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outtaluck099
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automated fc + early birth
#22009745 - 07/28/15 01:38 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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I built an automated fc with Xbox 360 fans and 2 13 inch fluorescent fixtures as a light source this is my first grow and I have no idea if this will even work and my expectations are low this is basically a trial and error process for me. Anyways I have 10 brf cakes currently in the chamber and 12 more in the incubator no contams on anything as of now so I must be decent with sterility I also tweaked my pc times and cool off I only pc'd at 250 degrees for 30 mins 10 of those were cool down minutes then.popped them in the fridge for and.hour than freezer for 15 minutes then room temp for 30 minutes inside my still air box then.inoculated all jars showed growth in 2 days with multispore syringe.now on to the kinda messed up part I got really impatient and since this is my trial and.error I birthed my first batch of 5 Burma's and 5 blue meanies I scraped off as much uncolonized brf as possible cleaned the jars and dunked them.for 10 hours in their own jars and rolled them in sterilized verm they've been in the fc for 4 days.now and everything is now colonized let's see how.it goes any advice please feel free.
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taGyo
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Yeah, those don't look happy at all. You don't have nearly enough FAE brother.
Build one to spec:
http://www.mushroomvideos.com/BRF-Pf-Tek
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outtaluck099
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Re: automated fc + early birth [Re: taGyo]
#22009869 - 07/28/15 02:04 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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The fan got unplugged for a day and I set my timer to run my fan 5 mins every two hours it moves a lot of air and makes the whole.closet smell like fresh mushroom should I run the fan more also it's pushing air out of the box pulling in fresh air through the vent holes
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outtaluck099
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As well as the fact I was using push button battery leds that ran out I just put the flouros in about an hour ago
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maddchef
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I like turtles
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newrook
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Out of curiosity, is your fan blowing air into the fc or out of it
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outtaluck099
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Re: automated fc + early birth [Re: newrook]
#22009887 - 07/28/15 02:08 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Out I figured blowing in would.just be blowing contams right onto the cakes
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maddchef
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Your cakes are already covered in mold and bacteria. There's so much nasty stuff in the air already
Also, I like turtles
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outtaluck099
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Re: automated fc + early birth [Re: maddchef]
#22009922 - 07/28/15 02:17 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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So should I have it blowing in or out?
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SteveRogers
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Quote:
outtaluck099 said: So should I have it blowing in or out?
.....you shouldn't have fans blowing at all.
OP can you clarify for me where you got this info?
If you knew about this site to make an account and post, then why did you pull this "FC" out of your ass? You couldn't throw a stone in here without hitting a thread about fruiting chambers and PF tek fuck ups...look at what people are having success with and what the recurrent issues are here if you don't believe us.
use the link taGyo gave you and follow the tek.
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maddchef
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You shouldn't have a fan in the first place. Also I enjoy turtles
-------------------- In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king. All mushrooms are edible, but some only once..... Easier than cakes I do science and shit.
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newrook
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Quote:
outtaluck099 said: So should I have it blowing in or out?
Well out is better I suppose.
What is your reason for not using an SGFC? It's pretty much automated... and one thats built to spec doesn't need anything but a 6500k light
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outtaluck099
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Re: automated fc + early birth [Re: maddchef]
#22009966 - 07/28/15 02:24 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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First off there's no need to bash and as for my fc I'm not around a lot and.Don't have time to fan all day plus it's in a stealth location I wanted it to be as maintenance free as possible again this is my first grow and I'm.basically experimenting at this point till I have the means to expand all I'm trying to do is learn the hobby
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outtaluck099
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Honestly no real reason just something.I put together with what I had around
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taGyo
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Quote:
outtaluck099 said: First off there's no need to bash and as for my fc I'm not around a lot and.Don't have time to fan all day plus it's in a stealth location I wanted it to be as maintenance free as possible again this is my first grow and I'm.basically experimenting at this point till I have the means to expand all I'm trying to do is learn the hobby
Fanning doesn't create FAE. You need more holes bro, in a grid pattern 2" apart.
RogerRabbit designed the SGFC when he was working 12 hour days and could only mist/fan twice a day. You're probably not that busy.
Your cakes are not happy and will not produce well. They're not getting what they need. Automated or not, you need to change stuff up.
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SteveRogers
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I am not bashing you. There has been a wave of these appearing recently and I was interested in where you found the idea to build that.
You don't have to expand at all. A SGFC would have been a lot less maintenance by the way you described your issues with lighting and things getting unplugged. It also would have cost less and would have provided a better environment.
taGyo is giving you some good advice and you should take it.
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Ah, you would have saved effort with 1/4 holes spaced 2" apart on all 6 sides
You don't need to fan it at all, and it provides plenty of FAE.
You might have to spray the walls down if it really dries out, but I recently left mine for ~72 hours and the shrooms did AOK.
I think you are going to run into more problems than good but I don't blame you for what you did. I wasted money on ultrasonic humidifiers, air stones, plastic tubing, silicone all that jazz and I regret it now because I could of made a more efficient FC just spending the time to drill holes carefully and throwing some soaked perilite in.
Cut the losses and look up "Basic Principals of a SGFC". You won't regret it...
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outtaluck099
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Re: automated fc + early birth [Re: taGyo]
#22010025 - 07/28/15 02:35 PM (8 years, 6 months ago) |
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Thank you I will look into it and as far as the idea aspect of it as you said I just kinda pulled it out of.my ass I don't see why it couldn't work with improvement it's just an experiment at this stage
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taGyo
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Please just build an SGFC. Like I said, 12 hour days, he could only mist/fan twice a day, if that.
You'll have much better results because they look like they're choking in there.
http://www.mushroomvideos.com/BRF-Pf-Tek
part 3, the lights are fine.
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outtaluck099
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And on a side note how would fanning not.produce fae it's moving the stale air out and replacing.it with fresh? Am I wrong?
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