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tryptkaloids
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Re: Pastywhyte's Easy Agar Tek [Re: Steevo]
#24433805 - 06/25/17 08:28 AM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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there's a few things you can do (I do none of the above because it doesn't matter and I take so long to get to them.) you can let the agar cool before you pc it. you can bring the pc up to pressure slowly. you can let it cool slowly. or you could do like I do and leave them to dry out a little. if you are germinating spores I would recommend against dumping the water (it's unnecessary either way) leaving the water in there won't hurt a thing other than visability
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Re: Pastywhyte's Easy Agar Tek [Re: mos619]
#24433986 - 06/25/17 09:54 AM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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mos619 said: I asked the manufacturer about those cheap-o mini storage containers and they said they're polypropylene, so they should hold up in the PC...lids might be kinda hard to remove one-handed with no tab, but for a buck it might be worth a shot.
They also make a 4 oz mini storage with the tabbed lid, pk of 8 for .98c vs the $2.57 for glad.
Sooooo I ordered these $1 mini rounds and returned them immediately! They were ridiculously thin! Def not something you'd want to try a tiger drop with cause the side would almost certainly crack.
One thing I did like is they were a bit taller and narrower than the glads which might make it easier to see inside, but that pro was overshadowed by their flimsiness.
Reaching out to Glad to see if I can order just lids for my lidless rounds
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Re: Pastywhyte's Easy Agar Tek [Re: mynakedrat]
#24434051 - 06/25/17 10:29 AM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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man, i wish i saw this tek before i bought petri dishes. those glad containers seem easier to work with. very easy to understand tek. thanks
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Re: Pastywhyte's Easy Agar Tek [Re: Scalerunner]
#24434073 - 06/25/17 10:39 AM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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Scalerunner said: man, i wish i saw this tek before i bought petri dishes. those glad containers seem easier to work with. very easy to understand tek. thanks
I start everything in pasty plates but once I have growth I prefer petri dishes. Pasty plates are easy and reusable, but when you want to start finding sectors and isolating nothing beats a nice see through Petri dish, plus they are easy to cut from. My recommendation is go get some glad rounds and get agar down then move on to plates for finishing up. https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/19249080/page/2
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ok, rockin advice blue dude.
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Re: Pastywhyte's Easy Agar Tek [Re: Steevo]
#24434131 - 06/25/17 11:09 AM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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Steevo said: I flip mine lid side down and give them a good tap before putting in my sab. Once in there I hold the lid on by the middle while tipping it to get the water to pool near the lid. I crack them ever so slightly to allow the moisture to drip out. The lid never comes off completely. But I also use the square glad minis not the rounds. Only drawback to these imo is the blue lids. You can't really get a good look at your growth pattern
I haven't figured out how to not get condensation
How do you feel about those squar minis? Are the glad squar mini any better than the ziplock brand?
The ziplock squar mini was all i could find so i gave them a shot, but they seem to have a fair amount of warping and the lids dont fit as snug as they did before being PC'd
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tryptkaloids
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Re: Pastywhyte's Easy Agar Tek [Re: SalviaGod]
#24434186 - 06/25/17 11:34 AM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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the lids being loose is a good thing, you'll learn to love it. they are still tight enough to keep things out. the only thing with the ziplock brand is the plastic is just barely less see through
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Steevo
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I like the square minis. I haven't tried any others. The lids won't fit as well after 3 or 4 pc runs but you just have to handle carefully is all
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Re: Pastywhyte's Easy Agar Tek [Re: SalviaGod]
#24435033 - 06/25/17 05:41 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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SalviaGod said: So iv been getting alot of condensation on the inside of my agar jars, so much that its been leaving pools of water on my agar, so now iv got two questions.
Is it safe to open the lid and pour the water out inside my SAB?
And how can i prevent all this condensation from happening?
