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Mangowaffle
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Sporetraps?
#26525004 - 03/09/20 05:33 AM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Hey guys,
I'm in the process of moving to a new property and will be re-building and expanding my grow operation into a 75ft x 55ft shed. I'm currently doing 200lbs a week (kings, lions mane, various oysters) and will be looking to double that. The spore load is already pretty intense.
I've been trying to think of a way to design a "sporetrap" that would decrease the amount of spores being released outside through the extraction ducts. Perhaps incorporating some sort of bubbler or sprayer into the ducting?
My main reason for wanting to do this is that I will have 2 large water tanks next to shed to catch rainwater for drinking, and I'm concerned that large amounts of spores might get onto/into the roof/gutter and make their way into the tanks when it rains. The second reason is that the shed is close to the backyard and I'd like to keep the spores etc away from my family and animals.
Is anyone aware of such a device? or have any design ideas? or maybe I'm just being overcautious?
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SHROOMSISAY01
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I would run my exhaust fan duct down into another one of those 55 gallon drums. Have the duct go down into the water about an inch or two. That should cause the water to trap the spores. Then you would just have to scim the spores off the top of the water. I would have a trap door so you can open it and see what is happening at the surface of the water inside the duct.
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DigitalRhizae
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I was also thinking about this too. I came up with an idea but have no idea if it would work and haven't tried it. The idea is to have a Tee fitting somewhere on the exhaust line, the bottom of the Tee is capped off and filled with a sticky substance that would attract the spores. I considered some type of oil that is non-nutritious, like a mineral oil or something similar. As the exhaust passed over the Tee a majority of the spores would hopefully collect and get stuck on the oil. Might be a dumb wild idea and not work though. Another way I was thinking was to have a negatively or positively charged plate(s) that would attract the spores, that the exhaust passes over before exiting the ducting. Similar to electrostatic furnace filters, but without the actual filter and just the metal frame work. Just some ideas to consider.
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iwh678
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Quote:
DigitalRhizae said: I was also thinking about this too. I came up with an idea but have no idea if it would work and haven't tried it. The idea is to have a Tee fitting somewhere on the exhaust line, the bottom of the Tee is capped off and filled with a sticky substance that would attract the spores. I considered some type of oil that is non-nutritious, like a mineral oil or something similar. As the exhaust passed over the Tee a majority of the spores would hopefully collect and get stuck on the oil. Might be a dumb wild idea and not work though. Another way I was thinking was to have a negatively or positively charged plate(s) that would attract the spores, that the exhaust passes over before exiting the ducting. Similar to electrostatic furnace filters, but without the actual filter and just the metal frame work. Just some ideas to consider.
I think the problem with that idea is you would be changing out that oil constantly. Plus the spores would probably float in the surface and block anymore from getting caught. Plus most of the spores would pass through without even touching the oil.
I think oil could work, but you would need to bubble the exhaust through it.
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SHROOMSISAY01
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Re: Sporetraps? [Re: iwh678]
#26533533 - 03/13/20 09:30 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Water, in my opinion, is better. It is cheap or free if you put your gutter in the drum. Easier to clean also. You could even make it self cleaning if you wanted to.
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bw86
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look up a Grist Hydrator. They are used to moisten milled grain as it falls into a mashtun. That design might be something you can use.
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Re: Sporetraps? [Re: bw86] 1
#26538296 - 03/16/20 10:06 AM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Using the water idea. If you create a waterfall wall so that you can blow air through the waterfall. A lot of the spores would get pulled down from the water and mist and thus clean the air but you would need to clean the water or the water pump would get clogged from the spores I imagine, unless you run a constant clean water waterfall drip and drain the water to the ground or something instead of recycling the water. Or just consider replacing the water pump every so often is just the cost of doing it like replacing exhaust fans. Maybe they would last longer than I am thinking. As they are used in fish tanks and outdoor fish setups where the fish are pooping and stuff. Just some thoughts.
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