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Automated Fruiting Chamber
    #5527872 - 04/18/06 12:35 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Hey fellow mycology enthusiasts,

I was talking with my cat the other day about the prospect of creating automated fruiting chambers, and I think that we're soon going to construct a prototype -- here are the features:

1) Any size rubbermaid container as the fruiting chamber.
2) Built in RH & Temp sensors
3) External LCD readout screen to display RH & Temp
4) Built in fan for FAE and RH controls, regulated by a custom programmed & calibrated PIC
5) Built in aquarium bubbler with a water source container, also controlled by the PIC

So... it's basically just add perilite, casings, and then plug it in and wait.

We're trying to keep the cost down, but what others features would be useful/desirable?


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Re: Automated Fruiting Chamber [Re: Festivus]
    #5528028 - 04/18/06 01:13 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

go cart track. everone like gocarts zoooooom.
i fing mono tubs to be about as automated but much less stuff. however this would be nifty shoudl you have several tubs plus it woudl look cool


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Re: Automated Fruiting Chamber [Re: skeletor]
    #5528425 - 04/18/06 07:04 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

You should also add a ph probe and co2 and 02. It would be awesome to be able to monitor your gases as well. I would also put a log in so you can keep track of a whole grow and go back and look at its specific numbers. Id also make a small relay setup that could turn the 120v line on and off so it could control a light and a humidifier. If you need some input on this pm me, I know about electronics, programing, wiring etc...


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Re: Automated Fruiting Chamber [Re: ShroomInduced]
    #5528501 - 04/18/06 07:36 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

I'd skip the gocart track and just get a mini train track. They work great for hauling large flushes out of your fruiting chamber and into the dining room for preparation in the next pizza. I swear it's delivery!

Oh, and get a mini chihuahua guard dog for your closet. They work wonders at keeping contams at bay.


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Re: Automated Fruiting Chamber [Re: skeletor]
    #5528513 - 04/18/06 07:42 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

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We're trying to keep the cost down




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i fing mono tubs to be about as automated but much less stuff. 




K.I.S.S.

This reminds me of the Martha with oxygen tanks posted last night. :smirk:


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Re: Automated Fruiting Chamber [Re: FooMan]
    #5528579 - 04/18/06 08:20 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

You know what, you guys suck. Its awesome that hes working on this. The best way to get consistently and best possible fruits is with data and a carefully controlled environment. Just using the data collected off something like this is important. Just something off the of my head would be to see when there are spikes of c02 given off from the myc. Maybe light would effect these levels. There is a endless set of experiments you could do with this.


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Re: Automated Fruiting Chamber [Re: ShroomInduced]
    #5528636 - 04/18/06 08:49 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

I'd like to see someone invent an automated cloaking device.  You walk in and hit the button, the curtain goes up, hit it again, your grow is totally hidden.

You could look at the Rh and temp sensors with controllers they sell on eBay.  search on "humidity controller"  over $200 though :moneyeyes: :tongue:


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Re: Automated Fruiting Chamber [Re: Festivus]
    #5528639 - 04/18/06 08:50 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

If you've got the time, know how, money and drive to do it, go for it.

I personally wouldn't be putting so much effort into a rubber maid with a bubbler.

A complex set up like that would be better for a small green house (actually not much more in cost then a LARGE rubber maid) what was humidified with a blower fan an ultrasonic fogger inside a bucket. You would have great control over your enviroment with this set up.


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Re: Automated Fruiting Chamber [Re: gotyerback]
    #5528687 - 04/18/06 09:21 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Right now we're shooting for $150 or less for the whole setup (retail). With a custom-programmed PIC, we can avoid the costly controllers and just use the sensors. It seems people are paying more for kits that will do less right now.

Making a separate kit for a greenhouse/martha isn't a bad idea. When my cat and I were discussing the issue, we figured that there were just too many variables, ie, differing humidifiers (brand,output,USH,wick,etc) and the size of their martha.

Thanks for those that have posted constructive feedback. I know that it's a pretty crazy idea, but my cat has some friends that are fairly interested in the end result.

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You could look at the Rh and temp sensors with controllers they sell on eBay.  search on "humidity controller"  over $200 though :moneyeyes: :tongue:




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Re: Automated Fruiting Chamber [Re: ShroomInduced]
    #5528767 - 04/18/06 09:54 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

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You know what, you guys suck. Its awesome that hes working on this. The best way to get consistently and best possible fruits is with data and a carefully controlled environment. Just using the data collected off something like this is important. Just something off the of my head would be to see when there are spikes of c02 given off from the myc. Maybe light would effect these levels. There is a endless set of experiments you could do with this.




