Axman said:

callmehippie said:

I've been wanting to do time lapse videos of my grows. But I don't know how it works. I mean obviously I understand the concept I just mean never done it before or anything like that.

Do they make special cameras to do this? Does anybody out there know of a decent one that's also not super expensive that'll get the job done?

I'm really interested but don't know where to start.

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Gopros work great for stuff like that, or your phone even.

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callmehippie said:

Axman said:

callmehippie said:

I've been wanting to do time lapse videos of my grows. But I don't know how it works. I mean obviously I understand the concept I just mean never done it before or anything like that.

Do they make special cameras to do this? Does anybody out there know of a decent one that's also not super expensive that'll get the job done?

I'm really interested but don't know where to start.

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Gopros work great for stuff like that, or your phone even.

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LOL my phone?

That's not really possible considering I'd have to leave it at the tub.  on for 24 hours a day and completely unsuable fir anything else. 

I didn't consider a gopro. Are they expensive?

I guess I'm wondering if they make cameras specifically for this function that are actually manufactured for a time lapse. That aren't super expensive.

Not sure but i feel like a GoPro would be more expensive because of all the other capabilities it has and it's durability.  And I don't necessarily need all that.

Does anybody around here do time lapse videos? If What is your method?

I do appreciate the go suggestions though axman

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Dkeppel said:

I keep seeing talk about filters and plastic lids etc.

I use this stuff to glue down filters to plastic lids, it's good for up to 175C and you are not pulling the filter off without completely destroying it.

To properly apply the filters it's a bit of a process but as I say the filter is well and truly never coming off.

I'd type up how to do it now but I should probably just write a tek at that point.

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RoscoeReturns said:

This is glue. Strong stuff!

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tubernaut said:

I can smell it from here. Haha.

I'll "stick" to SFD's and 2 piece lids, thanks though. 🫶🏻

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Not kink shaming, just kink asking….
(I think that’s how I saw it phrased recently)

Who’s the top? SFD or metal lid?

callmehippie said:

Axman said:

callmehippie said:

I've been wanting to do time lapse videos of my grows. But I don't know how it works. I mean obviously I understand the concept I just mean never done it before or anything like that.

Do they make special cameras to do this? Does anybody out there know of a decent one that's also not super expensive that'll get the job done?

I'm really interested but don't know where to start.

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Gopros work great for stuff like that, or your phone even.

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LOL my phone?

That's not really possible considering I'd have to leave it at the tub.  on for 24 hours a day and completely unsuable fir anything else. 

I didn't consider a gopro. Are they expensive?

I guess I'm wondering if they make cameras specifically for this function that are actually manufactured for a time lapse. That aren't super expensive.

Not sure but i feel like a GoPro would be more expensive because of all the other capabilities it has and it's durability.  And I don't necessarily need all that.

Does anybody around here do time lapse videos? If What is your method?

I do appreciate the go suggestions though axman

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nocap said:

Looking at some meal prep containers for Pans and maybe more…

What size do y’all be liking?  Inches, ounces, other?

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I haven't grown pans but I do use food prep containers and I like these 8cup ones. Simply because they're just a tad bit deeper so it makes mixing your sub a lot easier.





And then there's the just a little bit smaller rectangular containers others have been using with great success around here to grow Pans and other exotics for sure.  Recently recommended. These to me by a few very trusted tcs.  These  ones are 4cups






I would definitely shop around the dollar store or something locally first though. if you can. maybe even walmart. Those seem kind of expensive to me on Amazon but I don't remember.

Axman said:

tryptkaloids said:

Idk, it feels getting the jars out alone would be a contam nightmare

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My SAB is large enough, I usually take the jar lid off, flip it upside down and slide all of the Petris out, almost like a glass sleeve of petris.

I was trying to get away from wrapping and unwrapping plates multiple times.

Keep in mind I've been doing it this way for literal months without issue. But I'm not against ruling it out.

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I store poured 60mm petris in jars as well. I wrap them individually after I inoculate them, though. I like to be able to look at mine without worrying about sterile procedure.

You might consider making little slings out of parchment to pick up whole stacks without having to flip anything (or struggle with the bottom dish if you use the lid as the base as tryptkaloids suggested - that was a deal breaker for me when I tried it). A lot can go wrong when the dishes are upside down and not wrapped - the physics of the lid in that orientation do nothing to prevent nasties from falling in (onto the inner edge of the lid) and later falling onto the agar plate when it's upright and jostled.

It is strange that you used this method for months and only now is it a problem, though it's kinda hard for me to imagine the filters being the direct culprit rather than the handling of the dishes.

For what it's worth, I mostly use unmodified lids when using jars for plate storage. You can loosen the lid like you would on a grain jar to let the humidity more or less equalize with the surrounding environment, without much risk of contamination (assuming you don't have it super loose and a fan blowing right across it). I'm confident that'd be enough GE for plate colonization too, if you still don't want to wrap the plates after inoculating them.

Hope you figure out it out soon - that sounds very frustrating.

Floret said:

What's your recommended website to send self-destructing private messages? I see privnote on here most, are there better alternatives?

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ArcadeDuck said:

I've got some clean agar plates (no contamination) of Psilocybe cubensis strains — specifically Koh Samui and McKennaii. The mycelium is colonising well, but it's quite thin and wispy, not rhizomorphic. Some plates are just starting out, while others are nearly full on the plates.

I've already done a couple transfers, and I recently adjusted my agar recipe to 11g LME / 10g agar per 500ml. Growth looks healthy and uniform, but it's not getting thick or ropey.

Should I:

Continue transferring to try to induce more rhizomorphic growth?

Go ahead and inoculate grain from the current plates (even though they’re thin)?

Adjust the agar recipe to encourage better expression?

I would love advice from anyone who has worked with these strains or seen similar growth patterns.

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callmehippie said:

I've been wanting to do time lapse videos of my grows. But I don't know how it works. I mean obviously I understand the concept I just mean never done it before or anything like that.

Do they make special cameras to do this? Does anybody out there know of a decent one that's also not super expensive that'll get the job done?

I'm really interested but don't know where to start.

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