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Re: Water Tub Tek for fruiting BRF cakes [Re: Yahra] 2
#28254527 - 03/30/23 10:57 AM (10 months, 12 days ago) |
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The only purpose for foil that I can think of would be for bottom-watering cakes, but that's not a super common practice from what I have seen.
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Re: Water Tub Tek for fruiting BRF cakes [Re: Yahra] 2
#28254556 - 03/30/23 11:13 AM (10 months, 12 days ago) |
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Yahra said: Thank you. Wasn't sure if the foil had another purpose other than to separate the cakes from the perlite because people still use it with a water tub.

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myc_ousin_vinny said: The tek describes it perfectly.
No. OP even uses foil in his first picture and then never again.
Contrary information confuses me.
I believe those are the metal lids under the cakes. Because we don't want to harvest off the bottom or have upside down growing mushrooms. Foil the size of the cake would do the same thing. Either way it's not a big deal, one way or the other you'll get results. I think for ease of harvest putting something under the cake is good, and the metal lid is just the right size.
-------------------- If you've never grown mushrooms before, here's how you start. First, follow the Updated PF Tek, put 4 holes in jar lids not 1, and use a water tub! The next move is Shoebox Tek. After that you move onto grains, agar, monotubs. Agar is easy, just do it. Other useful links - Picture guide for how things should look and proper surface conditions guide Growing APE or PE? P9 pseudo casing tek
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Re: Water Tub Tek for fruiting BRF cakes [Re: Excess Taters]
#28254615 - 03/30/23 11:51 AM (10 months, 12 days ago) |
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โPlace a cookie rack or glass jars inside the tub for your cakes sit on and add 1Inch of water.โ
No perlite mentioned.
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I was asking about the foil, not perlite.
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Re: Water Tub Tek for fruiting BRF cakes [Re: Yahra] 2
#28254685 - 03/30/23 12:56 PM (10 months, 12 days ago) |
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Foil is used to keep the bottom of your cake from growing into whatโs beneath it, thatโs all.
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Re: Water Tub Tek for fruiting BRF cakes [Re: Smellyhobbit]
#28258961 - 04/02/23 10:41 AM (10 months, 9 days ago) |
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Can a water tub be too large so the cakes can't create their own micro climate?
I bought a 80 liter tub for 10 cakes and i wonder if this works out.
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Re: Water Tub Tek for fruiting BRF cakes [Re: Yahra] 1
#28258968 - 04/02/23 10:43 AM (10 months, 9 days ago) |
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The more full your water tub the better it will perform. Having said that, I have fruited 1 or 2 cakes in a 100L tub fine. If you just have a few cakes, simply make sure theyโre close to one another
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Re: Water Tub Tek for fruiting BRF cakes [Re: Smellyhobbit]
#28258976 - 04/02/23 10:47 AM (10 months, 9 days ago) |
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Thanks!
I've attached a picture to my previous post for size comparison.
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Re: Water Tub Tek for fruiting BRF cakes [Re: Yahra]
#28258983 - 04/02/23 10:49 AM (10 months, 9 days ago) |
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Youโll be fine. 10 cakes is plenty.
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Re: Water Tub Tek for fruiting BRF cakes [Re: Smellyhobbit]
#28259001 - 04/02/23 10:57 AM (10 months, 9 days ago) |
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Yeah, but i've never grown before and i am sure that 9 of them will die due to contam.

