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Razman
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Do these look contaminated?
#4589961 - 08/28/05 01:28 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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I'm using vermiculite + BRF
It's been 5 days. In the jar thats colonizing the fastest, most of the mycellium is a light shade of grey. After reading several times that it should be "Bright white", i am concerned that it may be contaminated. Take a look...
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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: Razman]
#4589969 - 08/28/05 01:29 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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the other jars are showing slight signs of grey.. is this a serious sign of contamination?? should i just give up on this batch?
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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: Razman]
#4589972 - 08/28/05 01:30 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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btw the strain im using is called "Tapalpa"
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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: Razman]
#4589974 - 08/28/05 01:32 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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Hhhhhhmm...I really can't tell. But, yea, you're right. It should be a bright right. And correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I see a patch of grey ontop. My guess would be that it has slight contams. But, leave it to more experienced people.
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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: Razman]
#4590008 - 08/28/05 01:46 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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It's difficult to tell because the picture is out of focus. Can you try taking another one? (Sometimes, if you're in brighter light, or get a little further back from the subject, your focus will be better)
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MikeOLogical
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green mold definitely... it's that really pale green mold with white mycelia that fools you at first...
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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: MikeOLogical]
#4590022 - 08/28/05 01:53 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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Na. Looks fine to me bro. Give it the good sniff test if there is verm on top. My first cakes made me worry cuz the same thing, but a week later they were nice and white. If you dont smell anything, thats good. If you smell a nice mushroom smell, thats even better.But if anything smells bitter, or sour, throw that shit out.
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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: FungusMan]
#4590031 - 08/28/05 01:55 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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you'll only get a sour smell when you have bacterial contams... you should not sniff a jar that you suspect has a fungal contam, very bad things can happen (look up mycotoxicosis)
i say that jar will be overrun with nasty green stuff come tomorrow
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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: FungusMan]
#4590032 - 08/28/05 01:56 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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sorry i took a whole bunch of pictures and that one was the best.. crappy digital cam.. i used this one because even though its out of focus, the color is dead on to how it actually looks.. whereas the other pics showed darker/lighter grey than it actually was because of lighting problems..
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MikeOLogical
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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: MikeOLogical]
#4590039 - 08/28/05 01:58 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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the rapid growth is a dead giveaway... it takes at least 4 days for shroom spores to germinate... at five days, you should only see a small spot of white at the inoculation point... green mold grows a lot faster...
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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: Razman]
#4590040 - 08/28/05 01:58 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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im getting conflicting responses.. anybody else?? need to balance my answers out i guess lol
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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: MikeOLogical]
#4590043 - 08/28/05 02:00 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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Quote:
MikeOLogical said: the rapid growth is a dead giveaway... it takes at least 4 days for shroom spores to germinate... at five days, you should only see a small spot of white at the inoculation point... green mold grows a lot faster...
it was my first time innoculating, and i put too much pressure on the syringe when i was doing the first one. Half my spores went into one jar. I'm not sure if this is the jar that i screwed up on, but is it possible that this could be the reason for the rapid growth instead?
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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: Razman]
#4590046 - 08/28/05 02:02 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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Why? The only sure answer is time. I see growth in 3 days with my Golden Teachers. If you have a filter on top, your not gonna have kidney failure or seizures or anything from sniffing the jar. The filter will keep the spores/ bacteria from reaching you.
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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: Razman]
#4590047 - 08/28/05 02:02 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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a shitload of spores won't germinate any faster... you can't getr that kind of growth in 5 days with mushies, period.
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Razman
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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: MikeOLogical]
#4590050 - 08/28/05 02:03 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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ok ill remove it from the batch to avoid contamination of my other ones then.. thanks
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MikeOLogical
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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: FungusMan]
#4590053 - 08/28/05 02:03 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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you might see some growth at 3 days, sure, but that jar is halfway colonised... mushroom mycelia just doesn't grow that fast...
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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: MikeOLogical]
#4590058 - 08/28/05 02:06 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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Yeah your prolly right. When I first replied, I didnt notice the short time span there. And good game by the way. >>>--------|>
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Razman
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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: FungusMan]
#4590061 - 08/28/05 02:08 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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i just got back and i just realized my other jars are starting to look the same. i was trying really hard to be clean. i sterilized everything. i used a pressure cooker. wtf??
i heard tapalpa grows really fast.. not sure if they mean the mushroom or the mycellium
dammit ill stop trying to lie to myself.. ill throw them out
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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: Razman]
#4590068 - 08/28/05 02:10 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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bad syringe would be my first guess
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Razman
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Re: Do these look contaminated? [Re: MikeOLogical]
#4590079 - 08/28/05 02:14 AM (18 years, 7 months ago) |
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i held the tip over a candle before sticking it in
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