I let mine overly cool with the lids off and a paper towel over them. It cuts down the condensation. Then before I unfoil them and put them in my SAB I give them a good slam into the opposing hand which knocks most of the moisture onto the agar surface. Just prior to making my transfer I flick the sides of the round and then use some of the folded paper towel to absorb the liquid. Just dumping it out quickly and replacing the lid. I've even shook the help out of it inside the SAB and never had any issues out of the normal.
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tryptkaloids
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Re: Pastywhyte's Easy Agar Tek [Re: BodhiBoy]
#24435130 - 06/25/17 06:31 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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it seems like a contam vector to put something that's not sterile (paper towels) into your plate but that's just
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tryptkaloids said: it seems like a contam vector to put something that's not sterile (paper towels) into your plate but that's just 
I use the ones that get sterilized in the pc. No issues at all. I've even wiped the rims of the plates with them no problem although I bothers me every time I need to. Lol
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tryptkaloids
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Re: Pastywhyte's Easy Agar Tek [Re: BodhiBoy]
#24435183 - 06/25/17 06:55 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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that should be fine, I like to keep mine folded and on the lids but if you need to you don't
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BodhiBoy
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To each their own of course. I like to take mine off to let the tape dry
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Re: Pastywhyte's Easy Agar Tek [Re: BodhiBoy]
#24438975 - 06/27/17 10:45 AM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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So forgive me if this has already been answer but when bringing it up to pressure slowly, any rough estimate about how slowly we are aiming for? From beginning oto pressurize to 15 PSI ar we talking like 10 minutes 20 minutes 30 minutes? I would just like an idea so I have a decent chance of getting it right the first time
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bodhisatta 
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Going down is what's important not up. I turn the heat down then completely off and leave it on the hot burner rather than putting it on something room temperature to cool down
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Re: Pastywhyte's Easy Agar Tek [Re: bodhisatta]
#24439042 - 06/27/17 11:10 AM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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just started another batch of these plates ! Food coloring is such a great tip for viewing growth. Also just got some colored agar-agar which is fun
For me using a no pour tek for the first round of agar just works out easier. Just prep-PC-cool and get shit done.
I found these square Ziploc containers which are about the same size as Glad but easier to see inside and also cheap cheap !
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Re: Pastywhyte's Easy Agar Tek [Re: SalviaGod]
#24439058 - 06/27/17 11:18 AM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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SalviaGod said:
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Steevo said: I flip mine lid side down and give them a good tap before putting in my sab. Once in there I hold the lid on by the middle while tipping it to get the water to pool near the lid. I crack them ever so slightly to allow the moisture to drip out. The lid never comes off completely. But I also use the square glad minis not the rounds. Only drawback to these imo is the blue lids. You can't really get a good look at your growth pattern
I haven't figured out how to not get condensation
How do you feel about those squar minis? Are the glad squar mini any better than the ziplock brand?
The ziplock squar mini was all i could find so i gave them a shot, but they seem to have a fair amount of warping and the lids dont fit as snug as they did before being PC'd
I have been using both and they haven't warped on me. the side walls on the square ones are easier to see inside, also using a good light source from under lets you mostly see thru the blue lid. but nothing beats the clarity of petri dish
The glad ones are thicker and probably last longer
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tryptkaloids
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Re: Pastywhyte's Easy Agar Tek [Re: iSMOKErocks]
#24439694 - 06/27/17 03:30 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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wait, the glad one are harder to see through??? I have the opposite issue
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bill bixby
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man I can't wait to try this. pretty much bought all the stuff I need to have a go at agar and grains then bulk I hope. pc, jars, agar agar, scalpels, loops and so on and so on it was a long list. ps. my wallet hurts. and hurry up postman!
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Re: Pastywhyte's Easy Agar Tek [Re: bill bixby]
#24453422 - 07/02/17 10:53 PM (6 years, 7 months ago) |
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These are year and a half old pasty plates in plastic bags that got misplaced before I had a chance to use them. At a glance it looks like about 15% or so of them survived contamination. It's sad but at least making pasty plates is quick and easy so the waste isn't a big loss.
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