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Maximillion
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Agar question...
#23506542 - 08/03/16 05:23 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I have a few pre pour agar petri dishes that I don't see myself using. petri dishes are a little iffy compared to jars with agar in them. Here's my question. Is there any way to transfer my agar from the petri dishes to the jars? Can I simply cut out the agar put it into the jars a want them in and PC them to perfection?
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Pastywhyte
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Well you could do that, no reason it won't work other than it might get a touch caramelized. But is the power use and time worth the 5 cents in agar? Your call.
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Psychedel.EXE
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Also, you should click on the first link in pastys sig (easy agar tek). Sliced bread hasn't got shit on them pastyplates.
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Maximillion
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Pastywhyte said: Well you could do that, no reason it won't work other than it might get a touch caramelized. But is the power use and time worth the 5 cents in agar? Your call.
It is when I can't afford agar powder. I recently lost my job. In a pickle. Thanks for all your help recently btw. It's very much appreciated.
Edited by Maximillion (08/03/16 05:43 PM)
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ComebackKid
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I just bought 50g of agar powder online for 20 bucks. Cheapest I could find believe it or not
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Really?? 2oz of high quality powder from a website named after a tropical rainforest for $8.50...
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I get like 25g of agar powder for about.. a dollar locally. Dafuq is wrong with all of you..
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ComebackKid
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Not in my country unfortunately. I also can't buy coir from gardening centers so I'm stuck with peat
Edit: Just searched for coir online I can get an 11 pound compressed brick for 20 bucks. I wonder how big that would be...
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Edited by ComebackKid (08/03/16 05:57 PM)
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Any local health food or vegan store will sell agar powder very cheap. 2oz cost around 7$ no need to have it mailed to you if you want to go buy it now....
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Inocuole
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I've never seen coir in a gardening center necessarily, at least not an orthodox one... pet stores and hydroponic shops though.
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Re: Agar question... [Re: Inocuole]
#23506681 - 08/03/16 05:55 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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I have recently committed to buying coir locally at a pet store.,,,it is literally 3x the price as online at 5$ per brick....but if I can support local business, I'm for that
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Psychedel.EXE
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I get those telephone agar-agar packets for like 50 cents each. Asian food store FTW.
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ComebackKid said: Not in my country unfortunately. I also can't buy coir from gardening centers so I'm stuck with peat
Does your country have pet stores that carry things for reptiles? You should be able to find coir there.
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Psychedel.EXE said: I get those telephone agar-agar packets for like 50 cents each. Asian food store FTW.
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ComebackKid said: Not in my country unfortunately. I also can't buy coir from gardening centers so I'm stuck with peat
Does your country have pet stores that carry things for reptiles? You should be able to find coir there.
I may give that a shot. Any brand names I should keep an eye out for?
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Mycologist217 said: Any local health food or vegan store will sell agar powder very cheap. 2oz cost around 7$ no need to have it mailed to you if you want to go buy it now....
Here I am checking bulk food stores. Thanks I'll try that out.
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Psychedel.EXE
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I live in the US. I usually get the 'exo terra' or 'eco-earth' brands. Tho, if I have a choice, I go for exo terra.
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Yup I'm completely fucked I think. Searched for reptile bedding. All they had was $25 coarse coconut chips and other types of mulch. No coconut fibers. If I order online I can get a 11 lb brick shipped to my house for $20 though so that may be an option in the future. Also I checked my nearest health food store and the price for 25g of agar agar flakes is $11
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That is outrageous. Surely you can order a few of the telephone agar packets everybody else is getting. Dunno how much shipping would be but, cheaper than a brick of coir.
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Pastywhyte
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Re: Agar question... [Re: Inocuole]
#23506826 - 08/03/16 06:23 PM (7 years, 5 months ago) |
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Health food stores are a freaking rip off. That really sucks. Next time ya got some cash order a pile of powder agar off the net and bite the bullet on shipping I guess. I hate searching the Asian supermarkets anyways so when I by powder agar I get 30 packs or so.
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40g of agar agar at the local Indian store for 3$
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ComebackKid
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Yup that will have to be the way to go. I'll have to order a lifetime supply and pay for shipping haha. For now my 50g bag will have to do as I enter agar territory.
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