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 kronnyQ
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 Questions about Poorman's Pod 
#3010213 - 08/16/04 08:04 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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What is the best substitute for geolite? I can't find it anywhere, only in hydroponic kits that cost mucho $$$. I was thinking maybe of subsituting larger grain vermiculite for the geolite?
Is one air stone enough? I really don't see the need for two in a 4x1 chamber.
Do you need to change the medium for every crop cycle, or can you just re-sterilize with alcohol?
Thanks.
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Re: Questions about Poorman's Pod [Re: kronnyQ]
#3019565 - 08/18/04 07:17 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Plz anybody?!
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Re: Questions about Poorman's Pod [Re: kronnyQ]
#3019578 - 08/18/04 07:22 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Lava rock works well or so I have read here on the site
with a chamber that size I would think 1 airstone would be enough
not sure on the last question
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Re: Questions about Poorman's Pod [Re: McKennaFan]
#3019588 - 08/18/04 07:26 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Its more the pump size then the airstone. Buy a high volume pump and a big airstone or two.
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Re: Questions about Poorman's Pod [Re: McKennaFan]
#3019589 - 08/18/04 07:26 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Try perlite.
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kronnyQ
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I was considering perlite but that is gonna hafta be quite a bit to fill 4 inches of the bottom of a 4x1 container.
Anybody can answer my sterilization question?
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Re: Questions about Poorman's Pod [Re: kronnyQ]
#3019841 - 08/18/04 08:36 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Lava rock is what you want. Rinse it before using.
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Re: Questions about Poorman's Pod [Re: kronnyQ]
#3024436 - 08/19/04 06:16 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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i use lava rocks from home depot, about 5 bucks. Just to be sure i soaked them in a very diluted bleach and water mixture , then rinsed and soaked<w/o bleach> well about 5 times. This maybe overkill, but better safe than sorry. Everything is going great for me lalalalalla.
i tried perlite first it was very very messy, really not worth it.
good humidity and great fruits. 
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Re: Questions about Poorman's Pod [Re: AutoDafe]
#3024441 - 08/19/04 06:17 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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>This maybe overkill, but better safe than sorry. Everything is going great for me lalalalalla.
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Re: Questions about Poorman's Pod [Re: Magash]
#3024547 - 08/19/04 06:51 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Ok so if you use Lava rocks, do you re-sterilize after each crop or just dump it and fill it with new?
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Re: Questions about Poorman's Pod [Re: kronnyQ]
#3025021 - 08/19/04 08:36 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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i dont see why you would need to resterilize.
if your gonna have a crop, and its gonna be in the fruiting chamber, and then there was gonna be a time period where the next crop is colonizing and nothing is in the fruiting chamber, then i would just break down the fruiting chamber. i mean, if shrooms arent growing in it, no reason to leave it there for something else to. otherwise, if your just gonna have crop after crop after crop in there, i wouldnt think youd need to sterilize. just refresh the water whenever the level gets low. use a water/hydrogen peroxide solution to keep the water sterile.i just take a bucket of water, and give it a glug glug of H2o2 and thats about it. maybe after AWHILE you might wanna break it all down, clean it all out, and tidy everything up, after a few months or so. but not after every flush or crop.
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Re: Questions about Poorman's Pod [Re: PaintedDeath]
#3025118 - 08/19/04 08:51 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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Cool sounds good thanks. Gonna have a pod in no time. 
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