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TheHauntingSoul
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Help me save my cakes!!!! Lots of pics
#7582515 - 10/31/07 09:49 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Hey so once again heres a link to my old post just in case you want the background info: http://http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/7536917/an/0/page/1 and a more recent post on my same grow http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/7569293/an/0/page/0
Anyways here is a good pictorial of my grow set up, i thought maybe pics would help. Sorry for some of the blurry macros, i tried my best dammit.
First this is the suitcase i keep my FC in, notice how theres no effing way that its getting FAE during the day when i'm not around to fan it. I'm gone for about 12 hours each day wed and thurs, the rest like 6-8 tops

Next we can see my FC in all it's glory. The shit on the top is the light, obv

Heres a closeup of my light fixture just to show you how much breathing room there is, since there are no other holes. Also i wanted to include this to show what kind of light i'm using.

Here is an overview of my FC, one cake is still colonizing, and we will discuss the cake on the bottom left next.

Here is my bad cake, bruised horribly from improper handling and i dropped a small fan on it, i hope i didnt kill the little shit. I'm almost 100% its bruising and not mould because it has not changed size, doesnt smell bad and only showed up on the cakes i over-handled.

top view of cake

Closeup on the part of the cake that got hit the hardest. Any chance this guy is going to sprout some pins?

Heres a couple closeups of my best cake:


 And lastly we have a shot of one of my freshly birthed cakes. Note the verm i used a verm that was far too coarse which would explain why the roll was so uneffective.

So thats it for my pics, sorry again for some of the blurry macros.
Can i save these cakes? Once more humidity is around 80% but its a cheap $5 hygrometer from wal-mart and its impossible to set or calibrate.
Should i be misting these cakes every time i fan? I fan 3-4 times a day is that enough? Is this light a POS? maybe fluorescent.
Thanks again for checking this out, sorry for those of you who have heard my story twice already, once again i would really appreceate any help on how i can get even just a few mushies out of these.
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thenewguy05
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Re: Help me save my cakes!!!! Lots of pics [Re: TheHauntingSoul]
#7582536 - 10/31/07 10:00 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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well bruising comes from improper handling or dehydration,and I think dropping a fan on them qualifies as mishandling it.
if your concerned about hydration redo the dunk.
they look fine to me but if your not going to be around some time you should invest in a fishtank airrpump and some airstones to do your air exchange for you.
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legallyhomeless
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Re: Help me save my cakes!!!! Lots of pics [Re: thenewguy05]
#7582543 - 10/31/07 10:03 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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if you dunked it then you didnt do it wrong and wont need to repete that step until after the first flush
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TheHauntingSoul
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Re: Help me save my cakes!!!! Lots of pics [Re: legallyhomeless]
#7582983 - 11/01/07 05:09 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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thanks guys, so with the fishtank air pump i can set it up with like a tube or something so i dont have to leave the luggage case open? if that thing is open during the day theres a good chance it will get spotted by someone who i dont want to see it.
i think i'm gunna add a shitload (2-3 inches) more of perlite and buy one of those air pumps, you guys think the light should be ok or should i get a new light too?
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veda_sticks
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Re: Help me save my cakes!!!! Lots of pics [Re: TheHauntingSoul]
#7582988 - 11/01/07 05:14 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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This is the third post on basicaly the same subject, why didnt u just update your orignal thread.
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TheHauntingSoul
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Re: Help me save my cakes!!!! Lots of pics [Re: veda_sticks]
#7582993 - 11/01/07 05:20 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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sorry i thought it would be better to have the pics at the beginning of a thread. This is the last thread i'm starting about this grow, promise.
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jeetered
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Re: Help me save my cakes!!!! Lots of pics [Re: TheHauntingSoul]
#7583083 - 11/01/07 07:05 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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obviously this grow shouldn't even exist if you're having to make it so stealth.
omfg
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orchidfanatic
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Re: Help me save my cakes!!!! Lots of pics [Re: jeetered]
#7583128 - 11/01/07 07:41 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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you can crumble up the vermiculite in your hands to make it finer so it sticks to the cakes much better...
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orchidfanatic
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Re: Help me save my cakes!!!! Lots of pics [Re: orchidfanatic]
#7583133 - 11/01/07 07:43 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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also I would switch to a compact florescent light since that incandescent bulb would have to make a god awful amount of heat inside that suitcase. I would also put an air stone inside to pump air into the FC . if you can hide the pump and it does not make alot of noise
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blackfir
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Re: Help me save my cakes!!!! Lots of pics [Re: TheHauntingSoul]
#7583145 - 11/01/07 07:55 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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You're not spraying the cakes directly are you?
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thenewguy05
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Re: Help me save my cakes!!!! Lots of pics [Re: blackfir]
#7583492 - 11/01/07 10:24 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Look into this
i would also switch to a CFL, i thought i was already but i now see i am wrong. Good job catching that orchidfanatic
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armyabe
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Re: Help me save my cakes!!!! Lots of pics [Re: thenewguy05]
#7583628 - 11/01/07 11:10 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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you could grind the verm with a coffee grinder too. ditch the light and put it in the attic with a floresent.
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armyabe
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Re: Help me save my cakes!!!! Lots of pics [Re: thenewguy05]
#7583647 - 11/01/07 11:15 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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you could grind the verm with a coffee grinder too. ditch the light and put it in the attic with a floresent.
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blackfir
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Re: Help me save my cakes!!!! Lots of pics [Re: thenewguy05]
#7583651 - 11/01/07 11:16 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
thenewguy05 said: Look into this
i would also switch to a CFL, i thought i was already but i now see i am wrong. Good job catching that orchidfanatic
Would that setup work with Vermiculite instead? I would think it would kind of float, but I've heard of verm and lava rock.
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TheHauntingSoul
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Re: Help me save my cakes!!!! Lots of pics [Re: orchidfanatic]
#7585135 - 11/01/07 06:38 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
orchidfanatic said: also I would switch to a compact florescent light since that incandescent bulb would have to make a god awful amount of heat inside that suitcase. I would also put an air stone inside to pump air into the FC . if you can hide the pump and it does not make alot of noise
oh yeah i keep the lid of the case open at night kuz that would definately be a fire hazard otherwise.
Fluorescent is the first thing i'm buying when my paycheck comes in, also whats an airstone?
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TheHauntingSoul
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Re: Help me save my cakes!!!! Lots of pics [Re: TheHauntingSoul]
#7585168 - 11/01/07 06:46 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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also thanks for posting about the poor man's pod, i briefly glanced at it before and forgot about it that was a long time ago tho, defiantely making that.
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blood4blood
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Re: Help me save my cakes!!!! Lots of pics [Re: TheHauntingSoul]
#7585179 - 11/01/07 06:49 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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they are by the fish supplies in you local target, wal-mart, etc. you hook an air pump up to them and they give off a curtain of bubbles, they have to be in water of course. eliminates you having to fan in a pmp (poor mans pod) situation
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TheHauntingSoul
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Re: Help me save my cakes!!!! Lots of pics [Re: blood4blood]
#7585705 - 11/01/07 09:29 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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update: there is a pin about 1 cm big!!! YES!!!
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