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Going out of town for spring break, should i unplug my incubator?
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il be gone for a week. i dont want to burn down my apartment building. its been safe for now. i just dont want to come home to THAT. on the other hand it would be nice to come home to fully colonised jars. what do you guys think?


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Re: Going out of town for spring break, should i unplug my incubator? [Re: A0999]
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I say leave it on!
But you didnt give us any info about about what kind of incubator you are using..??
TIT or what

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Re: Going out of town for spring break, should i unplug my incubator? [Re: GlassOnion]
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Leave it on, definantly.

With my set-up I don't have to worry about it anyways, I assume your using TiT, and I can't see that starting a fire.

If you must, stick everything in cardboard box and place on top something warm, such as computer monitor. That would hold you through fine.


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Re: Going out of town for spring break, should i unplug my incubator? [Re: o0brandnewcolony]
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yeah its tit. the heater is stuck to the bottom (and kept from touching the bottom) with suction cups, and weighted down with the pipe clamps. the top tub is about 3/4 to 1in. from the heater. the temp inside is about 85 and i think the water is at like 91


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Re: Going out of town for spring break, should i unplug my incubator? [Re: A0999]
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What's the outside temp.? (house or w/e the TiT is?)

If the temp. isn't much lower then you wont really have to wry about them slowing down a lot...

If it's cold as fuk, then take them out, water Gets really really cold, :smirk:
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Re: Going out of town for spring break, should i unplug my incubator? [Re: IGnosticAbhorI]
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so are you saying i should unplug it? in my apartment it gets cold in the mornings and hot while the sun is up. im turning my a/c off while im gone.


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Re: Going out of town for spring break, should i unplug my incubator? [Re: A0999]
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bump, would just like to get a few more opinions.


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Re: Going out of town for spring break, should i unplug my incubator? [Re: A0999]
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Im gonna pm you, check your mail.

BTW, leave it going. A submersable fish tank heater is meant to be pluged in 24 hours a day 7 days a week, so dont worry.


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Re: Going out of town for spring break, should i unplug my incubator? [Re: A0999]
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As long as you have a good setup, leave it on. For example if it's a heater made specifically for a plastic tank, and you've secured it so it doesn't directly touch the containers then the risk of fire is negligibly small.

In other words, if you did it properly you don't have to worry.

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Re: Going out of town for spring break, should i unplug my incubator? [Re: lIllIIIllIlIIlIlIIllIllIIl]
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well it never said anything about a plastic tank. it shows a picture of a fish tank witch i assume is glass. its a brand new whisper 50watt heater from wal-mart. it says its safe and meets some kind of strict standards to detect overheating.


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Re: Going out of town for spring break, should i unplug my incubator? [Re: A0999]
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aquariumheaters are used in... aquaria. Aquarium owners go on holiday as well! :laugh:


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Re: Going out of town for spring break, should i unplug my incubator? [Re: MushroomFriend]
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For the record, I incubate ALL jars, whether rye, popcorn, etc., at room temperature. I see no reason for building an incubator in the first place. If the room is comfortable for you to sit in with a t-shirt on, it's warm enough for your mushroom mycelium. Remember, trich and cobweb are favored at higher temps. Mushroom myc will do very well at 70F. The jars may colonize a day or two earlier if you elevate the temp, but contams will also thrive at the higher temperature. Just put your jars on a bookshelf and let normal room temperature do its thing. No reason to keep them in the dark either. That's another myth we need to dispell.


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Re: Going out of town for spring break, should i unplug my incubator? [Re: MushroomFriend]
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Try a little experiment. Put some water into a paper or plastic cup and try and burn the bottom of the cup. With the water there, it wont burn. The same is true for your tubs, as long as the water is there.


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Re: Going out of town for spring break, should i unplug my incubator? [Re: scatmanrav]
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Rogerrabbit, what the heck are you talking about? Every Tek, all the Fanaticus stuff says that the PRIME temp is 86.1 degress. Why would you say that the 70's is a good temp? Maybe for fruiting, but not for incubation.

I had nothing but slow growth around the 75-79 degree temp range. Bumped it up to 85, and GODDAMN IT EXPLODED!

If its going to get contaminated, its going to get it no matter what the temp. And the longer it takes to grow, the more likely its going to get contaminated.


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Re: Going out of town for spring break, should i unplug my incubator? [Re: A0999]
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talking to me huh?

I know all that, and many others too. I just dont like waiting a month. My rye jars are incubating record times now and are 100% in 8 days!


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Re: Going out of town for spring break, should i unplug my incubator? [Re: MushroomFriend]
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Always assume that the post is talking to whoever I didnt reply to :smile:


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"life is like a drop of rain getting closer and closer to falling into a lake, and then when you hit the lake there is no more rain drop, only the lake."

Growing with bags, start to finish (including my new grain and substrate prep)
Anyone looking to start bulk tubs/mono tubs/shotgun hybrids? Good tubs to use..
How I do grain (old still good tips)
Turn your closet into a fruiting chamber
Casing layer colonization and overlay

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Re: Going out of town for spring break, should i unplug my incubator? [Re: A0999]
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yeah yeah. lol


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Re: Going out of town for spring break, should i unplug my incubator? [Re: scatmanrav]
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scatmanrav said:
Try a little experiment. Put some water into a paper or plastic cup and try and burn the bottom of the cup. With the water there, it wont burn. The same is true for your tubs, as long as the water is there.


It won't burn, BUT... if it melts a small hole in the tub all the water leaks out. Even then it probably won't burn, but you will have a large pool of bleach smelling water.

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Re: Going out of town for spring break, should i unplug my incubator? [Re: lIllIIIllIlIIlIlIIllIllIIl]
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unplug it, one never knows what may happen and keeping any device
whatsoever on that is electrically operated, anything could happen.

just my 2cents though.
peace ohm :mushroom2:


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Re: Going out of town for spring break, should i unplug my incubator? [Re: ohmatic]
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But the fishes will die then! :laugh:


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