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disturbedandmore
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Connect an air pump to my dubtub?
#23198160 - 05/07/16 08:23 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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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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disturbedandmore said: 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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disturbedandmore
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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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PussyFart said:
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disturbedandmore said: 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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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) |
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Nada... air pumps/stones, heaters, US misters generally suck for use in this hobby and can often hinder grows...
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FreeWorldOrder said: 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: Mad Season]
#23198817 - 05/07/16 01:05 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Yup...
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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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dankington said: 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
Edited by disturbedandmore (05/08/16 10:39 AM)
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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.
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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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dankington said: 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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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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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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dankington said: 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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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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dankington said: 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) |
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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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disturbedandmore said:
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dankington said: 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) |
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idk where people stated saying tubs dont need fanned
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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: Mad Season]
#23202115 - 05/08/16 11:48 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Mad Season said:
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disturbedandmore said:
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dankington said: 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.
It has a 6500k light right above it, on for 12 off for 12. I took that picture right before I misted also. So even the computer fan I have in there that runs a couple hours a day doesn't help?
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no take that out put loose poly in all holes and fan a few times a day have afan blowing in the room
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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: tripdawg420]
#23202140 - 05/08/16 11:56 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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tripdawg420 said: idk where people stated saying tubs dont need fanned 
They don't. They have plenty of airflow if dialed in. Fanning is just to force in fresh air after misting. Fanning without misting makes no sense. I don't fan mine, but I also let them sit open most of the day.
Edited by GreenRabbit (05/08/16 11:58 AM)
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Re: Connect an air pump to my dubtub? [Re: GreenRabbit]
#23202145 - 05/08/16 11:57 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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