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Container questions for spawning to bulk
    #23868741 - 11/26/16 11:45 AM (8 years, 1 month ago)

Hey all!

So, my first 1-qt rye berry jars are almost finished colonizing from Alacabenzi multi-spore syringe inoculation. Actually with it being my first grow, I only have 1 surviving jar  :facepalm3:
(Side note: I've switched to Agar work to decrease contamination chances)

So, I've done a a quite a bit of research, but I was actually not able to find a definitive answer to my question... Soooo, I made an auto Terrarium very similar to the one in this guide for a fruiting chamber: http://gamerchronic.com/build-terrarium-for-80-bucks-or-less/

Because I only have 1 jar remaining I am going to spawn that single jar to 2 or 3 trays of pasteurized coir/verm mix. My question(s) are:

So, while my bulk substrate is colonizing:
(1) Should I use this Fruiting Chamber to colonize the substrate?
    (1-A) If so, how much (if any) should I run the air pump for FAE?
    (1-B) If so, how much (if any) should I run the humidifier?
(2) If I shouldn't use the Fruiting Chamber to colonize my substrate should I make an additional shotgun chamber with Polly-fill holes to allow my substrate to colonize? What is the ideal bulk substrate colonizing chamber

Note: I have a Hygrometer to measure humidity, so I can play with my humidifier & air pump to attain a very specific humidity in the container.

So, I guess in a nutshell my question is can an auto terrarium be used to colonize a bulk substrate, and if so is there such a thing as too much FAE/humidity? Will this increase chances of contamination?

This forum is awesome, and I appreciate each and every one of you who have posted questions, and who have helped out noobies like me who are just starting out! Stay Groovy :mushroom2:


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Re: Container questions for spawning to bulk [Re: snawwz]
    #23868800 - 11/26/16 12:07 PM (8 years, 1 month ago)

I wouldn't build that. The person who made that write-up isn't a pro grower by any means. For one thing, they talk about building a "contaminant-free growing environment" which is a garbage idea. Waste of time, money, electricity, and space. You don't need gizmos and doo-dads to run a small fruiting chamber; in fact, I'd say they are almost always counterproductive, especially for the novice grower.

For me personally, if that jar of rye looks healthy, I'd G2G it and make some more jars. Cost: a couple bucks.

If I were going to spawn a single quart, I'd do it to a variation on a tiny monotub, such as a 2-liter soda bottle, or 6 qt dubtub or similar. Cost: almost free.

Finally, if I wanted to do a tray type grow instead of a monotub, I'd spawn the one jar to a single tray and toss that tray in a shotgun chamber. Cost: I dunno, $35?

But I definitely wouldn't build some hideous "autogrow" contraption for $80. I think you'll find that most people on this board shun things like that in favor of simpler and more effective designs.

And no, that contraption is a fruiting chamber; you wouldn't ever run it during colonization. You do not want FAE during colonization, you want the CO2 to build up somewhat.

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Re: Container questions for spawning to bulk [Re: freespeech]
    #23868837 - 11/26/16 12:17 PM (8 years, 1 month ago)

I looked over that site you linked in more detail, and it's funny, they also throw in a link to a tek for making a shotgun terrarium in the same post. I don't know why anyone would ever bother with the over-complicated "auto-grow chamber" with its hatch sawed into the top and tubes and wires and shit, when a superior, masterfully simple and elegant design is right there.

And just to show you that a good flush is possible even with a no-dollars shit setup and just a tiny bit of grain spawn, here's a 2-liter soda bottle grow I did some years back:

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Re: Container questions for spawning to bulk [Re: freespeech]
    #23868862 - 11/26/16 12:30 PM (8 years, 1 month ago)

Thanks for the info!

I bought the supplies for the auto terrarium when I initially first started, but I obviously should have waited. I like automation so I liked the idea of not having to mist, and being able to control the humidity to a T without having to open the lid, and decrease human interaction. (probably the engineer-side coming out :0)

I like the idea of G2G... I'll probably post some pictures of the quart jar to verify that it looks good before I start making the new grain jars. I suspect I still have another 4 to 7 days before the jar is fully colonized, maybe more- idk, I'm a noob 

:bow2:

While the sub is colonizing do you ever mist if it looks dry or do you just let it sit no matter what?

Thanks for taking the time!


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Re: Container questions for spawning to bulk [Re: freespeech]
    #23868867 - 11/26/16 12:31 PM (8 years, 1 month ago)

Btw that 2-liter bottle grow is awesome! Did you have that bottle in a bag while it was colonizing/ fruiting?


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Re: Container questions for spawning to bulk [Re: snawwz]
    #23868873 - 11/26/16 12:33 PM (8 years, 1 month ago)

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Btw that 2-liter bottle grow is awesome! Did you have that bottle in a bag while it was colonizing/ fruiting?




No, I had the cut-off neck of the bottle sitting loosely on top of the thing.

You don't mist colonizing substrates. You leave them alone in a closed-up tub.

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Re: Container questions for spawning to bulk [Re: freespeech]
    #23868882 - 11/26/16 12:35 PM (8 years, 1 month ago)

Preciate it! I think I'm over-complicating this. I've read posts of growers saying their colonizing sub got too dry, and I don't want this last jar in the batch to fail. haha.


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