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white fuzzy stuff on mushrooms???? contam???
#20989817 - 12/17/14 02:52 PM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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I put my first jar in yesterday because it had started pinning, the next day(today) I noticed white fuzz had grown on my mushrooms, is there anyway to remove it, it looks extremely wierd????? I've checked previous posts but none of them say if you can actually remove it?
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Re: white fuzzy stuff on mushrooms???? contam??? [Re: jcook991]
#20989834 - 12/17/14 02:56 PM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Its mycelium. Part of the mushroom. It indicates that you CO2 concentration is too high. Increase your Fresh Air Exchange.
Fan more.
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Re: white fuzzy stuff on mushrooms???? contam??? [Re: wildernessjunkie]
#20989843 - 12/17/14 02:58 PM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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By fanning more will the mycelium growing on the mushrooms go away?
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Re: white fuzzy stuff on mushrooms???? contam??? [Re: jcook991]
#20989872 - 12/17/14 03:05 PM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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No. It doesn't need to go away. Its the same stuff that the mushroom is made of. Its not a contaminant. All it is, is an indication of less than ideal growing environment. If you up the FAE your next flush shouldn't get the "fuzzy feet".
Do you have 1/4"holes spaced evry 2" in a grid pattern on all 6 sides of that tub?
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Re: white fuzzy stuff on mushrooms???? contam??? [Re: jcook991]
#20989908 - 12/17/14 03:14 PM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Basically you are losing potency by not fanning enough... A more verse zoomer can probably tell you the exact amount it degrades.
Fan 3-5 per day and, as stated above, a properly constructed growing chamber and you're golden
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Re: white fuzzy stuff on mushrooms???? contam??? [Re: wildernessjunkie]
#20989910 - 12/17/14 03:14 PM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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I have 1/4 holes two inches apart on each side except the bottom, I only have 4 holes there, would turning on the ceiling fan work to promote fae?
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Re: white fuzzy stuff on mushrooms???? contam??? [Re: jcook991]
#20989941 - 12/17/14 03:23 PM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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It could also stir up contaminants in the room...but maybe the cake can handle it at this point, especially if the air is relatively clean.
I'd just keep fanning whenever you mist
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Re: white fuzzy stuff on mushrooms???? contam??? [Re: August]
#20990012 - 12/17/14 03:36 PM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Basically you are losing potency by not fanning enough... A more verse zoomer can probably tell you the exact amount it degrades.
No. Invitro fruits are regularly grown in high CO2 environments. I've never noticed any degradation of actives in any project that was due to anything other than genetics.
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I have 1/4 holes two inches apart on each side except the bottom, I only have 4 holes there, would turning on the ceiling fan work to promote fae?
Eight there is probably your issue. As your moisture evaporates off the perlite, where will the replacement air come from? The principle of how a SGFC works is dependent on a natural air flow, and evaporating moisture. I don't think a fan will make the difference you're looking for.
When you dunk your cakes for the next flush, I would take the opportunity to put the holes in the bottom of your tub. Also make sure that you raise it off of whatever it is sitting on, so that air can circulate through the bottom.
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It could also stir up contaminants in the room...but maybe the cake can handle it at this point, especially if the air is relatively clean.
It won't matter. A fully colonised substrate is pretty resistant to contamination. Contam precautions are an issue during colonization, but after that...not so much.
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Re: white fuzzy stuff on mushrooms???? contam??? [Re: wildernessjunkie]
#20990398 - 12/17/14 04:54 PM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Basically you are losing potency by not fanning enough... A more verse zoomer can probably tell you the exact amount it degrades.
No. Invitro fruits are regularly grown in high CO2 environments. I've never noticed any degradation of actives in any project that was due to anything other than genetics.
I always thought not fanning them, letting them get fuzzy, degrades the potency. Best possible environment nets you the best possible potency I though ?
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wildernessjunkie said:... Also make sure that you raise it off of whatever it is sitting on, so that air can circulate through the bottom.
I always forgot to raise the bottom chamber (use to stack them)off the ground... What do you suggest, just a couple inches. Or could someone get away with using mason jar lids (rings)only ?
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Re: white fuzzy stuff on mushrooms???? contam??? [Re: PandorasTwat]
#20990599 - 12/17/14 05:33 PM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Just a few inches works fine. Rings probably atent enough though. 4 half pint jars would do the trick though.
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Re: white fuzzy stuff on mushrooms???? contam??? [Re: wildernessjunkie]
#20992647 - 12/18/14 02:13 AM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Damn, thought i had found a use for all my extra rings lol
Thanks for the tip, mason jars it is 
Oh, one more question... I lose a ton of perlite though all those holes, going to start putting a layer of cheesecloth down.
Yay or nay ?
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Re: white fuzzy stuff on mushrooms???? contam??? [Re: PandorasTwat]
#20992659 - 12/18/14 02:22 AM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Nay.
It will stack and bind on itself. Let it fall out. Next time if you can get the coarse perlite, that's the best.
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Re: white fuzzy stuff on mushrooms???? contam??? [Re: wildernessjunkie]
#20997363 - 12/19/14 01:52 AM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Next batch i will get the coarse stuff, thanks for the advice 
How many cycles of cakes should I be doing before i switch up my perlite ?
Been switching it out every second cycle... Am I single handly putting a perlite miners' kids through college ?
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Re: white fuzzy stuff on mushrooms???? contam??? [Re: PandorasTwat]
#20997399 - 12/19/14 02:10 AM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Hahaha.
The perlite is a mineral. It doesn't go bad. Between grows you can bake it for an hour or so and its good as new.
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Re: white fuzzy stuff on mushrooms???? contam??? [Re: wildernessjunkie]
#21013934 - 12/22/14 07:51 PM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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Just got fed up rinsing it out... Way to messy. I didn't want any contams hiding in the plant matter. I knew it is a mineral and doesn't go bad... Now i know a hour on bake is good to go 
I was good thing i asked before i went out and bought a bale of it lmao Thank you
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Re: white fuzzy stuff on mushrooms???? contam??? [Re: PandorasTwat]
#21019759 - 12/24/14 12:11 AM (9 years, 4 months ago) |
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No. Invitro fruits are regularly grown in high CO2 environments. I've never noticed any degradation of actives in any project that was due to anything other than genetics.
Yeah as far as I know the amount of fresh air exchange has no effect on potency. A lack of fresh air will cause them grow oddly (long stems, small caps, fuzzy stems) and in serious cases lower yields.
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I knew it is a mineral and doesn't go bad... Now i know a hour on bake is good to go 
Just make sure if any organic material falls in it you scoop it out. Don't let it get mixed up in the perlite or you'll never get it all out. I've been using the same perlite for years. The only time I even bother disinfecting it with heat is if one of the substrates in it has been contaminated with mold.
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