AtmozFear said:

Why does no one ever mention getting just a plain HEPA filter without the flow?

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What would you use it for?

AtmozFear said:

Why does no one ever mention getting just a plain HEPA filter without the flow?  Don't get me wrong, I know the point of a flow hood is that all air is moving in one straight current; but a standalone HEPA filter is really great too. And if you can afford a PC, you can def afford one of those.

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bodhisatta said:

Those home hepa air filters take the contaminants per cubic foot in your home's air down a little but not enough to matter for sterile work. If you have asthma it might help a bit.

For every 1 million particles that go into one of those air filters 300 leak thru. Which when it comes to sterile work is still just as bad as having a million to deal with

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Bph said:

So you used to do open air inoculations and now you do them in front of your Honeywell?

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Bph said:

If it cost more than a Honeywell you should have built a hood. My Honeywell was like 199 and my flowhood was 250-300 to build. Or a still air box works wonders at 15.

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p9hu7 said:

Are you really saying that a SAB is necessary, honestly? Conversation is stimulating and all but is this honestly what's being stated? Considering that the SAB is an adaptation adopted for this hobby in lieu of proper lab equipment. Even this "hood" is an adaptation of a real flowhood. You will not find a tote with arm holes cut on the side,in a lab with Alan Rockefeller hunched over it.


If an individual doesn't know to avoid breathing in mold then they should quit this hoppy.

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p9hu7 said:

Are you really saying that a SAB is necessary, honestly? Conversation is stimulating and all but is this honestly what's being stated? Considering that the SAB is an adaptation adopted for this hobby in lieu of proper lab equipment. Even this "hood" is an adaptation of a real flowhood. You will not find a tote with arm holes cut on the side,in a lab with Alan Rockefeller hunched over it.


If an individual doesn't know to avoid breathing in mold then they should quit this hoppy.

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Mad Season said:

I’d argue majority of contams are rarely from environment until after spawning. Majority of contams IMO come from either the spore source, or we introduced it with our hands or something (which means it can easily come from outside your house). After initial cleanup you should have no more contams to deal with.

Nichrome said:

Not all of them but most yes. Some of us actually have microscopes and use them. Also identification of sporulation is key anyway. If its making spores then extreme measures are taken or the dish is just tossed. As far as bacteria go there are very few that can become airborne and those are easily identified without a microscope by growth pattern and color usually staining the inside of the dish. Viruses need living cells to replicate so there is little worry there.

I clean up a lot of wild cultures and have been doing so for more than 20 years. Never have I gotten sick or made anyone else sick.

Funny how all these trusted cultivators preach such crap and then kiss each others asses about it like a petty bully troupe. Highschool shit. It really ruins the flow of conversation. Measuring contest for sure.

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Lmao what’s your problem? Cool beans you’ve been healthy. Not everyone can say the same. I’m exclusively talking about mold spores here. Didn’t mention bacteria or viruses, but glad others who read this can know that now (but yeah I was definitely not talking about those). Didn’t know it offended you so much to look out for others and advise to simply use a god damn tote with arm holes in it. If you don’t want to, cool stuff I ain’t stopping you.

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No problem...