but i think its gonna work!
first, the poo i used, though leached and pasteurized, still smelled like ammonia. second, when i drained it after pasteurizing, i found a roach on it lol
the containers i used for the casing werent big enough to make a good thick layer of poo, so its only like 2 inches worth. i was in a hurry so i didnt mix the colonized wbs in teh poo well. i put a layer, sprinkled wbs (bare hands in my kitchen, even though i washed the whole place and sprayed oust everywhere) put another layer, more wbs, another layer and then the verm/coral mix.
i used crushed coral instead of lime or oyster since it was easy to get ahold of. the problem is, i got it from a recently closed live marine aquarium. the coral had been sitting for quite a while so it was dry and hopefully clean. i nuked it for 5 minutes (which i doubt was enough to kill what may be in there) and i picked out most of the chips of concrete and paint that was scraped from teh bottom of the tank it came from.
i mixed the coral with no measurements whatsoever in the verm, and then nuked that. i cleaned my casing containers with alcohol, then lined them with aluminum foil, but not all the way to the top of the container. then i put the verm/coral mix about .5inch deep, followed by 2-3 inched of poo, followed by another .5inch of verm.
covered with foil, poked holes with a rusty nail, and put in my TiT incubator (which i cant keep at 84f. its either 80f or 87f and i cant get it in the middle!)
anyways, having only half-assedly sterilized the place, and having halfway done most everything else, im confident that this will still fruit well. its my understanding that poo is very resistant to contams (and hopefully to roaches).
the leftover poo, i just put in quart jars with a few colonized bird seeds to see if those will colonize well. if they do, ill just fruit em like cakes i guess.
so yeah, 2 more days and i get to check the casings and see if i get myc or roaches!!
-------------------- i can speel... im just too lazy to sppelcheck. My first trip (good read) - Speed Leaching Poo! - My Second Trip (with art)
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Well from what I know if you do everything wrong like it dont work =P
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ok ok i did MOST everything wrong!
another thing i did wrong was to peek at it to check its progress (supposed to wait 3 days i think). anyways, its coming along. i can see a patch or 2 of myc on the surface, so unless theres some evil contam running rampant down in the substrate somwhere, everything is going as planned.... mwa hahahahah!!!
-------------------- i can speel... im just too lazy to sppelcheck. My first trip (good read) - Speed Leaching Poo! - My Second Trip (with art)
Edited by rDr4g0n (02/17/06 08:27 AM)
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