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Damnit! Pinheads crackin, and not sure about how much FAE is too much
#7662005 - 11/21/07 09:13 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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..Struggling with this.
It seems like the substrate has enough moisture (the tub was wrapped completely for 4 hours on a trip, and condensation started to form (and almost drip, almost!))
But pinheads are cracking.
At first, the fan was directly on the tub (stupid) But lately FAE has been kept to a minimum. Example: DC computer fan blowing air past the side of the tub, not directly into it.
It seems like some pins are still cracking.
Cannot tell if this is because of the past humidity woes, or because of now.
Can someone ease the FAE uneasiness for me? Is a 12v DC fan going by the tub enough? I've read and seen some places say you need to intensly fan your substrate, to clear the microclimates of CO2, and others just say keep air circulating in a room. Which is it?
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Re: Damnit! Pinheads crackin, and not sure about how much FAE is too much [Re: VisionsToReality]
#7662090 - 11/21/07 09:43 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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There is no such thing as too much air exchange, provided you can maintain upper 90's percent humidity. What is important is the reading on your calibrated hygrometer. RR
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Re: Damnit! Pinheads crackin, and not sure about how much FAE is too much [Re: RogerRabbit]
#7662434 - 11/21/07 11:27 AM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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With monotubs, though, I don't understand what to do if your pinheads are cracking because humidity cannot be maintained. It's not like this is a dry environment or anything..
So if FAE is already minimal, yet pinheads are cracking, it seems like the substrate is too dry.
But what is confusing is that condensation formed easily in 4 hours while the tub was wrapped so you'd think there'd be enough moisture.
So that leaves the question of what should one do, it seems like dunking the bulk substrate while hyphal knots are forming would be very bad. Will get a calibrated hygrometer, soon, btw. Right now it seems the only immediate thing to do is cut down on FAE to maintain humidity, but not sure what to do in the immediate future...since cutting down on FAE is bad
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Edited by VisionsToReality (11/21/07 11:31 AM)
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Re: Damnit! Pinheads crackin, and not sure about how much FAE is too much [Re: VisionsToReality]
#7663047 - 11/21/07 01:29 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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when I did my monotub grow... the one that wasnt cased got cracked boomers. the other 2 were fine
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Re: Damnit! Pinheads crackin, and not sure about how much FAE is too much [Re: legallyhomeless]
#7663330 - 11/21/07 02:40 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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innnteresting, because this one is NOT cased.
could I just let some fog flow in from the supersonic fog maker every day for a little bit?
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Re: Damnit! Pinheads crackin, and not sure about how much FAE is too much [Re: VisionsToReality]
#7663686 - 11/21/07 04:14 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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u could. even when i sprayed my uncased monotub up to 4 times a day... they still cracked. the first flush however was not cracked.
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Re: Damnit! Pinheads crackin, and not sure about how much FAE is too much [Re: legallyhomeless]
#7664955 - 11/21/07 09:27 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
could I just let some fog flow in from the supersonic fog maker every day for a little bit?
You could, but be careful that that fog doesn't condense into water droplets on your pins.
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Re: Damnit! Pinheads crackin, and not sure about how much FAE is too much [Re: thedefone]
#7664992 - 11/21/07 09:41 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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just dumped a couple cups of water in there because obviously it was too dry. it's in there now, hopefully it'll get soaked up in a few hours, if not itll be dumped off, the excess that is
squirted in poland springs onto the side of the tub so it went down to the bottom without getting on the surface mycelium. hopefully this will help a little bit.
seemslike the substrate was too dry to begin with =( live n learn
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