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    #26463041 - 02/01/20 04:28 AM (4 years, 15 days ago)

I want to try agar for the first time and I got everything I need besides parafilm.

A lot of people recommend glad cling wrap as a replacement but I haven't been able to find any, and I've seen that regular saran wrap doesn't allow enough gas exchange.

From what I've read so far micropore tape should do the trick as long as it doesn't get wet. Which would you rather use? regular saran wrap or micropore tape?


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Re: micropore tape vs saran wrap [Re: The_Brown_Wizard] * 1
    #26463071 - 02/01/20 05:37 AM (4 years, 15 days ago)

Regular seran wrap isn't good for long term (2months+) as it doesn't allow gas exchange, could just re-wrap your plates until you get some Parafilm for long term storing... One roll should last a few years atleast ha.

Micropore tape is a pain to work with it's not easy to remove and leaves a mess around the edges of the plate.


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Re: micropore tape vs saran wrap [Re: Kmacmo]
    #26463081 - 02/01/20 05:50 AM (4 years, 15 days ago)

Micropore tape is also sticky so imagine the things your sticking to the gas exchange area of your jars...
Parafilm is good, but alot of what is out there on the market is dry rejected lab stuff, so be careful where you buy it, This is one thing I get frusterated with buying on Amazon and would probably do better using a sponsor.

  I think I might move to Clingwrap for short term use and Parafilm for long term storage because I seem to go through rolls pretty fast.


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Re: micropore tape vs saran wrap [Re: Sockadin] * 1
    #26463110 - 02/01/20 06:30 AM (4 years, 15 days ago)

Congrats on giving agar a try. You won't regret it!

I baught a small amount of parafilm when I started agar work.
Once I run out I switched to seran wrap.

The way I do it it's to not fully wrap the petri dish all the way around but leave half an inch without wrap for gas exchange, never had contam problems so far.

As Kmacmo mentioned it might not be good for long term storage tough.


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Re: micropore tape vs saran wrap [Re: pppp] * 1
    #26463244 - 02/01/20 08:48 AM (4 years, 15 days ago)

you can just put them in individual sandwich bags or ziplocks in a pinch.


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Re: micropore tape vs saran wrap [Re: sandman420] * 1
    #26463258 - 02/01/20 09:03 AM (4 years, 15 days ago)

Saran wrap. One full roll can be cut into like 8+ rolls. Each roll will wrap like 150 plates.
All for like $4


Do the math compared to anything else.:lolsy:


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Re: micropore tape vs saran wrap [Re: The_Brown_Wizard]
    #26463268 - 02/01/20 09:11 AM (4 years, 15 days ago)

Contrary to what others are saying here, in my experience Micropore tape works wonderfully. The problem is that the plates and mycelium will dry out, necessitating additional wrapping with cling wrap anyway if you want to fully grow out a culture and more so if you intend to keep it for longer.

I finally decided a few weeks ago that I'm going to switch to Parafilm, I think it's a must for medium to long term storage of mycelium, especially slants. It's permeable to air, keeps the moisture in and contaminants out. It can be easily handled with gloves and is removable without hassle. It comes in a dispenser box which makes cutting of a required strip so much easier that faffing around with cling wrap. I found affordable Parafilm on Aliexpress and now I'm eagerly awaiting its arrival.

You only need a narrow strip of Parafilm for a single petri dish because Parafilm is extremely stretchy. I would recommend folding it however so that there is double layer sealing the dish, because stretched Parafilm tends to develop cracks after a while.

Source for the info on Parafilm: Youtube videos on the usage proper handling of Parafilm for petri dishes and conical tubes.


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Re: micropore tape vs saran wrap [Re: The_Brown_Wizard] * 1
    #26463285 - 02/01/20 09:21 AM (4 years, 15 days ago)

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I want to try agar for the first time and I got everything I need besides parafilm.

A lot of people recommend glad cling wrap as a replacement but I haven't been able to find any, and I've seen that regular saran wrap doesn't allow enough gas exchange.

From what I've read so far micropore tape should do the trick as long as it doesn't get wet. Which would you rather use? regular saran wrap or micropore tape?



