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Cloneufc
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PF tek speed up colonization mod?
#7886900 - 01/16/08 12:39 AM (16 years, 16 days ago) |
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I want to get 8 jars and drill a hole on the side near the bottom.(I might just run a tube through the top of the lid and to the bottom instead of drilling into the glass.) Then a rubber grommet and put an aquarium tube in each jar. Hook up a T barb so that each jar gets a tube. Then run a dual aquarium air pump once a day for a minute or so. I also would add a HEPA filter and mod it to fit the pump. This would keep mold spores from being injected through the tubes.
I think it would speed up colonization times. I also think that it would help to keep Trich away because I read that it can only survive in stagnant air. I plan on keeping micropore tape on the holes to keep the substrate from drying out because of the added oxygen.
Alot of my jars I noticed take the longest at the bottom to colonize because they simply dont get enough oxygen.
Has this been done before? Do you think the improvment would be worth trying? Im not looking to hear things like dont mess with cakes do this or that. I still use cakes for LC and bulk substrates I just dont fruit cakes anymore.
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Re: PF tek speed up colonization mod? [Re: Cloneufc]
#7886908 - 01/16/08 12:41 AM (16 years, 16 days ago) |
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I don't think that would help, only one way to find out.
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Cloneufc
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Re: PF tek speed up colonization mod? [Re: BUDDHA_702]
#7886915 - 01/16/08 12:43 AM (16 years, 16 days ago) |
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Well do you think the Mean green would survive?
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Re: PF tek speed up colonization mod? [Re: Cloneufc]
#7886974 - 01/16/08 01:10 AM (16 years, 16 days ago) |
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I think it might dry out your cakes by the time they colonized
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Cloneufc
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Re: PF tek speed up colonization mod? [Re: BUDDHA_702]
#7886989 - 01/16/08 01:16 AM (16 years, 16 days ago) |
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Thats why I said I would cover the holes with micropore tape. I have never had a jar dry out with breathable tape. Only jars with holes uncovered. The air pump would only run about a minute a day.
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Cloneufc
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Re: PF tek speed up colonization mod? [Re: BUDDHA_702]
#7886994 - 01/16/08 01:19 AM (16 years, 16 days ago) |
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Thats why I said I would cover the holes with micropore tape. I have never had a jar dry out with breathable tape. Only jars with holes uncovered. The air pump would only run about a minute a day.
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Re: PF tek speed up colonization mod? [Re: Cloneufc]
#7887010 - 01/16/08 01:32 AM (16 years, 16 days ago) |
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Quite a waste of time and materials. Myc runs about as fast as it can throughout colonization. Only completely sealed jars run into stalling sometimes. O2 is not a factor.
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Re: PF tek speed up colonization mod? [Re: fastfred]
#7887034 - 01/16/08 01:44 AM (16 years, 16 days ago) |
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fastfred said: Quite a waste of time and materials. Myc runs about as fast as it can throughout colonization. Only completely sealed jars run into stalling sometimes. O2 is not a factor.
-FF
Exactly right. You're way over thinking this. FAE is not really a factor in the colonization of the jars! Gas exchange is something else. You're only going to increase the chances of failure by doing that. KEEP IT SIMPLE.
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Re: PF tek speed up colonization mod? [Re: The shroomy 1]
#7887036 - 01/16/08 01:46 AM (16 years, 16 days ago) |
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don't waste your time mang
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Re: PF tek speed up colonization mod? [Re: The shroomy 1]
#7887088 - 01/16/08 02:29 AM (16 years, 16 days ago) |
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Well if it wont help mycellium growth. Will it keep Trich away? I know you shouldnt have a trich problem if you use sterile techniques. Will it keep the mean green away?
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Re: PF tek speed up colonization mod? [Re: Cloneufc]
#7887220 - 01/16/08 04:23 AM (16 years, 16 days ago) |
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No it wont
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Re: PF tek speed up colonization mod? [Re: veda_sticks]
#7887275 - 01/16/08 05:13 AM (16 years, 16 days ago) |
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plus it would dry out the cakes before the mycelium colonizes the cake guarenteed even 1 hour a day
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Re: PF tek speed up colonization mod? [Re: flavoraid]
#7887315 - 01/16/08 05:54 AM (16 years, 16 days ago) |
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do this with LC and they will explode with growth if done right.
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Re: PF tek speed up colonization mod? [Re: fastfred]
#7887589 - 01/16/08 08:58 AM (16 years, 16 days ago) |
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fastfred said: Quite a waste of time and materials. Myc runs about as fast as it can throughout colonization. Only completely sealed jars run into stalling sometimes. O2 is not a factor.
-FF
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