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roquet
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how does tub FC work?
#7082701 - 06/23/07 05:28 AM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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Can someone explain to me how this tub FC tek Double Tub Pictorial can work with no fanning or spraying?
And is it ok to put trays in instead of filling the tub directly with substrate?
Thanks
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AIR
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Re: how does tub FC work? [Re: roquet]
#7082804 - 06/23/07 07:09 AM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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If the humidity is high enough, you wont need to spray it. The drilled holes with polyfill act as fresh air. I would still fan a few times a day though. Trays are good. I rarely fill the tote.
Edited by AIR (06/23/07 07:10 AM)
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roquet
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Re: how does tub FC work? [Re: AIR]
#7082837 - 06/23/07 07:44 AM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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humidity should be 90%+ ?
Do you lay the bottom of the tub with soaked perlite?
I'm wondering how it gets enough humidity just from moist substrate.
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Re: how does tub FC work? [Re: roquet]
#7082861 - 06/23/07 08:03 AM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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drained perlite. Should be 95 before pinning then 85-90 once pinning starts.
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Re: how does tub FC work? [Re: AIR]
#7082862 - 06/23/07 08:04 AM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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3 to 4 inches of perlite will do the trick
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roquet
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Re: how does tub FC work? [Re: AIR]
#7082912 - 06/23/07 08:48 AM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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"drained perlite"? Does that mean regularly drain off the old water and replace with new?
Nice think about the 2 tub tek is it doesn't need perlite. But I wonder if it really works!!
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Re: how does tub FC work? [Re: roquet]
#7082954 - 06/23/07 09:09 AM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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I'm no fan at all of the closed up tub teks. Also, you want near 100% humidity from the primordia forming stage all the way through harvest. High humidity and massive amounts of air exchange are the key to success with mushroom growing. You don't get that in a tub with polyfill or tyvek over the holes. There is no need or reason to filter air in a fruiting chamber. Air exchange is the way to prevent contaminants because they thrive in stale, still air, while mushroom mycelium thrives in moving fresh air.
Lots of air exchange means you'll need to mist to make up for the lost moisture. That's the nature of the beast. RR
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Re: how does tub FC work? [Re: RogerRabbit]
#7083008 - 06/23/07 09:34 AM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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so you need a drip sheet to protect the shrooms from the spray?
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Re: how does tub FC work? [Re: roquet]
#7086467 - 06/24/07 09:05 AM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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No, it will be fine
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Re: how does tub FC work? [Re: AIR]
#7086806 - 06/24/07 10:55 AM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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You don't really need a drip tray. Just try not to spray directly onto the fruit as much as possible.
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Re: how does tub FC work? [Re: mrwindowz]
#7086848 - 06/24/07 11:03 AM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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This is one flush I got from that tek.
It worked well for me. No perlite either. End result 15oz in 3 flushes in 3 weeks after pinning.
-CK
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my friend's humidity still won't rise above 72% even with lots of perlite. it seemed the humidity was fine with 2 cm of perlite last grow. now with 6 cm the humidity has fallen from 95% to 70%. does the FC size have a relation with the amount of perlite in it?
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mrwindowz
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The amount of perlite you use does relate to the size of your FC. 6 cm is not enough. He needs about 2-4 inches depending on the size of his FC. Do you know how big it is? Also has he drilled any holes in your FC for FAE?
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Cheesekiller
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If you make your substrate correctly, there will be PLENTY of humidity. In that setup there was so many droplets you could not see through the bins. The picture is when I took it apart. I also never opened it until that pic, after casing. Again, don't need perlite. And you don't probably need as high a humidity with casings as with cakes either. If you see that white in the picture, that is the colonized casing layer, not perlite. Sorry that pic sucks.
-CK
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Edited by Cheesekiller (06/24/07 11:31 AM)
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Liquidkick
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15oz dry? or wet?
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Cheesekiller
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Re: how does tub FC work? [Re: Liquidkick]
#7087747 - 06/24/07 03:28 PM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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Cracker dry!!
-CK
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Edited by Cheesekiller (06/24/07 03:28 PM)
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Liquidkick
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wow. Size of tub, amount of sub please.
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DiabloSmurf
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Re: how does tub FC work? [Re: Liquidkick]
#7092830 - 06/25/07 10:44 PM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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I can't help but to want to try a Mono tub/Double tub. I like the green house chambers but I love seeing these Double tubs. Sooon... Sooooooon.. I will get to try this
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Re: how does tub FC work? [Re: DiabloSmurf]
#7092849 - 06/25/07 10:50 PM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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Mono Tubs and dt's are fun until you have one contam on ya.
