hidingbush said:

So when lighting oneself on fire, is this just a glove that caught some flame and was a quick put out? Because ive done that. Tried to blow on it through my mask!

Or are folks getting drenched in isopropyl and becoming human torches?

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If you want to be a member then just spray a good amount of iso inside your SAB, and flame sterilized you scalpel blade right after, also inside your SAB, ta daaaaa

shroom_fae said:

Here's a "yea I think I know something about aeration, and have a bunch of tubes and stuff" example.


I built what I have been calling an Aeration Array, it's an inline system for distributing fresh air into LC jars. The goal of this project was to provide automated aggregation and air supply to several cultures at the same time to speed the culturing process.


The concept of operations is as follows:
1 Intake pre-filter
2 Air pump
3 Check valve
4 Six way manifold
5 0.22um PTFE filter - STERILE BOUNDARY
6 Liquid culture jars for unique cultivators

It was able to speed the process slightly from what I as a complete noob could tell, but also introduced so many contaminates it was just a super fast mold grower.

Prototype with 6 jars, 200ml medium, 5ml LC(yes from random internet vendors)





Enigma growing all of the bacteria imaginable at day 12:




I am nothing if not persistent, here is the updated version I will work on after I sterilize everything in my house this weekend.

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shroom_fae said:

I am nothing if not persistent, here is the updated version I will work on after I sterilize everything in my house this weekend.

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I'm no aeration expert and I probably won't ever need anything like this... but the design seems redundant to me.

First, because of the peroxide—if you're using a filter, why do you need peroxide?

I wouldn't trust placing the filter after the peroxide either, due to the risk of moisture saturation, which is definitely not zero.

And I wouldn't use tubes so short that they have to bend at sharp angles over such small distances. That adds unnecessary stress on the joints. In fact, I'd look for a way to seal the joints more securely and have them come straight down perpendicularly into the jars.

That said, I admit I'm speaking from ignorance.

Hugs

shroom_fae said:

Here's a "yea I think I know something about aeration, and have a bunch of tubes and stuff" example.


I built what I have been calling an Aeration Array, it's an inline system for distributing fresh air into LC jars. The goal of this project was to provide automated aggregation and air supply to several cultures at the same time to speed the culturing process.


The concept of operations is as follows:
1 Intake pre-filter
2 Air pump
3 Check valve
4 Six way manifold
5 0.22um PTFE filter - STERILE BOUNDARY
6 Liquid culture jars for unique cultivators

It was able to speed the process slightly from what I as a complete noob could tell, but also introduced so many contaminates it was just a super fast mold grower.

Prototype with 6 jars, 200ml medium, 5ml LC(yes from random internet vendors)





Enigma growing all of the bacteria imaginable at day 12:




I am nothing if not persistent, here is the updated version I will work on after I sterilize everything in my house this weekend.

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shroom_fae said:

For the seal, I have some old red RTV(might be a bit dried out now) I was thinking of adding at the joints. If it fails immediately I'll throw super glue on it.

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shroom_fae said:

On tube length, do you have a suggestion or what calculation I can do to dial in the length better?

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shroom_fae said:

As to why I am attempting this: I just really like science!

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shroom_fae said:

I do regret not getting a picture of the bacteria carpet out of the jar, that thing was a carpet! 4mm thick and didn't break until I pulled it apart.

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Pastywhyte said:

My primary concern here will always be harm reduction first and foremost. Just because I set myself on fire a few times doesn’t mean I endorse it, quite the contrary. Don’t spawn a bathtub, don’t grow shrooms on bathtowels, and definitely do not light yourself on fire.

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Hey, just purely out of playful gossip—that's the second time I've heard about the bathtub. What's the story behind that?

Hugs