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Psilosopherr
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Is it worth it to mix your own agar? Always done premades.
#23910685 - 12/09/16 03:55 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Seems like it could be quite nice, making lower nute mixes if you want faster colonization, and I'm assuming other uses.
It seems to be about the same price wise so
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Th3Issu3
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Re: Is it worth it to mix your own agar? Always done premades. [Re: Psilosopherr]
#23910689 - 12/09/16 03:57 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Fuckkkk that, you want lower nutes?
Add more water
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enlightenment
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Re: Is it worth it to mix your own agar? Always done premades. [Re: Th3Issu3]
#23910711 - 12/09/16 04:06 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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If you add a lot of water to premixed agar to reduce the nutritions you will reach a point where you should add a bit of agar to keep the mixture solid after pouring/cooling.
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Re: Is it worth it to mix your own agar? Always done premades. [Re: Psilosopherr]
#23910794 - 12/09/16 04:36 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Psilosopherr said: Seems like it could be quite nice, making lower nute mixes if you want faster colonization, and I'm assuming other uses.
It seems to be about the same price wise so 
Yes. If you have agar, you can experiment with any nute source you want and control the nutrient level.
Fuck adding more water....that's just lazy on top of using pre-made shit (lazy and boring).
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Re: Is it worth it to mix your own agar? Always done premades. [Re: Mycolorado]
#23910798 - 12/09/16 04:39 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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It's better to make your own.. It's also good to use different nutrient sources when you are transferring cultures.. Can't do that with pre made
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enlightenment
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Re: Is it worth it to mix your own agar? Always done premades. [Re: keifnnugs]
#23910808 - 12/09/16 04:43 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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I like to mix my own MEA and switch to PDA sometimes (very rarely).
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Psilosopherr
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Re: Is it worth it to mix your own agar? Always done premades. [Re: keifnnugs]
#23910812 - 12/09/16 04:44 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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thanks for the replies guys
I found the idea of adding more water instead of less nutes amusing. Like, its the same level of dilution/solution brochochiddy
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Re: Is it worth it to mix your own agar? Always done premades. [Re: Psilosopherr]
#23910818 - 12/09/16 04:48 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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I just buy premix mea. Its always clear and consistent
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Re: Is it worth it to mix your own agar? Always done premades. [Re: Kenetic]
#23910821 - 12/09/16 04:50 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Idk if ya have to drive all over for ingredients it may be worth it to just use premade..
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Re: Is it worth it to mix your own agar? Always done premades. [Re: cronicr]
#23911324 - 12/09/16 07:44 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Whats the purpose of diluting the nutrient?
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Re: Is it worth it to mix your own agar? Always done premades. [Re: PieEyed-Messiah]
#23911327 - 12/09/16 07:47 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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PieEyed-Messiah said: Whats the purpose of diluting the nutrient?
faster growth that tends to grow more rhizomorphic making taking transfers a little easier to see
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Psilosopherr
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Re: Is it worth it to mix your own agar? Always done premades. [Re: bodhisatta]
#23911419 - 12/09/16 08:22 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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so why does everbody have that old tiger avatar??
and why do none of them have santa hats
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Re: Is it worth it to mix your own agar? Always done premades. [Re: Psilosopherr]
#23911513 - 12/09/16 09:00 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Depends entirely on personal circumstances. I have a place here that sells plain agar agar 15g for $7.. if that was my only option, doing it my own wouldn't be worth it at all. Look at what is fastest and cheapest for you.
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Re: Is it worth it to mix your own agar? Always done premades. [Re: Lobi]
#23911521 - 12/09/16 09:02 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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I get 25g of agar for no more than $1.99 order telephone brand agar packets because that price for 15g is fucking outrageous
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Lobi
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Re: Is it worth it to mix your own agar? Always done premades. [Re: bodhisatta]
#23911564 - 12/09/16 09:20 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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bodhisatta said: I get 25g of agar for no more than $1.99 order telephone brand agar packets because that price for 15g is fucking outrageous
Yeah I get the 25g of agar for $1.99 as well. My point was if the $7 price was the only one I had access to id be way better off ordering premade stuff.
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