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Condensation problem with new incubation setup
    #28690190 - 03/07/24 03:20 PM (10 months, 5 days ago)

Hi All,
I recently changed my incubation boxes from cardboard boxes with seedling heater to 66 qt Sterilite bins, one on the bottom with a few inches of water and an aquarium heater, and another bin inside the first one where I put my projects. I put a small grate in the upper bin for the projects to rest on. I got this idea from a  Youtube video on a channel that has given me good ideas in the past. Heaters are turned up all the way and temps are pretty stable, around 75-80F(a little lower if I leave the lids off), and humidity in the 40s. A space heater keeps the temps outside the boxes around 70F. There's no condensation in the bins themselves, and I do my fruiting elsewhere. I never had a problem like this with the cardboard boxes.
I'm getting condensation like crazy; condiment cups are filling with water and shoeboxes are soaked even though my substrate was very dry. Mason jars don't look as wet. I've tried with lids on and off and it doesn't make much difference.
What am I doing wrong? I'd hate to go back to cardboard boxes, the bins are much easier to work with. Any suggestions greatly appreciated!


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Re: Condensation problem with new incubation setup [Re: shmonger] * 2
    #28690260 - 03/07/24 03:48 PM (10 months, 5 days ago)

If your house is a comfortable temperature for you, you don't need an incubator.

Any literature that says cubes want 78F is horribly outdated.  They'll grow just fine anywhere above 60F.

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Re: Condensation problem with new incubation setup [Re: RoseKolodny] * 2
    #28690277 - 03/07/24 03:58 PM (10 months, 5 days ago)

:whathesaid:

while it is true that higher temperatures will speed up growth, your chances of contamination also increase. ditch the aquarium heater.


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Re: Condensation problem with new incubation setup [Re: RoseKolodny]
    #28691927 - 03/08/24 07:03 PM (10 months, 4 days ago)

:thanx:


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