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Connect an air pump to my dubtub?
    #23198160 - 05/07/16 08:23 AM (8 years, 8 months ago)

I currently have a dubtub fruiting in a confined area. Here is a picture of it from a few days ago



The mushroom is PE and it was put into fruiting on May 1st. From the picture you can see there are 4 holes on each side with polyfil. Since it is in a small confined area I'm not sure if it's getting enough FAE. I put a PC fan in this area connected to a 9v battery, but that only lasts a few hours before the battery dies.


I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to use an air pump from an aquarium and connect that with airline tubing to one of the holes that currently has polyfil in it.


Sounds like to me that would be a good idea to get some air circulation in the dubtub, but maybe too much that it would dry out the sub?

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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: disturbedandmore]
    #23198184 - 05/07/16 08:34 AM (8 years, 8 months ago)

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I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to use an air pump



No, never....ever

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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: PussyFart]
    #23198192 - 05/07/16 08:38 AM (8 years, 8 months ago)

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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: PussyFart]
    #23198193 - 05/07/16 08:39 AM (8 years, 8 months ago)

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I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to use an air pump



No, never....ever




OK, is there anything else besides waiting that I could/should be doing? When it does fruit Id like to make sure I get the biggest healthiest flush I can.

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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: disturbedandmore]
    #23198256 - 05/07/16 09:01 AM (8 years, 8 months ago)

If we don't see how the actual sub looks, it's hard to really help with this IMO. Regardless, a flush of PE can easily take 10-14 days.

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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: dankington]
    #23198359 - 05/07/16 09:47 AM (8 years, 8 months ago)

Nada... air pumps/stones, heaters, US misters generally suck for use in this hobby and can often hinder grows...


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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: FreeWorldOrder]
    #23198433 - 05/07/16 10:18 AM (8 years, 8 months ago)

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Nada... air pumps/stones, heaters, US misters generally suck for use in this hobby and can often hinder grows...



Are you talking about the actual spray bottle, or lack of misting in general?

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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: disturbedandmore]
    #23198465 - 05/07/16 10:29 AM (8 years, 8 months ago)

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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: Mad Season]
    #23198817 - 05/07/16 01:05 PM (8 years, 8 months ago)

Yup...:whathesaid:


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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: dankington]
    #23201884 - 05/08/16 10:29 AM (8 years, 8 months ago)

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If we don't see how the actual sub looks, it's hard to really help with this IMO. Regardless, a flush of PE can easily take 10-14 days.




As requested



It does have a casing layer


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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: disturbedandmore]
    #23201909 - 05/08/16 10:40 AM (8 years, 8 months ago)

It kinda looks like it's knotting up a bit. How long has it been fruiting now?

I'm no expert on dubtubs, and Doc_t hasn't been around for a while. But, do you have a fan on in the room or anything? That could help. Or a small desk fan pointed away from it. I use one on low for a couple hours a day, myself. Just a clip-on fan a couple feet from my minis and pointed askew and away. Just watch the sub.

I can't see any close-up detail, but it looks like it could use a light misting too.

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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: dankington]
    #23201936 - 05/08/16 10:49 AM (8 years, 8 months ago)

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It kinda looks like it's knotting up a bit. How long has it been fruiting now?

I'm no expert on dubtubs, and Doc_t hasn't been around for a while. But, do you have a fan on in the room or anything? That could help. Or a small desk fan pointed away from it. I use one on low for a couple hours a day, myself. Just a clip-on fan a couple feet from my minis and pointed askew and away. Just watch the sub.

I can't see any close-up detail, but it looks like it could use a light misting too.




I put it into fruiting on May 1st. The dubtub is in a small confined little cabinet. I have a computer fan in there that I hook up to a 9v battery, but that only lasts a couple hours. So it's not viable to have it on all the time, and waste a bunch of battery's.

The original resolution of the picture is 5312x2988, so you can see great detail. But when I try to post a link to the image, it seems to automatically reduce the resolution.

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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: disturbedandmore]
    #23201941 - 05/08/16 10:52 AM (8 years, 8 months ago)

Does the closet door stay open? Is there a ceiling fan in the room?

If so, leave the closet open if you can and put the ceiling fan on low. You just need air movement, really.

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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: disturbedandmore]
    #23201946 - 05/08/16 10:55 AM (8 years, 8 months ago)

it's kind of hard to see, is there little water droplets on the casing layer? You will notice a much better flush if you can keep this moist while pins are developing. If you only get a lot of pins around the sides of the tote it's a good indication that the rest of the casing layer was a little too dry during the fruiting cycle.

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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: dankington]
    #23201952 - 05/08/16 10:56 AM (8 years, 8 months ago)

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Does the closet door stay open? Is there a ceiling fan in the room?

If so, leave the closet open if you can and put the ceiling fan on low. You just need air movement, really.




It's in a cabinet, not a closet and the door stays closed. The best thing I would be able to do to get some air circulation in there is put a little USB fan or something in there.

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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: disturbedandmore]
    #23201990 - 05/08/16 11:12 AM (8 years, 8 months ago)

Oh. Well, I don't know what to say then. Maybe take a look at liloldme's stealth tub? That's something that may interest you in future endeavors. It's going to be really hard to get sufficient FAE in a cabinet. A closet, maybe.

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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: dankington]
    #23202020 - 05/08/16 11:22 AM (8 years, 8 months ago)

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Oh. Well, I don't know what to say then. Maybe take a look at liloldme's stealth tub? That's something that may interest you in future endeavors. It's going to be really hard to get sufficient FAE in a cabinet. A closet, maybe.




Even if I fan it everyday?

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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: dankington]
    #23202080 - 05/08/16 11:38 AM (8 years, 8 months ago)

Fanning does not provide FAE. You'd have to fan every 15-30 minutes depending on the size of the tub.

The tub creates its environment and airflow. It would work in a closet, but in a dresser it will have trouble.


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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: disturbedandmore]
    #23202095 - 05/08/16 11:42 AM (8 years, 8 months ago)

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If we don't see how the actual sub looks, it's hard to really help with this IMO. Regardless, a flush of PE can easily take 10-14 days.




As requested



It does have a casing layer





Definitely knotting up. Also doesn't have the shimmering glistening you want, so it does need a misting.

Please get it out of your cabinet and just idk... in a room with indirect sunlight? Lol. How would you like being trapped in a cabinet with no airflow, or sunlight? Cause they don't like it.


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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: GreenRabbit]
    #23202109 - 05/08/16 11:46 AM (8 years, 8 months ago)

idk where people stated saying tubs dont need fanned :shrug:


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