Seriously_trippin said:

Tri-Polar said:

No need to do the multiple iso wipes, and alcohol sanitizes, it does not sterilize

Otherwise

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Yeah I probably shouldve cleaned it just once because it was dirty.I think it just made me less nervous. Good to know though at least I was sanitizing I honestly didn't realize.

Knowing that, it was probably more important that I shut off the air, closed the windows, washed my hands thoroughly, made slow movements putting my hands through, the water with soap dabbing it in odd places in the SAB etc.

I really thought cleaning was half the battle lol. That's why I framed it as what I did because I don't feel like I can give solid advice yet lol.

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Hey, I’m always an advocate for doing whatever will make you warm and fuzziest, so long as it’s not a detriment

I still spray iso sometimes, I know I shouldn’t, but it makes me happy so I do.

But yeah the most important concept imo to internalize is that it’s a STILL air box, not a CLEAN air box. Physics is the name of the game.

Sounds like you got it down though good shit

boxtrotalpha said:

Well if you spray iso inside your sab and get to close with a flame it's prone to explosion which some see as bad

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ThurmanMurman said:

boxtrotalpha said:

Well if you spray iso inside your sab and get to close with a flame it's prone to explosion which some see as bad

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Yeah, if youre running your flame inside the box or near the arm holes maybe, which isn't something to do. I feel like either of those things would be bad for maintaining still air, even without the risk of explosion. I would hope the average person would know better than to blow up their SAB or at least have read someones warning about it. Man, we really do take common sense for granted sometimes...

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GenesisCorrupted said:

ThurmanMurman said:

boxtrotalpha said:

Well if you spray iso inside your sab and get to close with a flame it's prone to explosion which some see as bad

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Yeah, if youre running your flame inside the box or near the arm holes maybe, which isn't something to do. I feel like either of those things would be bad for maintaining still air, even without the risk of explosion. I would hope the average person would know better than to blow up their SAB or at least have read someones warning about it. Man, we really do take common sense for granted sometimes...

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GenesisCorrupted said:

New growers using isopropyl alcohol in their SAB.

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Smellyhobbit said:

I wipe my table and inside of my SAB with iso. Sometimes. Sometimes I just use a damp cloth. The iso matters less than people assume. I don’t wipe down anything else, and a paper towel damp with sink water appears to do the exact same thing.

We’re not trying to kill germs so much as we’re trying to eliminate moving particles

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GenesisCorrupted said:

It still definitely has its place. I just feel like when people are starting out. They get a lot of information and they try to apply all of it.
So there are people that are spraying a bunch of isopropyl alcohol inside of their SAB.
That isn’t really necessary. You just want the air to be still it doesn’t need to be sterile inside.
Then, as has been discussed when people try to flame sterilize something. They blow up their sab.

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GenesisCorrupted said:

It still definitely has its place. I just feel like when people are starting out. They get a lot of information and they try to apply all of it.
So there are people that are spraying a bunch of isopropyl alcohol inside of their SAB.
That isn’t really necessary. You just want the air to be still it doesn’t need to be sterile inside.
Then, as has been discussed when people try to flame sterilize something. They blow up their sab.

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Mr Piggy said:

I’m going to stop you right there.

You used untested vendor LC in grain, of course it went bacterial.  There is no “trusted source” besides your own work, period.

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GenesisCorrupted said:

Stopping you right there.
Why make a post about you not wanting to use the very easy (less than a dollar) method.

Buying grain or lc sent through the mail wouldn’t make me feel better.
I want to see a pic of these “fine” lids.

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Thought I did a good job with them, but perhaps not. As I said I will use agar next time. But I don't want the same thing to happen, and I suspect it will.