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Re: how does tub FC work? [Re: xaxphaanes]
#7093058 - 06/25/07 11:48 PM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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Here's a small DT that I'm doing right now. It's my first attempt, so it's a little one, about the size of a shoe box. The only draqback that I can see with using one this small is that my bottom FAE holes are almost touching my substrate after casing. I had to do it that way to make the substrate deep enough though. If this works I'm graduating to a bigger one for my next grow. Not to hijack your threat, but do you think RR style holes in the top tub(lid) would work in place of big holes with Polyfil? Outside:
Inside(2 days after patching):
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xaxphaanes
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Re: how does tub FC work? [Re: Shroomey79]
#7093140 - 06/26/07 12:08 AM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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I dont see it working since the terrarium that rr uses (myself also) uses perlite at the bottom and without the perlite there wouldnt be automated fae.
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Re: how does tub FC work? [Re: xaxphaanes]
#7093176 - 06/26/07 12:14 AM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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Yeah, I doubted that the casing layer would hold enough moisture itself to keep the RH high enough. Honestly, I forgot all about the perlite. If the container were big enough though, maybe you could put some between the foil and the container?
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Re: how does tub FC work? [Re: Shroomey79]
#7093212 - 06/26/07 12:22 AM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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Naw i dont see how it could be modded to work without just making it into a terrarium lol.Since there has to be holes on the bottom of the tub.4 inches of perlite and a metal screen separating the tubs from touching the perlite to have more surface area.
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Re: how does tub FC work? [Re: xaxphaanes]
#7093954 - 06/26/07 08:17 AM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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I'll post picks of my new one, later, its cool cause I put insulation in between the tubs and clamps for easy harvesting. I used a whole roll of duct tape last time, so I decided to make one that I could open up rather easily if neccesary. I used 7 qts of fully colonized WBS in about 5G of pastuerized horse poo. let that colonize for a week, then cased it and let the casing colonize for a while. Then I pulled off the black garbage bags put the setup in a natural lit room and turned a fan on (not facing it). A week and a half later I got pins. LOTS of pins. and then there is that flush up there. Again sorry about the picture quality.
-CK
Edited by Cheesekiller (06/26/07 08:22 AM)
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here are some pics from when I left for the weekend with this setup and when I came back. I had forgotten about these guys and they got BIG.
That was something like the third flush...
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Edited by Cheesekiller (06/26/07 08:57 AM)
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Blutjager
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One of my 1st attempts was double tub,of coarse being one of my first grows I didn't get a single mushroom of of it but I still like the idea of them,It may be a bit of time till I grow but in the meantime I hope someone comes up with something to be used as filters for them(NOT polyfill),I remember talking to an innovative member here using bacterial respirator filters of something of the sort but than I never got them,I still have the tubs I was going to use on that grow and never even made the holes in them:(
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Re: how does tub FC work? [Re: RogerRabbit]
#7094057 - 06/26/07 09:09 AM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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Quote:
RogerRabbit said: I'm no fan at all of the closed up tub teks. Also, you want near 100% humidity from the primordia forming stage all the way through harvest. High humidity and massive amounts of air exchange are the key to success with mushroom growing. You don't get that in a tub with polyfill or tyvek over the holes. There is no need or reason to filter air in a fruiting chamber. Air exchange is the way to prevent contaminants because they thrive in stale, still air, while mushroom mycelium thrives in moving fresh air.
Lots of air exchange means you'll need to mist to make up for the lost moisture. That's the nature of the beast. RR
RR,what would you recommend than for people who like double/mono tubs,you know set and forget type growers,any thing I have done in vitro didnt seem to yield much for me and I have done it in jars and bags and besides tubs everything else seems to be more effort(Or at least more attention) than some people like
I have been interested it tubs just to grow all different ways for experience,as a matter of fact I bought all I needed to make two mono tubs 2 or three grows ago but when it comes around time to grow I still always find myself bringing the greenhouse back over here
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Re: how does tub FC work? [Re: Blutjager]
#7094920 - 06/26/07 01:43 PM (16 years, 9 months ago) |
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i have a green house but never put it together. I have consitantly yielded very well with the DT setup.
My first 2 DT grows though went sour. After i figured out somethings its been pretty much smooth sailing.
I may run a setup like Akira in the future.
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Cheesekiller
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Liquidkick,
Your link down there. It sais you can simply pour water back into your casing in between flushes. I was always afraid to do this. Sounds cool though. Almost 30oz??? That seems like way too much. But I'll try it next time if you think it will make for a better second or third flush.
-CK
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Edited by Cheesekiller (06/26/07 02:06 PM)
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Liquidkick
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I just pour water straight onto the sub... Yeah you might not want to pour 30oz depending on the size of your tub. I usually do 15oz.
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