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Is my gauge wrong?
    #23987215 - 01/06/17 05:34 PM (7 years, 24 days ago)

I have 4 cakes and a casing in my terrarium, it has lotts of holes, a pearlite bottom, and I've been misting it several times a day for the 10 das my cakes have been in there. I just today bought an electronic humidity/temp gauge. I got a good one from a hydroponics store 20 bucks, it reads 35% humidity?I need atleast 85% right? That can't be right, or is it? I was wondering if it is broken. It has 2 settings "inside" and "outside. It's on the inside setting right now, so it measures the temp/humidity inside the FC. Is it in the wrong place perhaps? It's in pic 3


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Re: Is my gauge wrong? [Re: King Cole]
    #23987268 - 01/06/17 05:48 PM (7 years, 24 days ago)

Using a gauge at all is broken. Use your eyes


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Re: Is my gauge wrong? [Re: bodhisatta]
    #23987350 - 01/06/17 06:16 PM (7 years, 24 days ago)

Get a better pic of your cakes


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Re: Is my gauge wrong? [Re: Terpfreak]
    #23987508 - 01/06/17 07:10 PM (7 years, 24 days ago)

Here's some inside pics I just took, though I did a misting an hour ago so there is exes water atm. Still only reading 33%


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Re: Is my gauge wrong? [Re: King Cole]
    #23987531 - 01/06/17 07:20 PM (7 years, 24 days ago)

I just put my heating pad under my fc to warm up my pearlite and make its water evaporate faster, I may not have fully strained my pearl light if that is my problem I'm hoping this will help, will post results. I've had them in there 10 days and no pinns I think it's because the humidity is so low


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Re: Is my gauge wrong? [Re: King Cole]
    #23987566 - 01/06/17 07:35 PM (7 years, 24 days ago)

I dont know enough about cakes to help you but someone else can because you posted pics. Good luck :thumbup:


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Re: Is my gauge wrong? [Re: Terpfreak]
    #23987575 - 01/06/17 07:40 PM (7 years, 24 days ago)

Thank you kindly, I reckon I need a sgfc with that stuffing in the holes to lock in RH. I think a pearlite fc in the open isn't sufficient, this is my second grow. My first grow was puny, I don't think there's a quick fix for this one I'll have to make a sgfc bottom line unless I hear any other suggestions


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Re: Is my gauge wrong? [Re: King Cole]
    #23987582 - 01/06/17 07:43 PM (7 years, 24 days ago)

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I just put my heating pad under my fc to warm up my pearlite and make its water evaporate faster, I may not have fully strained my pearl light if that is my problem I'm hoping this will help, will post results. I've had them in there 10 days and no pinns I think it's because the humidity is so low



Take the heating pad out from under it, SGFC is automatic from natural air currents in the room. All you will achieve is bacterial growth and dry perlite.

Part of the reason you have no pins is because some of your cakes have not been rolled in vermiculite, so the microclimate that pins love to be in (plenty of humidity) hasn't been achieved.


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Re: Is my gauge wrong? [Re: lovelaughlibs] * 1
    #23988498 - 01/07/17 03:40 AM (7 years, 23 days ago)

Maybe too much holes???


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Re: Is my gauge wrong? [Re: Call-Me-Bob]
    #23988505 - 01/07/17 03:50 AM (7 years, 23 days ago)

You should have 1/4" holes 2" apart in a grid pattern on all 6 sides including the bottom and the sgfc should be elivated off the surface it's sitting on so air can flow up through the bottom holes and perlite.  Build to spec per this link https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/20195542#20195542 and forget about monitoring RH trust in the proven design, don't plug holes.
Hygrometers tell you nothing you need to know even if they were accurate. As said look at your cakes, mist until glistening with fine beads of moisture repeat when they have evaporated.


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Re: Is my gauge wrong? [Re: King Cole]
    #23988724 - 01/07/17 07:57 AM (7 years, 23 days ago)

I think it should be set to outside.


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Re: Is my gauge wrong? [Re: toad-kidd]
    #23988735 - 01/07/17 08:06 AM (7 years, 23 days ago)

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Re: Is my gauge wrong? [Re: King Cole]
    #23988851 - 01/07/17 09:13 AM (7 years, 23 days ago)

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Thank you kindly, I reckon I need a sgfc with that stuffing in the holes to lock in RH. I think a pearlite fc in the open isn't sufficient, this is my second grow. My first grow was puny, I don't think there's a quick fix for this one I'll have to make a sgfc bottom line unless I hear any other suggestions



Blocking or stuffing holes in a SGFC lowers RH


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Re: Is my gauge wrong? [Re: Call-Me-Bob]
    #23989080 - 01/07/17 10:33 AM (7 years, 23 days ago)

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Maybe too much holes???




This.

Your FC looks like a real shotgun blast. Its actually just a figure of speech. SGFC should have an *even* 2in hole grid, not just random holes everywhere.

The grid pattern is important for consistent humidity.


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Re: Is my gauge wrong? [Re: LogicaL Chaos]
    #23989233 - 01/07/17 11:18 AM (7 years, 23 days ago)

I used to use a gauge in mine. But I figured out it really didn't tell me anything cause it always said 99%. I just look at the cakes and feel and breath in the chamber air when I open it. Gives me a way better idea what the conditions are instead of looking at the gauge.


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Re: Is my gauge wrong? [Re: Rakin]
    #23989236 - 01/07/17 11:19 AM (7 years, 23 days ago)

good plan.

I always feel the humidity with my hand. Works very well. Also, looking at the dryness (or lack there of) of my cakes is the best way to do it.


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