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KanabisKing
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Re: Foil VS. Lids / CBK's bottom watering tek [Re: ComebackKid]
#25838706 - 02/26/19 09:46 AM (4 years, 10 months ago) |
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Thank you. Someone suggested your TEK to me. Will be trying it out today. Very simple process
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Re: Foil VS. Lids / CBK's bottom watering tek [Re: KanabisKing]
#25846019 - 03/01/19 02:45 PM (4 years, 10 months ago) |
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This thread is great. Thanks for posting.
I have a couple questions for any experienced cultivators that are willing to answer.
1) It was mentioned a few times throughout the thread that you should always put the cake into the lid then add the water. I don't remember seeing the reason that this is so important. Can anybody explain why it's important to do in this order? I have no attachment to doing it either way but I'm curious.
2) Say a cake has 10 plus pins but a number of them are growing near the bottom meaning that they will be submerged in water if bottom fed. Would you still use this tek or is there a suggestion on how to modify things so we don't lose those pins.
Thanks ahead of time for any feedback!
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Re: Foil VS. Lids / CBK's bottom watering tek [Re: Whoa_Brah]
#25846044 - 03/01/19 03:06 PM (4 years, 10 months ago) |
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1. If you do it other way around you might have added too much water the cake pushes the extra up and over. Or you'll be topping it up. Cake in first you can get it right every time.
2. You could flip it or just mist the cakes and not bottom water
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Re: Foil VS. Lids / CBK's bottom watering tek [Re: bodhisatta]
#25846097 - 03/01/19 03:31 PM (4 years, 10 months ago) |
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Quote:
bodhisatta said: 1. If you do it other way around you might have added too much water the cake pushes the extra up and over. Or you'll be topping it up. Cake in first you can get it right every time.
2. You could flip it or just mist the cakes and not bottom water
Makes sense. The cake in question has some good pins on the top as well as the ones growing from near the bottom so it sounds like the answer to is forget bottom watering for this flush and stick to good ole misting.
Thanks Bod!
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Re: Foil VS. Lids / CBK's bottom watering tek [Re: ComebackKid]
#26600123 - 04/14/20 10:48 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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I hate to bring back an old, dead thread but I am currently using this bottom watering TEK and I think I am getting some odd results?
I am using the BRF TEK in an SGFC, misting and fanning now for two weeks. I have a fair amount of pins and more seem to pop up daily. The pins that are currently on the side/top seem a little dry, and when I flip the cakes over to reveal the part in the water, I have a bunch of healthy-looking pins and hyphal knots! I can't just keep flipping these cakes over though... is this to be expected? some of my larger pins seem to have stalled out but don't quite look like aborts. This is my second attempt at a grow
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Re: Foil VS. Lids / CBK's bottom watering tek [Re: Puhzuzu]
#26600580 - 04/14/20 01:45 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Post pictures so we can see your whole setup.
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Puhzuzu
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Re: Foil VS. Lids / CBK's bottom watering tek [Re: Sockadin]
#26600725 - 04/14/20 02:34 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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 The full set up

 This is the one that i turned upside down because of these pins
 The two large pins seem broken? And kind of yellowing
They may look properly hydrated in these because I took the pictures after making the post and after misting again. I may not be misting as heavily as necessary to keep the verm moist?
Edited by Puhzuzu (04/14/20 02:37 PM)
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fahtster
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Re: Foil VS. Lids / CBK's bottom watering tek [Re: Puhzuzu]
#26600730 - 04/14/20 02:36 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Is the lid off just for the pics or do you keep it off all the time? Looks dry in there
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Puhzuzu
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Re: Foil VS. Lids / CBK's bottom watering tek [Re: fahtster]
#26600736 - 04/14/20 02:39 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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fahtster said: Is the lid off just for the pics or do you keep it off all the time? Looks dry in there
It's off just for the pictures
Should I be misting the sides of the SGFC as well as the cakes?
Edited by Puhzuzu (04/14/20 02:41 PM)
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Re: Foil VS. Lids / CBK's bottom watering tek [Re: Puhzuzu]
#26600754 - 04/14/20 02:48 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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If your perlite is dry, I would. I don’t think it would hurt anything, but I’m not super familiar with sgfc’s.. maybe the walls are suppose to be dry. There is a lot of holes in them for evaporation. I’m just use to seeing condensation on walls of Fc’s
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Re: Foil VS. Lids / CBK's bottom watering tek [Re: fahtster]
#26600805 - 04/14/20 03:14 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
fahtster said: If your perlite is dry, I would. I don’t think it would hurt anything, but I’m not super familiar with sgfc’s.. maybe the walls are suppose to be dry. There is a lot of holes in them for evaporation. I’m just use to seeing condensation on walls of Fc’s
Faht
Do you think it would be worth while to rehydrate the perlite? just pouring some water into it
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Re: Foil VS. Lids / CBK's bottom watering tek [Re: Puhzuzu]
#26600851 - 04/14/20 03:37 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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Are there holes in the bottom of the tub? If so, pouring water might not be the best idea as it’ll just drain right out. Probably a better bet to mist the perlite instead of pouring water into it if it’s dry
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Re: Foil VS. Lids / CBK's bottom watering tek [Re: fahtster]
#26600866 - 04/14/20 03:41 PM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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There are, but there's also a healthy layer of about 5inches of perlite. Two weeks into SGFC and I'm pretty sure I'm going to try a monotub next time
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Re: Foil VS. Lids / CBK's bottom watering tek [Re: Puhzuzu]
#26626551 - 04/25/20 08:21 AM (3 years, 9 months ago) |
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So with this method, there is only ONE big flush? Am I understand this correctly? No need to sunk in the water between flushes?
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Re: Foil VS. Lids / CBK's bottom watering tek [Re: ComebackKid]
#27221778 - 02/23/21 07:53 AM (2 years, 10 months ago) |
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what are chances of infection when i refill water?
-------------------- just wanna know where to get spore syrgine and chamber stuff
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