|
 tangra07
Stranger
Registered: 01/01/20
Posts: 37
Last seen: 8 months, 11 days
|
 Bulk substrate: add perlite at top or bottom? 
#26533068 - 03/13/20 06:29 PM (11 months, 10 days ago) |
|
|
I got confused between SGFC and bulk substrate so I got both vermiculite and perlite. I want to go the bulk substrate route. Is there any use for the perlite in this case? What if I make a bottom layer of perlite in order to have some drainage and prevent water accumulating at the bottom? What if I have a top layer of perlite in order to increase humidity at the top? What if I mix it in the substrate in order to decrease particle uniformity and... increase air or something? Any pros or cons?
|
 eatyualive
Eat's You Alive :)
Registered: 08/17/01
Posts: 18,981
Loc: In Your Head
|
Re: Bulk substrate: add perlite at top or bottom? [Re: tangra07]
#26533080 - 03/13/20 06:36 PM (11 months, 10 days ago) |
|
|
Nah skip perlite. Use a thin top layer at spawning. So leave about a quart or quart and a half of your substrate and apply a thin layer on top after you mix your spawn and bulk substrate
|
A.k.a
Stranger
Registered: 10/27/19
Posts: 10,754
Loc: Gaming the system
Last seen: 10 hours, 9 minutes
|
Re: Bulk substrate: add perlite at top or bottom? [Re: eatyualive]
#26533093 - 03/13/20 06:45 PM (11 months, 10 days ago) |
|
|
A thin top layer of coir.
--------------------
 LAGM2020      
|
tangra07
Stranger
Registered: 01/01/20
Posts: 37
Last seen: 8 months, 11 days
|
Re: Bulk substrate: add perlite at top or bottom? [Re: eatyualive]
#26533130 - 03/13/20 07:16 PM (11 months, 10 days ago) |
|
|
So what if I make a SGFC setup, but instead of cakes I have bulk substrate? I am probably just going to do it the standard way, but I wonder. Are there such combinations being done or is this a contradiction?
|
tangra07
Stranger
Registered: 01/01/20
Posts: 37
Last seen: 8 months, 11 days
|
Re: Bulk substrate: add perlite at top or bottom? [Re: A.k.a]
#26533131 - 03/13/20 07:17 PM (11 months, 10 days ago) |
|
|
Quote:
A.k.a said:
A thin top layer of coir.
thx for the tip.
|
Brian Jones
Club 27
Registered: 12/18/12
Posts: 8,722
Loc: attending Snake Church
Last seen: 13 hours, 3 minutes
|
Re: Bulk substrate: add perlite at top or bottom? [Re: tangra07]
#26533249 - 03/13/20 08:17 PM (11 months, 10 days ago) |
|
|
Quote:
tangra07 said:
So what if I make a SGFC setup, but instead of cakes I have bulk substrate? I am probably just going to do it the standard way, but I wonder. Are there such combinations being done or is this a contradiction?
Not being done to my knowledge.
--------------------
"The Rolling Stones will break up over Brian Jones' dead body" John Lennon
I don't want no commies in my car. No Christians either.
|
cronicr
Registered: 08/07/11
Posts: 61,008
Loc: Van Isle 
Last seen: 7 hours, 35 minutes
|
Re: Bulk substrate: add perlite at top or bottom? [Re: Brian Jones]
#26533261 - 03/13/20 08:21 PM (11 months, 10 days ago) |
|
|
45% verm 45% coir 10% perlite is a decent casing material, other than that save it for future uses
--------------------
   It doesn't matter what i think of you...all that matters is clean spawn I'm tired do me a favor
|
eatyualive
Eat's You Alive :)
Registered: 08/17/01
Posts: 18,981
Loc: In Your Head
|
Re: Bulk substrate: add perlite at top or bottom? [Re: Brian Jones]
#26533264 - 03/13/20 08:22 PM (11 months, 10 days ago) |
|
|
Look at pasty’s ez dial. That is the closest thing to a shotgun chamber. Shotgun chambers require far too much maintenance and dry out far too fast. You want something that won’t require much maintenance. look up monotub.
|
cronicr
Registered: 08/07/11
Posts: 61,008
Loc: Van Isle
Last seen: 7 hours, 35 minutes
|
Re: Bulk substrate: add perlite at top or bottom? [Re: tangra07]
#26533273 - 03/13/20 08:28 PM (11 months, 10 days ago) |
|
|
Quote:
tangra07 said:
So what if I make a SGFC setup, but instead of cakes I have bulk substrate? I am probably just going to do it the standard way, but I wonder. Are there such combinations being done or is this a contradiction?
you can make bulk trays for your sgfc
--------------------
It doesn't matter what i think of you...all that matters is clean spawn I'm tired do me a favor
|
|
Threaded
Previous
Index
Next
Edit 
Reply 
