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camerinkw
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New setup by window. Look good enough/sufficient sunlight?
#23992288 - 01/08/17 12:29 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Finally made a better sgfc. While new location, so I was thinking ofabout doing natural light since it's by the window. Q. Is this window(of non-direct sunlight; it faces east) sufficient sunlight? Q. Is natural light actually better/sufficient enough? I've heard it's better.
Any other tips or suggestions are gladly welcomed.
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camerinkw
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Re: New setup by window. Look good enough/sufficient sunlight? [Re: camerinkw]
#23992292 - 01/08/17 12:30 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Tmethyl
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Re: New setup by window. Look good enough/sufficient sunlight? [Re: camerinkw]
#23992351 - 01/08/17 12:58 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yeah I always preferred natural light, and seems the fungi do to. That window gives plenty of good light, seems perfect.
Here's some I did right by a window like that:
 
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Re: New setup by window. Look good enough/sufficient sunlight? [Re: Tmethyl]
#23992360 - 01/08/17 01:00 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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See in the first photo how nearly every single pin was facing the direction of the light?
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camerinkw
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Re: New setup by window. Look good enough/sufficient sunlight? [Re: Tmethyl]
#23992373 - 01/08/17 01:05 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Yeah. That looks phenomenal. I really wanna try bulk. Do you have a link/tek for that method???
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Tmethyl
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Re: New setup by window. Look good enough/sufficient sunlight? [Re: camerinkw]
#23992384 - 01/08/17 01:08 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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It's just a basic monotub grow, rye spawn to horse dung substrate. Basically you inoculate a jar of prepared rye grains with spores, just like you would a cake, let it colonize 100%, shake jar up, and mix it into the bottom of a tub with some horse dung(pasteurized). There are 100's of teks for this, just use search engine. I did that grow when I was relatively new to bulk and I didn't know a lot of what I know now, made several minor mistakes, and wasted time on things like all that black tape on the bottom.
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Re: New setup by window. Look good enough/sufficient sunlight? [Re: Tmethyl]
#23992393 - 01/08/17 01:11 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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I have tried looking at several but all seem to say something diff(such as you opposing black tape) I just want one that I know is solid and right. I just am referring to the tub setup itself, not the actual full tek.
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camerinkw
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Re: New setup by window. Look good enough/sufficient sunlight? [Re: camerinkw]
#23992398 - 01/08/17 01:12 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Those things you've learned are exactly what id like to know, going into it. Lol
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Tmethyl
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Re: New setup by window. Look good enough/sufficient sunlight? [Re: camerinkw]
#23992401 - 01/08/17 01:13 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Alright I'll get you a good link. One moment.  And I don't oppose the black tape, it's just utterly useless in every way.
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Re: New setup by window. Look good enough/sufficient sunlight? [Re: Tmethyl]
#23992407 - 01/08/17 01:16 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Lol. Alright. Thanks, man. I really appreciate this! It'll make my life ais lot better
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Re: New setup by window. Look good enough/sufficient sunlight? [Re: camerinkw]
#23992432 - 01/08/17 01:26 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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So all the most successful monotubs have 6 holes total. The tub will have 2 long sides and 2 short sides, since it's rectangular, you put 2 holes(2" holes seem just right) just above the substrate level on both long sides. Then 2 holes at nearly the top of the tub on both short ends.
Like the tubs seen here.
https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/14507008#14507008 and https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/17332777#17332777

You don't need to tape bottom, or use a trash bag like this pic, just put the substrate straight into the tub, this is much simpler and works great.
I tape the holes up until the substrate is 100% colonized, then take tape off, and stuff the 4 bottom holes with polyfill, quite tightly, then stuff the 2 top holes very loosely.
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Re: New setup by window. Look good enough/sufficient sunlight? [Re: Tmethyl]
#23992459 - 01/08/17 01:36 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thank you very much! Have a wonderful day.
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Re: New setup by window. Look good enough/sufficient sunlight? [Re: camerinkw]
#24016688 - 01/17/17 07:39 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Methyl did you always let yourair rings span the size of the tub Lol?
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