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Simple Q regarding LC (help pls on pictures) and SGFC (lighting Q)
#19485495 - 01/28/14 10:18 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Hello everyone!
I'm following the updated tek Magic mushroom growing for absolute beginners (a BRF tek for 2013) and i am wondering if 1 CFL 6500k (uses 26w, replaces 100w, 1610 lumens) enough for a 54 qt fruiting chamber? or should i hook up a 2nd one? It also mentions RR recommends the light to be at an angle, are we talking about the light being at a 45 degrees angle towards the SGFC?
2) regarding the LC, i'm using the honey\water combo as the Tek suggested, and it's been a bit more than a week and i'm wondering if my LC "looks good" -- he mentions "After 1-2 weeks you will have fluffy off-white stuff in the jar (as in the image below). Otherwise, if it is oddly colored or like powdery disintegrated stuff, then it is contaminated and can be discarded." --- I am not sure if my stuff is powdery disintegrated or nice and fluffy -- comments please?
picture 1 is jar picked up and not "shaked yet" 
picture 2 is jar "shaked"
Edited by rz514 (01/28/14 10:22 AM)
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Re: Simple Q regarding LC (help pls on pictures) and SGFC (lighting Q) [Re: rz514]
#19485525 - 01/28/14 10:29 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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here are more pictures if it helps to determine if my LC is going the right way or not 
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Re: Simple Q regarding LC (help pls on pictures) and SGFC (lighting Q) [Re: rz514]
#19485527 - 01/28/14 10:29 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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The problem with LC is you likely won't know it's bad until you try to grow it. I don't know what the big dark balls are, but I'll assume they're benign. Make some syringes, and test each one on a small batch of jars to be safe before going all out and potentially running into disaster.
As for the light, one is plenty for a 50 odd quart tub. I wouldn't worry too much about placement. I always just set my light directly on top of the lid, and I've seen countless others do the same.
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Re: Simple Q regarding LC (help pls on pictures) and SGFC (lighting Q) [Re: rz514]
#19485556 - 01/28/14 10:36 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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If the light is enough for you to be able to see well with then it's enough for the mushrooms. Mushrooms don't use light quite like plants do.
As for the LC you will never know if it is clean just by looking at it. You will need to shoot up a couple test jars. This is the downfall of LCs because if it ends up dirty then your back to square one. I personally wouldn't recommend LC's to anyone just starting out. Also if doing LCs it's best to go from agar wedge to LC, not from spores.
Also what are the black discs or balls that are in your LC?
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Re: Simple Q regarding LC (help pls on pictures) and SGFC (lighting Q) [Re: mushmagic]
#19485643 - 01/28/14 10:57 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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the balls in my LC are marbles to be able to swirl them around and break up the myc. (the tek said to put them in there so i did) -- and i don't have access to agar wedge unfortunately and just syringe spores (for this LC the spores in my syringe were white vs normal black spores)
I am asking about my LC because in the pictures i see around the forum it looks more like a cloud, mine isn't cloudy, but looks more like the spores i had in the syringe x1000 lol.. so that is why i am not sure as the tek said if they look disintegrated it might be contam..
i'm just wondering if my LC is good to go to innoc some jars and check out if they turn good or not, or my LC is a total disaster...
(and thanks for answering the light Q)
Edited by rz514 (01/28/14 11:00 AM)
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Re: Simple Q regarding LC (help pls on pictures) and SGFC (lighting Q) [Re: rz514]
#19485652 - 01/28/14 10:59 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Test it out on just a couple jars and then you will know.
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Re: Simple Q regarding LC (help pls on pictures) and SGFC (lighting Q) [Re: mushmagic]
#19485663 - 01/28/14 11:01 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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ok, sounds like it's good to give it a try then! thanks
(by the way, this was the first time i saw white spores in my spore syringe, is that normal)
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Re: Simple Q regarding LC (help pls on pictures) and SGFC (lighting Q) [Re: mushmagic]
#19485665 - 01/28/14 11:01 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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LC is pretty terrible for that. You just won't know until you grow it. It would be faster if you put it on agar to see if it's bad, but then if you had that you wouldn't be doing LC, now would you
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Re: Simple Q regarding LC (help pls on pictures) and SGFC (lighting Q) [Re: rz514]
#19485668 - 01/28/14 11:02 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Not unless the spores came from an albino fruit..
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Re: Simple Q regarding LC (help pls on pictures) and SGFC (lighting Q) [Re: jenkinz]
#19485674 - 01/28/14 11:03 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
jenkinz said:

LC is pretty terrible for that. You just won't know until you grow it. It would be faster if you put it on agar to see if it's bad, but then if you had that you wouldn't be doing LC, now would you 
im new to this so im just following the updated 2013 tek i mentionned in my first post :P
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Re: Simple Q regarding LC (help pls on pictures) and SGFC (lighting Q) [Re: jenkinz]
#19485676 - 01/28/14 11:04 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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Yeah, better to test on a jar or two before wiping out a bunch of jars. I've had a contaminated LC that looked fine. Hard to tell just by looking at it
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Re: Simple Q regarding LC (help pls on pictures) and SGFC (lighting Q) [Re: mushmagic]
#19485684 - 01/28/14 11:05 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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mushmagic said: Not unless the spores came from an albino fruit..
the strain was mexican something, i forget the name.. i went to buy it locally here at a shop and the guy gave me that syringe said he liked it better... i researched a bit and some say maybe it's myc already growing in there?
when i made my LC honey\water, there wasn't as much "stuff" in there floating around, there is a lot more now, that's why i think at least the syringe was proper
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Re: Simple Q regarding LC (help pls on pictures) and SGFC (lighting Q) [Re: rz514]
#19485696 - 01/28/14 11:08 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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It could be myc but I cant say for sure.
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Re: Simple Q regarding LC (help pls on pictures) and SGFC (lighting Q) [Re: mushmagic]
#19485704 - 01/28/14 11:10 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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ok, i'll prepare some jars this afternoon and noc some up tomorrow and see what happens!
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Re: Simple Q regarding LC (help pls on pictures) and SGFC (lighting Q) [Re: rz514]
#19485714 - 01/28/14 11:12 AM (10 years, 11 months ago) |
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thanks for the quick reply everyone
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