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baldur
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What monotub TEKs for a first time grower?
#27800043 - 05/31/22 09:58 AM (2 years, 7 months ago) |
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There are a multitude of Monotub TEKs here on this forum and on the internet. Ranging from Bod's Unmodified Monotub TEK to more elaborate TEKs with holes, misting every day, fanning, etc.
Now BODs TEK is quite simple, but as BOD said himself:
---quote starts--- surface conditions are very important. You can't simply whip one of these together and expect it to work with no experience, no eye for things, no mycologist's green thumb.
Skill plays a much of a roll as methods. You also need to be able to produce clean spawn and determine conditions. ---quote ends---
So I assume that this TEK is more for someone with experience, right?
So my question is, are there any good Monotub TEKs out there that are good for a beginner?
I was thinking about going for the one at fungi.org. Or if someone has anything better I'm all ears
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Re: What monotub TEKs for a first time grower? [Re: baldur]
#27800252 - 05/31/22 12:13 PM (2 years, 7 months ago) |
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Theyre all pretty much beginner friendly. I dont like the unmodified tubs.
Ive been rolling with the standard mono, 6 hole config, dialed in via micropore
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Re: What monotub TEKs for a first time grower? [Re: Nimpo]
#27800264 - 05/31/22 12:19 PM (2 years, 7 months ago) |
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It will depend on what's best for your environment really.
I messed around with modifying tubs hoping for the best results, but after side by side testing I found unmodified provided far better results for me.
Just play around and see what works for you. Unmodified is about as beginner friendly as it can get. If you don't like your results then you could think about modifying, though personally I'd do it from the start so you can see results of each setup straight away.
It can be as simple as flipping the lid, or having the lid sitting upright just unlatched.
Pasty Ez Dial is a great setup for many. Seen great results with it, however it didn't work well for me, but I am in the UK and not the US like a lot of members here.
Edited by Guerrilla (05/31/22 12:20 PM)
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Re: What monotub TEKs for a first time grower? [Re: Nimpo]
#27800274 - 05/31/22 12:22 PM (2 years, 7 months ago) |
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All about dialing into your conditions.
Your environment is probably different than say mine. So even if I share with you my exact process, it may not work quite as well for you as it does me.
Bod's tub's are about as easy as it gets and work well in most conditions. Traditional mono's work great of course, but you have to "dial it' into your specific conditions. Shoeboxes are great, easy, no mod, etc.
I really like Pasty's tub: Sometimes I place 4 shoeboxes inside of it, sometimes I use it just like a regular mono.
https://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Number/26140339/vc/1
Would encourage you to pick one, and work with it. You'll learn to read if your tubs are working properly by various factors, condensation on the walls, surface conditions etc.
Edited by MurphSmurf (05/31/22 12:25 PM)
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Re: What monotub TEKs for a first time grower? [Re: MurphSmurf]
#27800337 - 05/31/22 01:11 PM (2 years, 7 months ago) |
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Depends how available you are to meet demands of your mushies. Do you want to set it and forget it? Then modified. Be able to experiment with different setups? Unmodified, unmodified is the way I do it as I’m available to be able to mist when I want and can crack the lid or just fan when needed. Once you modify a tub, you pretty much have to go that route unless you buy another tub. I made the mistake of making a SGFC without considering what route I plan on doing, and regret wasting all that time making all them holes. I haven’t even used it as I went bag grow my first time with unmodified tub.
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Guerrilla
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Fanning is outdated and serves zero purpose.
Misting is only necessary if you don't hydrate your substrate properly to begin with.
I'm team unmodified and I never have to fuck about with that shit..you shouldn't have to.
If you happen to have a SUPER thirsty culture or heavy pinset you can bottom water.
In later flushes you can re-hydrate by submerging half of the substrate in water.
Sooo ya
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Edited by Guerrilla (05/31/22 01:17 PM)
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baldur
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Thanks for your input. I actually started 3 tubs already unmodified. And will be starting another 10-15 in a week or two. Will probably do a mixture of modified and unmodified to feel what works best.
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Re: What monotub TEKs for a first time grower? [Re: baldur]
#27802639 - 06/02/22 01:04 PM (2 years, 7 months ago) |
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I like the pastywhyte ez-dial bins. When I first started doing mine I made 4 bins at once with varying #s of holes and experimented with which gave best results. Been getting crazy flushes and all my bins are set + forget now that Ive gotten the recipes down pat for my environment.
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Re: What monotub TEKs for a first time grower? [Re: GhostHustler]
#27803137 - 06/02/22 06:51 PM (2 years, 7 months ago) |
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I've got a few sets of plates that are going to be ready to go to grain soon.
I'll be starting my first tubs and I'm thinking I'll go the shoebox route since there are multiple varieties involved and also to keep failures isolated from each other. I don't know if this fits your situation but I think this is the right logic in my case.
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Re: What monotub TEKs for a first time grower? [Re: Nimpo]
#27803163 - 06/02/22 07:06 PM (2 years, 7 months ago) |
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Quote:
Nimpo said: Theyre all pretty much beginner friendly. I dont like the unmodified tubs.
Ive been rolling with the standard mono, 6 hole config, dialed in via micropore
This^^^^.
Works with everything, hardly need to do anything with Damion5050 coir Tek. I was thinking about going the Micropore route over the holes route but it's pretty dry where I live, for MY body anyways lol.
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Re: What monotub TEKs for a first time grower? [Re: ClusterB]
#27803220 - 06/02/22 07:43 PM (2 years, 7 months ago) |
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Quote:
ClusterB said: I've got a few sets of plates that are going to be ready to go to grain soon.
I'll be starting my first tubs and I'm thinking I'll go the shoebox route since there are multiple varieties involved and also to keep failures isolated from each other. I don't know if this fits your situation but I think this is the right logic in my case.
Yeah I was actually thinking about going that route myself! Not as drastic to fuck up a few shoeboxes compared to whole monotubs. I'll probably do some shoebox tests as well.
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