So i want to increase chances by quantitiy.
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Re: Water Tub Tek for fruiting BRF cakes [Re: Yahra] 3
#28259003 - 04/02/23 11:00 AM (10 months, 9 days ago) |
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If they make it to full colonization in the jar, theyโll fruit.
Iโve done something like 120 PF jars. Not sure on the total number but itโs over 100. I lost probably 5 to contamination. I really donโt remember the exact numbers, so forgive me for the bad data.
PF tek is a pretty damn reliable method of starting out. Thatโs why it is constantly suggested.
You got this, dude.
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Re: Water Tub Tek for fruiting BRF cakes [Re: Smellyhobbit]
#28264777 - 04/06/23 07:59 AM (10 months, 5 days ago) |
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Has anyone considered adding Calcium Hydroxide (slaked lime) to the water at the bottom of the tank? It would help keep it sterile and also absorb CO2.
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Re: Water Tub Tek for fruiting BRF cakes [Re: Gomphus]
#28264783 - 04/06/23 08:01 AM (10 months, 5 days ago) |
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I donโt think itโs necessary. Co2 isnโt a concern, and the water stays good for like 2 months.
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Re: Water Tub Tek for fruiting BRF cakes [Re: Smellyhobbit]
#28264968 - 04/06/23 09:58 AM (10 months, 5 days ago) |
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OK, thanks. I though getting rid of the CO2 was important. but I'm a beginner so still learning.
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Re: Water Tub Tek for fruiting BRF cakes [Re: Gomphus]
#28264983 - 04/06/23 10:10 AM (10 months, 5 days ago) |
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If you have significant enough CO2 built up anywhere, youโve got problems lime isnโt going to solve. They need air like grasshoppers in a jar need air. Couple of homes here, a cracked lid there, youโre good.
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Re: Water Tub Tek for fruiting BRF cakes [Re: Smellyhobbit]
#28268035 - 04/08/23 01:41 AM (10 months, 3 days ago) |
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First time grower and im using an all in one bag, its been really cold here and took longer than expected to get colonised. Took out the bag and tried fruiting but it started bruising from drying out so followed advice to dunk and rolled and now trying again in water tub.
I dunked for 24 hrs then rolled in verm, its been a 6 days initially for the 2 days i kept the tub closed there was a lot of new fluffy white growth around the side over the verm layer but none on top, is the verm a bit too thick?
Since cracking the lid its not changed- i may be misting too much too and it doesnt look as fluffy as it did, i cant seem to get getting fine droplets dialled in i find it hard to see them.
Its at 67-70f in the tub, with an oil rad heating the room, the rh is 50% in the room.
Should i do something or just leave it alone with the lid cracked still?
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Re: Water Tub Tek for fruiting BRF cakes [Re: Smellyhobbit]
#28273742 - 04/11/23 11:17 PM (9 months, 30 days ago) |
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Smellyhobbit said: Foil is used to keep the bottom of your cake from growing into whatโs beneath it, thatโs all.
Thanks I learned something there
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Re: Water Tub Tek for fruiting BRF cakes [Re: jaybshroom] 1
#28279586 - 04/15/23 08:17 PM (9 months, 27 days ago) |
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I'm having problems with a bulk not fruiting so have broken it up to fruit in a water tub like it's a cake. Will see what happens.
Edited by Vr4_psych (04/15/23 08:19 PM)
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Re: Water Tub Tek for fruiting BRF cakes [Re: Gomphus]
#28280756 - 04/16/23 03:52 PM (9 months, 26 days ago) |
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Gomphus said: OK, thanks. I though getting rid of the CO2 was important. but I'm a beginner so still learning.
If you get aerial mycelium or fuzzy feet, then yes, you should start trying to manage FAE/COยฒ. I did this by drilling tiny holes above the waterline, but below the cakes. COยฒ is more dense than Oยฒ and will lie on the bottom. If you make a couple holes, this will help COยฒ leave the container as well as promote evaporation. They have to be very tiny (1 mm) though, because you also want to maintain heat generated by growth as well as RH inside the tub.
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Vr4_psych said: I'm having problems with a bulk not fruiting so have broken it up to fruit in a water tub like it's a cake. Will see what happens.

How long was it growing in bulk? What substrate/ratio? What method? Sometimes all it takes is a flush and you will be harvesting 7-8 days later.
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Re: Water Tub Tek for fruiting BRF cakes [Re: Hyebrid] 1
#28284385 - 04/18/23 07:44 PM (9 months, 24 days ago) |
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Thanks for this TEK. It saved what was going to be a failed BRF grow in an SGFC that was in a room with forced air that was likely too disruptive to the air currents in the room. Out of the 4 cakes, I left 2 rolled in verm while I covered the other 2 with moist coir as per the tek. Both fruited but I'm not sure what to do with the coir coated cakes now for the second flush. Do I dunk these to rehydrate them like with normal BRF cakes? Or should I just mist heavily for the first day or so. Seems like a dunk would dislodge the coir which has colonized to some extent. Thanks!
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