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morlahere
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Re: HomeMade MC's
#279420 - 03/26/01 05:39 PM (23 years, 10 months ago) |
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and i forgot, your main question was about filterd air?
as i said i've only got basic filtration and it seems o.k.
i reckon (only a guess tho') that with the air recirculation and as long as your not filthy (i don't have lab' sterility, but i'm not REALLY a pig either) contamination is not that big an issue???
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MNmyc
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Re: HomeMade MC's
#280564 - 03/28/01 08:20 AM (23 years, 10 months ago) |
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My new digs aren't set up yet... and I have no digital camera. But this is what I'm doing.
Ultrasonic ($40), several sterilite containers ($6 ea.), hepa filtered air circulation and exchange, and water heat.
My plan is to heat through tubing buried in the bottom casing layer, by modifying a plastic cooler with a submersible tank heater 300w ($40) and a submersible pump ($17). The water is heated then the pump circulates the water through a manifold with small valves to control heat in individual containers.
I haven't found a suitable air plenum yet, but I can just build one from plexi. if I have too. I'm also going to add a float valve to my humidifier which will be connected to the house plumbing with an icemaker plumbing kit, no more re-filling, yay!
As far as heat goes, I used a seed tray heater for one sterilite box. But I didn't want to buy a heater for each box when I expand, so I came up with the water heat thing to make the system modular, like the humidifier setups you may be familiar with.
I figure that it'll take a few days to get the adjustments right and I'll be up and running in 2 weeks.
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ALDER_057
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Re: HomeMade MC's
#281758 - 03/29/01 05:12 PM (23 years, 10 months ago) |
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Eddie Walker
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Re: HomeMade MC's [Re: ALDER_057]
#282174 - 03/30/01 10:20 AM (23 years, 10 months ago) |
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Datrutankdogg69
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Re: HomeMade MC's [Re: ALDER_057]
#282232 - 03/30/01 11:54 AM (23 years, 10 months ago) |
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Now thatz a phattie lil' setup rght there. Cool..Cool..So what u'r sayin' is that excess moisture settles in the pvc tubing then? And you don't have contamination problems, i.e the humidified air isn't fitered? Or is it?... Also using external heat control?
Thanx, ....Any more info and pix would be much appreciated Guys & Gals
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Datrutankdogg69
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Alder....
Boy do I feel stupid.....So you got peroxide in the humidifier....?
And that works alright?
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Insomnia
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Good setup.
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Re: HomeMade MC's [Re: Insomnia]
#282688 - 03/30/01 10:31 PM (23 years, 10 months ago) |
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What you making in that thing, nuclear bombs? What is your yield / cup of dry substrate?
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ALDER_057
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the water can not settle in the frame because it is separate from the humidification line. The 4 way pvc was sealed to let the air-entrapment line go directly to the chamber from the humidifier. and yes AFOAF plans on H2O2 but is not using it yet.
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Re: HomeMade MC's
#284566 - 04/03/01 12:53 AM (23 years, 10 months ago) |
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sonichell
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Re: HomeMade MC's [Re: ALDER_057]
#284908 - 04/03/01 02:43 PM (23 years, 10 months ago) |
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my friend has a similar setup as the last pic. only his is a two big green containers with lids. The pipe inside is use though, almost exactlythe same.
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McMan
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#289743 - 04/10/01 01:50 PM (23 years, 10 months ago) |
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oOjonahOo
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Re: HomeMade MC's [Re: McMan]
#289861 - 04/10/01 04:23 PM (23 years, 10 months ago) |
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Technical questions for mcman....
What brand of cool mist does the mc use?
Is it sealed perfectly, with a filter disk for air intake?
The dome part is acrylic correct? How about the actual body of the thing, like the bottom piece where the glovebox holes are/ incubating tray, etc.? Fiberglass?
Is a fan used in addition to the coolmist? What type? What CFM? Is it on continuously?
Does your system use a thermostat or whatever the equivalent is for humidity (sorry my mind is drawing a blank on the name...)? If not, how is the temperature adjusted? By adjusting the submersible heater in the reservoir?
Sorry for all the questions...
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sonichell
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Re: HomeMade MC's [Re: oOjonahOo]
#289912 - 04/10/01 05:39 PM (23 years, 10 months ago) |
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a friend has an ultrasonic but it seems to put out too much humidity to run nonstop or even at some intervals. Do you have a timer on your humidifier or how do you work it in your machine, a mixing chamber?
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hitemo
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Re: HomeMade MC's [Re: McMan]
#290043 - 04/10/01 07:30 PM (23 years, 10 months ago) |
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I've been waiting for your site to comeback. I thought you might of just been modifying it. I was going to order one from you. Is there any chance I could still get one?
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Datrutankdogg69
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Re: HomeMade MC's [Re: McMan]
#293812 - 04/15/01 06:46 PM (23 years, 10 months ago) |
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Thanx for the info yo! Much appreaciated.
-P-
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Thor
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Thats a cool set up Alder ..... Any chance you want to write up exactly the materials and building of this nice piece of work?
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#294035 - 04/15/01 11:34 PM (23 years, 10 months ago) |
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McMan
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#294049 - 04/15/01 11:50 PM (23 years, 10 months ago) |
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Thor
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Re: HomeMade MC's [Re: McMan]
#294051 - 04/15/01 11:53 PM (23 years, 10 months ago) |
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Im printing this out and going to Home Depot ..... I'm sure those helpfull folks can help me get the materials needed....
I really like this set up
Thanks McMan! You rule the world of grow chambers!
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Thor
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Re: HomeMade MC's [Re: Thor]
#294053 - 04/15/01 11:55 PM (23 years, 10 months ago) |
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Just out of curiosity, when the sales people ask what this is, what should I say? I just don't want to sound suspicious, so I figure its a good idea to have an explanation 
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McMan
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#294061 - 04/16/01 12:02 AM (23 years, 10 months ago) |
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oOjonahOo
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Re: HomeMade MC's [Re: McMan]
#294450 - 04/16/01 03:15 PM (23 years, 10 months ago) |
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Parts List based on picture:
2x 5 Gallon Plastic Buckets with Lids
Clear Flexible Acrylic Plexiglass
[note: how do you secure the plexi to the buckets? rivets? pvc glue?]
Cool Mist Humidifier
about 3 feet of pvc pipe
a pvc T junction for each bucket
etc.
etc.
Shouldn't be too....specially with mcman here to answer our questions ;)
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w3rmf3wd
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Re: HomeMade MC's [Re: oOjonahOo]
#295292 - 04/17/01 03:25 PM (23 years, 10 months ago) |
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Heh heh McMan.. Reminds me of this time I was 15 or 16, went to Home Depot with a couple friends, we were in search of bong fixin's. We didn't feel like spending half the day wandering around looking for the plumbing section to get the pipes, so we asked this employee in his mid 20's where it was. He lead us there, turned to us and said out of the blue "Here you are, by the way if you're planning on using this stuff to make a pipe or bong DON'T use copper, it gives off poisonous fumes when heated!" and with a curt nod he was gone, leaving us both suprised and appreciative. Needless to say none of us knew this and we were probably spared some amount of lung damage later that night! You think they don't know? They know. ;)
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