Having worked in a lab using parafilm it's pretty nice to never have to dick around with that shit again.
Tape is sticky don't use that


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Re: micropore tape vs saran wrap [Re: bodhisatta]
    #26463359 - 02/01/20 10:10 AM (4 years, 15 days ago)

For me seranwrap was a nightmare, I hate the stuff. Was a constant fight of it snagging along the top and bottom of the roll. I bought this stuff and will never go back, love it HAINABC Grafting Tape 2 PCS, Stretchable Garden Grafting Tape Plants Repair Tapes for Floral Fruit Tree and Poly Budding Tape - Green & White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SS3QF1S/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_GbBnEb7HF1QDA


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Re: micropore tape vs saran wrap [Re: D3_Myc]
    #26463371 - 02/01/20 10:24 AM (4 years, 15 days ago)

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Re: micropore tape vs saran wrap [Re: bodhisatta]
    #26463469 - 02/01/20 11:17 AM (4 years, 15 days ago)

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Having worked in a lab using parafilm it's pretty nice to never have to dick around with that shit again.





Bodhisatta, can you give some more detail what the problems with parafilm were? And what your solution is?


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Re: micropore tape vs saran wrap [Re: Intern]
    #26463487 - 02/01/20 11:27 AM (4 years, 15 days ago)

Cling wrap is so nice, I def wouldn’t use tape and it would get expensive fast.

I thought cutting the roll of cling would be a problem but I put a fresh blade in a box cutter and it was super fast.

Once you get the hang of using the cling rolls it takes maybe two seconds to wrap a plate and you can hardly tell anything is on it, plus it lasts forever. It’s looking like my one box of cling will easily last through two 500 plate cases and that’s with wrapping each plate multiple times from taking transfers.


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Re: micropore tape vs saran wrap [Re: Intern]
    #26463499 - 02/01/20 11:32 AM (4 years, 15 days ago)

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Having worked in a lab using parafilm it's pretty nice to never have to dick around with that shit again.





Bodhisatta, can you give some more detail what the problems with parafilm were? And what your solution is?



Cutting it to size for plates is lame. Cling wrap is rapid quick and easy in comparison. Then there's the backing paper for parafilm making a mess. Parafilm means my hands are leaving the SAB or laminar flow more often. Disposing of the backing paper or cutting the strips(or you precut them). Idk it's just 10x easier to use a little roll of cling wrap imo


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Re: micropore tape vs saran wrap [Re: bodhisatta] * 1
    #26463505 - 02/01/20 11:35 AM (4 years, 15 days ago)



Your kitchen knife needs to do this before you try cutting a roll of wrap up. They should always be this sharp


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Re: micropore tape vs saran wrap [Re: bodhisatta]
    #26463610 - 02/01/20 12:42 PM (4 years, 15 days ago)

Maybe my problem was I used a chop saw to cut my cling wrap. The grafting tape I
Posted above is stretchy and clings nice and tears with a few lbs force.


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Re: micropore tape vs saran wrap [Re: D3_Myc]
    #26464603 - 02/02/20 03:29 AM (4 years, 14 days ago)

Does that grafting tape allow gas exchange? Seems like something I want to try instead of cutting up seran wrap or like bodhisatta said cutting up the Parafilm is annoying.

Pre cut rolls of seran wrap are dead easy and fast at wrapping the plates I just worry about suffocating the mycelium and take the extra effort and use Parafilm mainly.


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Re: micropore tape vs saran wrap [Re: Kmacmo] * 2
    #26464634 - 02/02/20 04:19 AM (4 years, 14 days ago)

Big thanks for all the feedback guys

I'm gonna try using saran wrap and I'll definitely check out bodhisatta's videos.

Right now I have 100 of those disposable plastic plates and I don't intend to have cultures in them for longer than a few weeks.

I started looking into no pour methods of doing agar recently (small jars with micropore tape on the lid) and once I'm done with the plates I already have I think I'll try doing no pour as I don't enjoy the idea of creating plastic waste when it can be avoided


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Re: micropore tape vs saran wrap [Re: Kmacmo]
    #26464676 - 02/02/20 05:53 AM (4 years, 14 days ago)

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Does that grafting tape allow gas exchange? Seems like something I want to try instead of cutting up seran wrap or like bodhisatta said cutting up the Parafilm is annoying.

Pre cut rolls of seran wrap are dead easy and fast at wrapping the plates I just worry about suffocating the mycelium and take the extra effort and use Parafilm mainly.




It’s clear is made from polyethylene which is gas permeable. Not sure about the green roll but it probably is as well.


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    #26464698 - 02/02/20 06:28 AM (4 years, 14 days ago)

For those who use saran wrap, you should try press'nseal wrap. It  seals vessels much better and longer than saran.


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Re: micropore tape vs saran wrap [Re: mr001]
    #26464753 - 02/02/20 07:13 AM (4 years, 14 days ago)

Press N Seal reminds me of Parafilm :thumbup:


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