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sudont
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Perlite Contams?
#5477456 - 04/04/06 12:09 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Hi! I'm on my third flush for this batch, and my perlite is beginning to look a little strange. On parts of the perlite, I'm seeing a reddish color. Could this be Lipstick? I'm almost certain I've had it in the past, in my Cool Mist. I'd found a bright red slime between where the top seals to the base of the Cool Mist. Using a generous amount of peroxide in the water seems to have ended that problem, but now I see this red in the FC. Also, I'm seeing a white fuzz growing in an area that appears to have had spores fall on it. At least, it's a dirty looking spot, which I assume was spores. Has this happened to any of you all? Is it a problem? Peroxide seems to "wash away" the red stuff, but the white fuzz (cube myc?) is impervious.
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Sinthetic
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Re: Perlite Contams? [Re: sudont]
#5478757 - 04/04/06 11:16 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Next time you have a chance, take out all the perlite and bake it at 350 for 2 hours. I would recommend this between every grow.
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RemainRandom50
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Re: Perlite Contams? [Re: Sinthetic]
#5479587 - 04/04/06 03:32 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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yea people under estimate cleaning out there FC's. they should defiently do this on the normal if pozzy.
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sudont
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Re: Perlite Contams? [Re: Sinthetic]
#5480332 - 04/04/06 07:40 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
Sinthetic said: Next time you have a chance, take out all the perlite and bake it at 350 for 2 hours. I would recommend this between every grow.
Yeah, I always toss the old perlite after a grow, but I'm seeing this stuff around the third flush. Is the pinkish stuff Lipstick? Sorry, no camera, so no pics! And can myc grown on the perlite from dropped spores? Is this a problem for the FC?
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Re: Perlite Contams? [Re: sudont]
#5480947 - 04/04/06 10:15 PM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Just throw it out when it gets nasty. Perlite is cheap. I've never seen anything growing on it when it's clean. It doesn't need to be sterile, just clean. Could the color be rust from the jar lids or other metal? I've never seen lipstick mold on perlite. RR
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Edited by RogerRabbit (04/04/06 10:16 PM)
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