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fiegtree
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Is my humidity okay?
#22439414 - 10/27/15 09:32 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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So I'm going to describe my set-up for my fruiting chamber first. Made a shotgun fruiting chamber, soldered a 2x2 inch grid of holes on all 6 sides of a 66 qt sterlite tub. I put a lot of perlite in water then strained it through a colander. There's about 3-4 inches of perlite at the bottom of the tub. I have an analog hydrogymeter (sp?) that I've calibrated twice using the tablespoon of salt method. So here's the thing, the environment inside the FC, is not what I imagined it would look like. I also read that a lot of people have trouble getting their RH to 100% but I got it right away and I'd say I have a lot of holes in my SGFC. If I spray water on the inside sides of the tub, those water droplets will stay there for a few days or so. However, there aren't any water droplets being formed on their own, the only ones on the walls are the ones I've sprayed recently. I suppose the air looks a little hazy in the tub, but probably not at all. The hydrogymeter is reading 100 percent humidity. If I don't mist for 24 hours it'll read a hair under 100%. So if we assume my hydrogymeter is working (which I have no idea how often these things break) does everything sound okay? Should the high humidity in the FC be very obvious? Another helpful piece of info might be that I'm in the midwest and the air is starting to get dry, but the room of my FC has no open windows or anything so I don't think thats an issue. Thanks in advance, any info on what other people's SGFC's look like, or any advice at all is appreciated.
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Re: Is my humidity okay? [Re: fiegtree]
#22439430 - 10/27/15 09:36 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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fiegtree said: So I'm going to describe my set-up for my fruiting chamber first. Made a shotgun fruiting chamber, soldered a 2x2 inch grid of holes on all 6 sides of a 66 qt sterlite tub. I put a lot of perlite in water then strained it through a colander. There's about 3-4 inches of perlite at the bottom of the tub. I have an analog hydrogymeter (sp?) that I've calibrated twice using the tablespoon of salt method. So here's the thing, the environment inside the FC, is not what I imagined it would look like. I also read that a lot of people have trouble getting their RH to 100% but I got it right away and I'd say I have a lot of holes in my SGFC. If I spray water on the inside sides of the tub, those water droplets will stay there for a few days or so. However, there aren't any water droplets being formed on their own, the only ones on the walls are the ones I've sprayed recently. I suppose the air looks a little hazy in the tub, but probably not at all. The hydrogymeter is reading 100 percent humidity. If I don't mist for 24 hours it'll read a hair under 100%. So if we assume my hydrogymeter is working (which I have no idea how often these things break) does everything sound okay? Should the high humidity in the FC be very obvious? Another helpful piece of info might be that I'm in the midwest and the air is starting to get dry, but the room of my FC has no open windows or anything so I don't think thats an issue. Thanks in advance, any info on what other people's SGFC's look like, or any advice at all is appreciated.
I would use 4 to 5" of perlite, Also the analog hygrometers should be calibrated with the towel method not that salt method you're describing. But you actually don't need any hygrometers to measure anything, If you builded the SHFC to spec it will give you up to 95% of humidity doesn't matter if you live in a very dry climate less with 0% humidity.
You don't need to spray the walls of the SHFC, mushrooms don't grow on the walls. Calibrate your hygrometer with the towel method and make again your tests, but i'm telling you, you don't need any hygrometer, a SHFC build to spec will give you +95% of humidity no matter if you live in a very dry climate.
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Re: Is my humidity okay? [Re: Mr. Alien]
#22439443 - 10/27/15 09:39 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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I calibrated my hydrogymeter both methods. First I covered it in a wet towel and set it to 100 percent after a while, then I used the salt method where you place the hydrogymeter and some moist salt in a closed bag, after 7 hours it should read exactly 75%. Idk how that works but after the wet towel method I did that twice cuz I didn't believe that my FC is at 100
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Re: Is my humidity okay? [Re: fiegtree]
#22439470 - 10/27/15 09:48 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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fiegtree said: Idk how that works but after the wet towel method I did that twice cuz I didn't believe that my FC is at 100
You didn't believe your SHFC was at 100% with the towel method? The towel method is more appropriate to measure saturated humidity environment, why you didn't believe it? The salt method is used to measure other things like tobacco or whatever not for mycology. I bet your SHFC is optimal.
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Re: Is my humidity okay? [Re: fiegtree]
#22439776 - 10/27/15 11:16 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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One basic test is to hover your clean hand outside the SGfC, then open the lid and quickly put your hand in. You should feel the humidity. It feels moist, warm and sort of damp, like walking into a bathroom where someone just took a hot, steamy shower.
If you do not feel this, check the perlite with your dry fingers. It should be moist. If its totally dry, u need to wet the perlite. If its totally wet, then someone is wrong with the natural drafts of the room and u need to close windows or turn off fans.
I believe its important to check the water content of the perlite every 2 days or so to make sure its properly moist.
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LogicaL Chaos said: check the perlite with your dry fingers. It should be moist. If its totally dry, u need to wet the perlite. If its totally wet, then someone is wrong with the natural drafts of the room and u need to close windows or turn off fans.
Good advices.
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Re: Is my humidity okay? [Re: Mr. Alien]
#22439851 - 10/27/15 11:33 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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fuck your fc just mist a couple times a day and forget about rh, it's over rated shit anyway. when ya mist ya get 99% humidity on the surface where ya want it and where your hygrometer can not measure, myc does not want a constantly high rh in the fc so trying to get it a steady 99 is useless
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Re: Is my humidity okay? [Re: cronicr]
#22439891 - 10/27/15 11:46 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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cronicr said: fuck your fc just mist a couple times a day and forget about rh, it's over rated shit anyway. when ya mist ya get 99% humidity on the surface where ya want it and where your hygrometer can not measure, myc does not want a constantly high rh in the fc so trying to get it a steady 99 is useless
What he says. All that matters is humidity at the surface level.
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Re: Is my humidity okay? [Re: Mr. Alien]
#22439916 - 10/27/15 11:55 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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hi alien!
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Re: Is my humidity okay? [Re: cronicr]
#22439920 - 10/27/15 11:56 AM (8 years, 3 months ago) |
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