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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: Ghostveil25]
#25092701 - 03/26/18 06:17 PM (5 years, 9 months ago) |
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Hey, your story sounds like mine. Took me a while to hunt my problems down. It helped a lot to do tests to try to narrow down where the problem was. And to post photos of plates that you feel are clean.... Photos of the jars growing out that you think are clean.
I was learning bags. And my agar work was decent. But I didn't know I couldn't open a bag in a SAB. Until I tested opening one, without noc'ing it (it went bad). And when I started posting photos of grain colonizing that I thought was clean, but others highlighted bacteria I didn't know how to see.
So helpful! And I've been at it for 9 years.
T
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: MiracleMike] 1
#25094111 - 03/27/18 09:52 AM (5 years, 9 months ago) |
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Mike~ When you add your coir casing at "just the right time" to keep it from colonizing, when might that be?
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: Mycolorado]
#25094158 - 03/27/18 10:21 AM (5 years, 9 months ago) |
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I thought this petri contam was weird. I haven't been getting many lately. Then I wondered if a tiny fly got in, when the lid was off. (I'm using a SAB) The contam is in long little lines, perhaps footprints?
I guess more likely is a water drop rolling around. I can't remember now.
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: MiracleMike]
#25094189 - 03/27/18 10:36 AM (5 years, 9 months ago) |
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Cool. I've always enjoyed having some uncolonized coir on the surface. I feel less cautious about adding water if there is that buffer.
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: Mr.Kaption]
#25094272 - 03/27/18 11:09 AM (5 years, 9 months ago) |
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OMG, I just found another contam'd plate, this time I'm almost sure its a bug! I can see the tracks in the condensation. 10 other plates are clean, just these two. Funny!
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: van hatton]
#25094324 - 03/27/18 11:21 AM (5 years, 9 months ago) |
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Maybe 3 days old.
Okay... its a SAB... I always accept some contams. I've just never noticed the lines before. what causes the lines in the condensation? Maybe something in the plastic petri manufacturing? The bug would get in during my transfer. but maybe its no bug. I mainly think it would be amusing if it was. I certainly can't see it.
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: van hatton]
#25094405 - 03/27/18 11:41 AM (5 years, 9 months ago) |
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I just read kizzles mite thread too.... damn, as if we don't have enough bad hombres to ward off. Mites!
I'm still unsure what mine is, I'm not concerned, but damn!!!
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: MiracleMike]
#25094469 - 03/27/18 12:04 PM (5 years, 9 months ago) |
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Mines def chinese. $900 iphone. shooting through crappy plastic petris.
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: mushboy]
#25097418 - 03/28/18 02:14 PM (5 years, 9 months ago) |
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I've never waited that long. I bet you'd be ok if you simmered them quite a bit. But if they were lightly simmered, with zero burst kernels, they might be awfully dry.
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: Yesum]
#25765475 - 01/24/19 01:25 PM (5 years, 4 days ago) |
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: Brain Bulb]
#25767518 - 01/25/19 11:26 AM (5 years, 3 days ago) |
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Quick question regarding Myco bags and PC's. I don't pre-seal. Some people brazenly go without the tyvek sleeves. I'm wanting to try that. Accordian fold alone, taped down.
When is the optimum time to seal the bag? Some do it right at zero pressure, which makes some sense, cause it right before the room air begins to fill the PC.
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: Mateja]
#25790661 - 02/04/19 01:48 PM (4 years, 11 months ago) |
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I've been messing around with cubes growing in 4 quart rye berry bags... and I thought it was a fluke... but wrapping a bag in bubble wrap not only nearly eliminates condensation on the bag wall, but it also speeds early growth (before there is even much condensation). All these bags are identical. Noc'd with 1/4 of a agar disk in LI. Pretty cool. I'm going to begin prepping my Rye wetter to see if it can now handle it without getting sweaty and bacterial. (these are at 46% water content) (about 10 days in)
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: Ferather]
#25800067 - 02/08/19 07:26 PM (4 years, 11 months ago) |
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My friend found this at a rebuilding center and bought it. He is offering for me to use it as a flow hood. Will it work?
https://teamequip.com/clean-air-41843-1061-cap109bl-424-cap1220-2x4x4l-120-motorized-ceiling-fan-filter-units-t58660/
It came with a few extra hepa filters.
Thanks, T
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: LtLurker]
#25801735 - 02/09/19 01:51 PM (4 years, 11 months ago) |
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regarding this ceiling hepa filter, these are the stats the company provides:
Features Low profile design Lightweight All-metal filter housing Prefilter 90 ft./min. average face velocity 99.99% DOP test at 0.3 microns Suited for cleanrooms of Class 100,000 to Class 10
and the label on the unit says "filter type 4-9" whatever that means.
Is there enough plenum to make the flow even?
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: Shroomawayer]
#25814509 - 02/15/19 12:37 PM (4 years, 11 months ago) |
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I know this was back a bit, but responding now to shroomawayer's post on agar to grain testing. I am super interested in why my LI is so slow to colonize my rye berries. I worked to make my malt agar petri dishes be just wet enough to break up in my blender, but also be ropey. But it takes 6 days for the LI to leap off, (two days for the lil agar bits to leap off)
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: tryptkaloids]
#25814560 - 02/15/19 01:03 PM (4 years, 11 months ago) |
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I'm using 4 quart myco bags. About 1/4 agar disk in 25cc's of LI. the berries are quite dry 46% water content. They are growing out fine after they get going. Doesn't look bacterial.
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: Failboat]
#26111709 - 07/16/19 01:07 PM (4 years, 6 months ago) |
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And don't skimp on the size of the SAB. These massive ones are the only way to go, and not super easy to find. I had to visit 4 box stores before I found a huge one. Small SAB's don't work well.
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: Edmunter]
#26231278 - 10/05/19 09:13 AM (4 years, 3 months ago) |
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: Sankhara]
#26231377 - 10/05/19 10:10 AM (4 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hot air rises quite a bit, so no fan needed, IMO. although many people use a fan in their design. I dislike the constant drone.... Its not rocket science.
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Re: Cultivation General Discussion [Re: Psicomb]
#26240284 - 10/09/19 01:18 PM (4 years, 3 months ago) |
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I had to drive to 4 box stores before I found a huge 200q. Really worth it tho.
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