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Why use a liner in a monotub when you can just paint the bottom half black?
    #26904155 - 08/28/20 12:57 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

Just curious if there is a particular reason you would opt for using a black liner over say spray painting the bottom half of your clear monotub black??

I searched for discussion on this and found nothing discussing the pros and cons of each. I happened upon a cult video made by North Spore where instead of using liners on their monotubs they simply spray painted the bottom third of the monotub to prevent side pins .

I'm kinda surprised I haven't seen this as a suggestion in any of the grow guides I've seen on here. Is there any particular reason you wouldn't want to do this? I ask because I personally find making liners to be a bit of a pain in the ass and if I can avoid the hassle I will?


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Re: Why use a liner in a monotub when you can just paint the bottom half black? [Re: Dabrit]
    #26904204 - 08/28/20 01:18 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

I'm guess most people use liners for ease of substrate removal when picking and for easy cleanup. Couldn't do that with paint  :smile:
Neither one will prevent side pinning all together.


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Re: Why use a liner in a monotub when you can just paint the bottom half black? [Re: Dabrit] * 1
    #26904205 - 08/28/20 01:19 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

Spraying is bullshit as it doesn't do anything against sidepins.
Your substrate shrinks, with a liner stuck to it you don't get microclimate
for sidepins, so a liner is always a good choice.
Mixing up your tub well and tamping down the sides also prevents them.
Not to mention fast removal for harvest and cleanup.


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Re: Why use a liner in a monotub when you can just paint the bottom half black? [Re: Goatrider]
    #26904217 - 08/28/20 01:27 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

You may also look at that great tek:
https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/26874924


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Re: Why use a liner in a monotub when you can just paint the bottom half black? [Re: Goatrider]
    #26904377 - 08/28/20 02:40 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

You want the liner to shrink with the sub, that is whats actually helping minimize sidpins.

Even if painting did help, I'd still use a liner. Being able to lift the entire sub out to harvest is invaluable. I shudder thinking about when I'd harvest without 🤣


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Re: Why use a liner in a monotub when you can just paint the bottom half black? [Re: hobbyguy]
    #26904448 - 08/28/20 03:14 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

Quote:

hobbyguy said:
I'm guess most people use liners for ease of substrate removal when picking and for easy cleanup. Couldn't do that with paint  :smile:
Neither one will prevent side pinning all together.




My experience has been:

No liner, i get side pins.
Thick black trashbag liner, zero side pins.
Thin white trashbag, some side pins.

So, it's either that the thin white liner is letting in light, or more likely its the thinner plastic allowing hyphal knots to create a gap between sub and liner.

I really don't think light is a factor, but id have to test a black thin trash bag to be sure.


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Re: Why use a liner in a monotub when you can just paint the bottom half black? [Re: Dabrit]
    #26904453 - 08/28/20 03:17 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

This should make making liners easier.



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Re: Why use a liner in a monotub when you can just paint the bottom half black? [Re: Tom_Wronski]
    #26904501 - 08/28/20 03:48 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

Yeah, and the thread to it with explanation is 3 posts above :wink:


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Re: Why use a liner in a monotub when you can just paint the bottom half black? [Re: Goatrider]
    #26904540 - 08/28/20 04:16 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

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Goatrider said:
You may also look at that great tek:
https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/26874924

Thanks guys I definitely have a better handle on things now 🙏

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Re: Why use a liner in a monotub when you can just paint the bottom half black? [Re: Goatrider]
    #26904695 - 08/28/20 05:51 PM (3 years, 4 months ago)

my bad


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