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PsilocyBen17
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**URGENT** Not enough holes in lids?
#19404326 - 01/11/14 03:15 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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So I recently acquired 12 quarter pint jars (the short kind) and outfitted them with self healing injection ports using the "Low Dough Self Sealing Inoculation Lids Tek". I drilled 2 quarter inch holes in each lid and plugged one with silicone.
I now have 12 BRF jars currently sterilizing, but I've been doing some reading and am worried that 2 holes will not allow for enough gas exchange. Apparently lids with 4 holes allow much faster colonization.
So...Would it be worth the risk of contams to drill 2 more holes in each lid? Should I drill the holes and resterilize? Should I just suffer through the slow colonization period?
Help please! I am hoping to knock em up tomorrow once they cool.
Edited by PsilocyBen17 (01/11/14 03:23 PM)
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Re: **URGENT** Not enough holes in lids? [Re: PsilocyBen17]
#19404344 - 01/11/14 03:20 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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I tried both for grins and giggles .There was no difference in performance.
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MudaFuka
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Re: **URGENT** Not enough holes in lids? [Re: PsilocyBen17]
#19404351 - 01/11/14 03:23 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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you have one hole filled with silicon. what kind of filter is covering the other hole?
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PsilocyBen17
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Re: **URGENT** Not enough holes in lids? [Re: MudaFuka]
#19404354 - 01/11/14 03:24 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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MudaFuka said: you have one hole filled with silicon. what kind of filter is covering the other hole?
Microspore tape. As soon as I find some tyvek paint suits ill be using a real filter.
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MudaFuka
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Re: **URGENT** Not enough holes in lids? [Re: PsilocyBen17]
#19404375 - 01/11/14 03:31 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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a quarter inch hole should suffice. generally when people use four holes the hols are smaller than a quarter inch. I use one quarter inch hole covered with one layer of pollyfill and one layer of paint suit tyvek and it works great.
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PsilocyBen17
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Re: **URGENT** Not enough holes in lids? [Re: MudaFuka]
#19405650 - 01/11/14 08:19 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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Awesome! Cant wait to get tyvek. Seems like the cheapest/easiest filter around. Thanks for your quick reply
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MudaFuka
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Re: **URGENT** Not enough holes in lids? [Re: PsilocyBen17]
#19405657 - 01/11/14 08:22 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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PsilocyBen17 said: Awesome! Cant wait to get tyvek. Seems like the cheapest/easiest filter around. Thanks for your quick reply
its super cheep painters coveralls are les than $10 at Home Depot and can make hundreds of filters.
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ImFukNCLUELESS
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Re: **URGENT** Not enough holes in lids? [Re: MudaFuka]
#19405701 - 01/11/14 08:34 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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Wait.... are u doing pftek (assuming by size of jars) if so no reason to make lids like that the verm is your filter barrier and u just need 4 real small holes just big enough that needle can fit
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Happy Littletree
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Re: **URGENT** Not enough holes in lids? [Re: ImFukNCLUELESS]
#19405741 - 01/11/14 08:43 PM (10 years, 19 days ago) |
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answered my question.. thanks.. didn'tthink you needed both
Edited by Happy Littletree (01/11/14 08:44 PM)
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