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Legitimate_itch
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Contaminated monotub first flush !
#22044466 - 08/04/15 08:48 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Sooo, my MS tub smells acidic and a bit vinegary. Not so much that it's disgusting, but quite noticeable. And there are blobs around the tub so it also looks the part. Made me sad. Anyway pins are starting to grow. Maybe I can get at least some out of it !

EDIT: The photos are bugged. I'm getting a message saying it's deleted. But, it's not ! :O
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Edited by Legitimate_itch (08/04/15 10:33 PM)
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Psilosoulful

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It honestly looks fine to me, I don't see any noticeable contams yet. The blobs could be a FAE issue or maybe the tub could have benefited from a casing layer. But, you should still be seeing a decent flush soon!
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Legitimate_itch
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Re: Contaminated monotub first flush ! [Re: Psilosoulful]
#22044997 - 08/04/15 10:38 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Haha, crossing my fingers !
My last tub didn't have such thick mycelium cover on top. Should have pretty good FAE now, thinned the polyfill quite a bit.
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Psilosoulful

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Thick mycelium is a good thing!! Just as a rule of thumb, it's best to keep the polyfill really tight on all the bottom holes, and loose up top. Then you can adjust it day by day based on the moisture level at the surface and condensation on the sides of the tub.
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Mad Season
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Re: Contaminated monotub first flush ! [Re: Psilosoulful]
#22045138 - 08/04/15 11:11 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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I can't enlarge photos. It's been happening all day. But I don't even need to enlarge it to know that's contaminated with mycogone. The blobs with the orange spots are mycogone.
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Darkhome
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Re: Contaminated monotub first flush ! [Re: Mad Season]
#22045144 - 08/04/15 11:14 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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It must be a tech issue ...I can't enlarge pics either
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Legitimate_itch
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Re: Contaminated monotub first flush ! [Re: Mad Season]
#22045189 - 08/04/15 11:33 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Psilosoulful said: Thick mycelium is a good thing!! Just as a rule of thumb, it's best to keep the polyfill really tight on all the bottom holes, and loose up top. Then you can adjust it day by day based on the moisture level at the surface and condensation on the sides of the tub. 
Thanks for the tip, I'll try that !
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Mad Season said: I can't enlarge photos. It's been happening all day. But I don't even need to enlarge it to know that's contaminated with mycogone. The blobs with the orange spots are mycogone.
Damn, you're so right. That must be exactly what it is. Thanks :o I thought it was bacteria
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Mad Season
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Almost every tub has bacteria in it. The level of bacteria will greatly effect things. I've had mycogone too and it was pretty cool to watch. It's aggressive tho so you should keep an eye on it and make sure it doesn't spread. It's actually the bane of most button mushroom farmers existence lol. You should look into agar because it has probably been riding along right from inoculation.. in the syringe if you had good sterile techniques.
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Legitimate_itch
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Re: Contaminated monotub first flush ! [Re: Mad Season]
#22045674 - 08/05/15 03:19 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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Think i might have slipped on my sterile procedures a bit. Hmm, damn. Anyway, it's my last grow in this country lol. Lesson learned ! Just glad i get some fruits anyway. Guess it could be worse :P
EDIT: Haven't used a syringe. Just made it from spores on agar and last tub was OK. I think it must have come in when i did g2g. I used the same jar for g2g on 3 separate occasions. Stored the damn master jar in the fridge in between. Haha
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Edited by Legitimate_itch (08/05/15 03:26 AM)
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Psilosoulful

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Yeah g2g is definitely a place to slip up, because the grains are exposed for a while between transferring from jar to jar, and the movement required to do the process quickly stirs up air in the SAB, making it more likely for contams to land in your grain jars. It takes practice to get it done right.
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Legitimate_itch
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Re: Contaminated monotub first flush ! [Re: Psilosoulful]
#22052449 - 08/06/15 09:18 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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I'm pleasantly surprised. There is a damp, mellow organic smell now. Much more OK smell than before which made my nose tickle. Looks like my last tub tbh, and that one gave me 6 ounces dry. I'm stoked ! And look at the little sidepins, haha.
   
Using imgur since shroomery photos are bugged.
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Legitimate_itch
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Re: Contaminated monotub first flush ! [Re: mustangbob3]
#22065648 - 08/09/15 02:46 AM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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First flush bagged !
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Psilosoulful

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Darkhome
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Re: Contaminated monotub first flush ! [Re: Psilosoulful]
#22071836 - 08/10/15 01:43 PM (8 years, 5 months ago) |
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