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Use marbles instead of geolite?
    #4284547 - 06/11/05 07:48 PM (18 years, 10 months ago)

First time poster, long time lurker...

Quick question: Where I live I only have access to geolite online, so I normally use lava rocks. They work fine, but they are dirty and don't make a very level place for cakes.

I was just given about 20 gallons of marbles from a friend. He had them since he was a kid and I found them in his room and thought I might be able to use them. He gave them to me...

So I was thinking about using the marbles instead of the lava rocks / geolite. Other than the fact that geolite and lava rocks can hold a small amount of water/air in them, can you think of any reasons why the marbles would be a bad idea?

Just curious.

Thanks.

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Re: Use marbles instead of geolite? [Re: optic]
    #4284624 - 06/11/05 08:25 PM (18 years, 10 months ago)

ummmmmmmmmmmm im not sure but your best bet is too stick them marble's up yur friends :ass:.. because that's all they are really good for..
lmao

I dont think MArbl'es do the same as Geolite/PErlite

I might be wrong though??

Ive seen Plants inside pot's with Glass stones inside...not really marbles but same shit...

Anybody else?  im too :bongload: too think


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Re: Use marbles instead of geolite? *DELETED* [Re: optic]
    #4284633 - 06/11/05 08:30 PM (18 years, 10 months ago)

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Re: Use marbles instead of geolite? [Re: poboy]
    #4284639 - 06/11/05 08:31 PM (18 years, 10 months ago)

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poboy said:
Marbles are not porous so they wont work.Lava,geolite,pearlite are all very porous so they wick water and help raise rh. soild glass ie marbles cant do that.Poboy



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Re: Use marbles instead of geolite? [Re: SouthPArk]
    #4284760 - 06/11/05 09:25 PM (18 years, 10 months ago)

Quote:

SouthPArk said:
ummmmmmmmmmmm im not sure but your best bet is too stick them marble's up yur friends :ass:.. because that's all they are really good for..
lmao



Well, as stated they can't be replaced for Geolite.  However, they do have a use.  Good one too.

They are used to break up the mycelium inside a liquid culture jar or baby bottle.

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Re: Use marbles instead of geolite? [Re: CLUTCH]
    #4284821 - 06/11/05 10:06 PM (18 years, 10 months ago)

I've given up on marbles in my LC. They just go round and round and don't break up much. Marbles will do it eventually.. but broken glass works much better for me.

But you can always booby trap your room in case robbers... or cops are coming. Im sure if they don't trip over the marbles.. 20lbs of them falling on their head would do the trick.

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Re: Use marbles instead of geolite? [Re: Quiescence]
    #4284823 - 06/11/05 10:08 PM (18 years, 10 months ago)

Hmm.. 20 gallons.. thats even more to dump on their head.

I have to ask.. why would your friend think you could use 20 gallons of marbles to grow mushrooms?......


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Re: Use marbles instead of geolite? [Re: optic]
    #4284965 - 06/11/05 11:28 PM (18 years, 10 months ago)

get some red clay pots, the kind to grow flowers in.
smash them up into 1/4-3/4" pieces,and viola, you have geolite. :cool:

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