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DrD525
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Registered: 12/30/01
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Foam instead of verm

#700753 - 06/25/02 01:31 PM (21 years, 3 months ago)

I was thinking last night...
Couldn't foam be used in place of a dry verm layer? I think it could provide some advantages over a loose verm layer. My reasoning is this... a dry verm layer is only useful if it remains undesterbed. If it has traped contams and you acidently desterb it you're screwed. So, if you have a 3/4 inch thick piece of foam cut slightly larger than the opening of your jar, wouldn't it be just as good or even better than a dry verm layer? Any thoughts/insights? I'm thinking of trying this with a few jars on my next experiment.

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Mycelium
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Registered: 06/14/02
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Re: Foam instead of verm

[Re: DrD525]
#700794 - 06/25/02 01:43 PM (21 years, 3 months ago)

I would imagine that the foam would allow very very little air flow, resulting in very slow or even no mycelium growth at all. Maybe im wrong..?

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DrD525
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Re: Foam instead of verm

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#700815 - 06/25/02 01:50 PM (21 years, 3 months ago)

I dont know. Maybe a thinner layer would be better, like 1/2" or 1/4". I'll try a few different thicknesses.

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bassplayer74
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Re: Foam instead of verm

[Re: DrD525]
#700829 - 06/25/02 01:58 PM (21 years, 3 months ago)

Try a filter disc.

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DrD525
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Re: Foam instead of verm

[Re: bassplayer74]
#700847 - 06/25/02 02:07 PM (21 years, 3 months ago)

Yeah.
I'm gonna go out this weekend or later tonight and get some Tyvek. There's two new housing developements right next to me, so, I'm'a see if I can swipe some

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