawn was clean or not, its likely that you would not have seen contams anyway.
Also contams are easly overlooked, we can easily smell bacteria but, molds are a lot harder to pick up on. 10 quarts in a tub is a coinflip IMO.
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: Pastywhyte]
#19399250 - 01/10/14 01:49 PM (10 years, 20 days ago) |
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JaredTheJeweler
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: FrankHorrigan]
#19415156 - 01/13/14 11:28 PM (10 years, 17 days ago) |
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yes Frank im beginning to realize more and more the downsides of such a project. ive noticed a few jars have a grain or two which look to have some moisture surrounding them which in my past experience is a bacterial contam. however I have had jars with the same signs and do wonderfully once spawned. ill be keeping these ones to the side and will use these in a completely separate tub if at all. As for the casing advice, after seeing your amazing results it would be idiotic of me not to use one...although I must admit I do enjoy me some good pe blob porn
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JaredTheJeweler
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: JaredTheJeweler]
#19651222 - 03/04/14 05:16 PM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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http:// Sorry it took so long guys but here are some pics of the tubs I made! http:// http:// Rufus approves! This was the main tub I made using 8 qts spawn from ms penis envy! First flush ended up yielding 243.1g cracker dry!!
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: JaredTheJeweler]
#19651236 - 03/04/14 05:18 PM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: cronicr]
#19651245 - 03/04/14 05:20 PM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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Gorgeous.
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JaredTheJeweler
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: cronicr]
#19651337 - 03/04/14 05:34 PM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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6 quart tub o dicks



 Total yield for second 6 quart tub is 129.1g cracker dry with a second flush of 51g dry for a grand total of 180.1 grams dry!!
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: JaredTheJeweler]
#19651389 - 03/04/14 05:44 PM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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Very nice dude, lol at the last pic
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: JaredTheJeweler]
#19651398 - 03/04/14 05:44 PM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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Nothing like harvesting to tunes with a shot or five, huh?
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JaredTheJeweler
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: Quexl]
#19652047 - 03/04/14 08:18 PM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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Thanks for the comments guys I really appreciate it! I had to pack a few to get through harvest! Took almost 3 hours to pluck all those dicks lol but it's always a good thing when you're dreading harvest
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: JaredTheJeweler]
#19652379 - 03/04/14 09:14 PM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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That's a lot a dick.
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: MudaFuka]
#19652796 - 03/04/14 10:56 PM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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Looks great man!! Way ta go champ
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: nksfo5]
#19652861 - 03/04/14 11:15 PM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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damn dude!
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: blindingleaf]
#19652934 - 03/04/14 11:51 PM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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 I picked a good time to join this thread hahaha
Great job man, that's a big ole box o dicks ya got thar.
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: indocult]
#19652943 - 03/04/14 11:56 PM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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nice cock box indeed
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: Psilicon]
#19652977 - 03/05/14 12:12 AM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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van der griegen said:
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Notahacker420 said:
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van der griegen said: You'll end up with a trich bucket if you do a 105-quart monotub from a multispore syringe.
How can you possibly know this?
We do not need this kind of negativity....it very well can work.
Last time I checked clean spawn was clean spawn, no matter where it came from or what size tub was being used.
Taught a friend to grow and then he pulled this one, despite my misgivings for exactly the reason stated. Two out of three contaminated because the spawn wasn't clean, but appeared to be. I was helping him prepare grain and substrate and even housed two of the damn things after his mom came to town, so I was pretty pissed off about the whole thing. Definitely the kind of lesson I want to pass on to newbs, and especially if they want this to be their last grow.
Another issue with 105-quart tubs is getting enough airflow. The middle portions of the tubs have issues when they're so far away from the holes in the sides, as we found out with the one tub that didn't contaminate.
I would do 3 tubs instead of one too
the more tubs you make the better, less risk of contam I usually do 3 tubs of random edibles at a time
if one contams, no big deal, toss it
I wouldn't want to toss 10 quart jars, that would be pure pain, lots of work sterilizing that, and all that coir you have to pasteurize too!!
save your time, do more tubs
I think the standard mono is about 5-6 quarts, so do 2-3 of those tubs if you want, don't risk too large tubs, airflow is a problem as pointed out too often
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lessismore
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: lessismore]
#19652990 - 03/05/14 12:17 AM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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if I wanted to go out with a bang, maybe I would even consider building a martha, instead of buying 10 tubs and destroying them by making holes in them(they're very expensive)
build martha, install PC fan in it on a timer mist daily (3-4 times at least)
put as many trays in there as you can get, you will get bang for your bucks most likely you can keep making trays very fast, and only dedicate a few months to the whole process
will yield more than monos most likely, easy to prepare, just put tray in there
when done, just take it down, you will have shrooms for many years
you can also keep having the martha for later, an empty martha(shelf) is not as suspicious if you use black lining for the cover of it, as say 10 monos in your living room
you could just roll up all the cover on it, then it will look like a normal shelf re-use later if you want
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PussyFart
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: lessismore]
#19653018 - 03/05/14 12:23 AM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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mio said: if I wanted to go out with a bang, maybe I would even consider building a martha, instead of buying 10 tubs and destroying them by making holes in them(they're very expensive)
I can get 10 64qt tubs for around $7 each.....
How much money would be invested into a martha/GH?
I can fit 10 monotubs in the same space as a 4 tier mini GH.

This allowed me to squeeze more substrate in the same amount of space.(more potential yield per square foot)
Furthermore, I spent way more money trying to fine tune a GH than it cost to just do 10 tubs.
So more substrate for less money......at least in my case.
Plus everything is isolated, so if one tub contams, this should theoretically not effect the other tubs as quickly.
Furthermore I do not have to mess with filling humidifiers or any type of fan....they are completely self sustaining....truly set and forget.
This is my GH now.........
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Re: I wanna go out with a bang! PE SUPERTUB! [Re: PussyFart]
#19653368 - 03/05/14 05:32 AM (9 years, 10 months ago) |
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Nice tubs OP.
Pussyfart is correct, tubs are way more efficient than the ol Martha and Cheeper. I have the exact same GH and the damn thing actually started to rust on me. Cheep China made crap. I am actually going to switch back to mono's after my last run of edibles is spent.
Just to recap, my GH cost around $40.00. The plastic hose was another $7.00. The Humidifier was around $125.00. Or 10 Tubs at around $7.00 each.
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