We suck....endless set of experiments? This has all been done before. My point is that you can have all the fancy gadgets in the world, but why? Unless you are planning on commercial size harvests, there's no need. He's talking about a rubbermaid bin here. IMO, hardly worth putting all that money and time into it.

Polyfil + rubbermaid = carefully (and perfectly) controlled environment. Fully automated without all the gadgets.



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Re: Automated Fruiting Chamber [Re: Festivus]
    #5528776 - 04/18/06 09:58 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Agar designed this, Ultrasonice fogger in a bucket with a blower fan to force humid air into the greenhouse.


You can get those foggers off ebay way cheaper then you will find them in the pet shop. I think the fan agar used was to cool a sever or something. You can find those blower fans on ebay too. This is the best method of humification and FAE I have seen. You can control all the varialbes greatly and it has fast response time to your controling devices. It should last long and have less maitenance then cool-mists.


Someone posted this the other day.
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=...asin=B0006AZ7FW
40 bucks is pretty cheap. The really big rubbermaids usually cost about 20 bucks anyways.

I hope this is more clear then my last post.


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Edited by musher_420 (04/18/06 09:59 AM)


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Re: Automated Fruiting Chamber [Re: FooMan]
    #5528781 - 04/18/06 10:00 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Double Tub Tek?


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Re: Automated Fruiting Chamber [Re: Festivus]
    #5528784 - 04/18/06 10:01 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

you have too much shit you want to put in there. sounds like you want a hot tub and a flatscreen tv in there.

fully automated is simple without all that this.

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a simple two bin setup is easy too.


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Re: Automated Fruiting Chamber [Re: Babo911]
    #5528785 - 04/18/06 10:01 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

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Double Tub Tek?




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Re: Automated Fruiting Chamber [Re: FooMan]
    #5528810 - 04/18/06 10:09 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

how well will pmp work for cases though? I was under the understanding it was for cakes?


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Re: Automated Fruiting Chamber [Re: FooMan]
    #5528950 - 04/18/06 10:57 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

similar things have been done that you would probably benefit from checking out . i've contemplated using one of these in correlation with these sensors. unfortunately i can only work with hardware and this requires writing code. the cost is:

$30 humidity/temp sensor
$20 CO2 sensor
$20 parts for the CUI unit ($50 if you want it prebuilt)
$0 (ideally) code in C
$5-$30 misc hardware
plus whatever other sensors you may want to add. (plenty of room)

total comes out around $75-$150 us

though there may be problems with such a setup, i wanted something i could hook up to my computer to adjust the settings whenever, but unplug and act on it's own. i take a lot of business trips so automation is something i've been watching closely.


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Re: Automated Fruiting Chamber [Re: hambone]
    #5529102 - 04/18/06 11:48 AM (17 years, 9 months ago)

Just my 2 cents... I agree that this is far too much for a rubbermaid tub. This would be ideal for automated greenhouse/martha setup of some sort (as posted within the last couple of days on here). For about $20 more you could change that rubbermaid for a 4 tier greenhouse or usable shelving unit.


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Re: Automated Fruiting Chamber [Re: OneSense]
    #5529162 - 04/18/06 12:01 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

The only real problem I see with a Martha is the humidity issue. I haven't figured out how to make a separate reservoir for a USH -- the idea with the tub is that it can be left for 2 weeks.

With anything using a humidifier, you need to refill it every 24 hours or so.

Like one of the last posters said, some people are frequently out of town on business. As a photographer, I've found that I go where the work goes, and I think this would be a viable option.

Thanks again for the input, everyone!  :thumbup:


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Just my 2 cents... I agree that this is far too much for a rubbermaid tub. This would be ideal for automated greenhouse/martha setup of some sort (as posted within the last couple of days on here). For about $20 more you could change that rubbermaid for a 4 tier greenhouse or usable shelving unit.




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Re: Automated Fruiting Chamber [Re: Festivus]
    #5529312 - 04/18/06 12:33 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

:frown:

Amoung the reasons I posted agar's blower fan/ultrasonic fogger humidifier is because it doesn't need to be refilled every 24 hours.  It's made out of a 5 gallon bucket.  It will hold a lot of water.

I'd wager it could last at least two weeks.


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Re: Automated Fruiting Chamber [Re: Festivus]
    #5529322 - 04/18/06 12:35 PM (17 years, 9 months ago)

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With anything using a humidifier, you need to refill it every 24 hours or so.






you could always rig a switch to go off when the water gets low and refill it. i've seen similar devices in hardware stores for automated sprinkler systems.

...though the beauty of the USH is, if you have a humidistat that only activates it when needed, it will take a couple of weeks to empty that tank. even if you just use a timer it'll last quite a while. i rarely have to refill mine as it is.


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