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Cakes drying out in pmp
    #9367369 - 12/04/08 05:56 PM (15 years, 3 months ago)

Please bear with me, Ive searched multiple old posts but no one seems to have this same problem. Im using brf 1/2 pint cakes and when they are birthed (fully colonized, 3-4 days after the outside is covered) they are healthy and moist and spongy to the touch, smelling like mushrooms. After a few days in the pmp they are dry and brittle. This happens whether I dunk them or not. Two different hygrometers have confirmed 99% rh. Temp is around 70 degrees. Im using air diffusers just like Ive seen on here so fae shouldnt be a problem. What could be the issue?

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Re: Cakes drying out in pmp [Re: flyskimmah]
    #9367373 - 12/04/08 05:57 PM (15 years, 3 months ago)

You need to mist them a couple times a day..  I use a PmP too 27 quart and just made a 105 quart PmP

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Re: Cakes drying out in pmp [Re: flyskimmah]
    #9367413 - 12/04/08 06:02 PM (15 years, 3 months ago)

Really? I always thought 99% humidity was enough. Do you suggest misting directly onto the cakes or the sides of the terrarium?

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Re: Cakes drying out in pmp [Re: flyskimmah]
    #9367432 - 12/04/08 06:07 PM (15 years, 3 months ago)

I mist directly on the cakes but from a distance I don't hose them down close up get a good 12-18 inches away and just mist a cloud over the entire pmp and I also mist the walls and top of the terrarium.. Usually the water dries in my PmP within 3-4 hours.. So i mist and fan every 4 hours or so..

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Re: Cakes drying out in pmp [Re: Damion5050]
    #9369397 - 12/04/08 11:01 PM (15 years, 3 months ago)

Doesn't the air flow provided by the diffusers make fanning unnecessary?

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Re: Cakes drying out in pmp [Re: theboss253]
    #9369415 - 12/04/08 11:04 PM (15 years, 3 months ago)

Can't have too much FAE. Also, if your cakes dry out:
1) not misting enough
2) FAE is > misting rate and they're getting sucked dry.

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Re: Cakes drying out in pmp [Re: Shroominit]
    #9369429 - 12/04/08 11:07 PM (15 years, 3 months ago)

Yes a PmP is kinda automatic.. But I have noticed the difference when I don't fan and mist compared to when I do fan and mist.. So I take time out of my busy schedule to fan and mist them every 3-4 hours except when I am sleeping of course..

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Re: Cakes drying out in pmp [Re: Damion5050]
    #9369663 - 12/04/08 11:41 PM (15 years, 3 months ago)

sry to hijack but.. i just made my pmp with hydroton.. DID you add 1 inch to 2 inches of water in your pmp? I put 1.5 inches of water and wow its humid in there i can feel it and my hygrometer says 100..


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Re: Cakes drying out in pmp [Re: 4saken]
    #9369816 - 12/05/08 12:02 AM (15 years, 3 months ago)

I have 105 qt PmP with about 4 inches of Hydroton and 2.5-3 inches of water..

You want the humidity at 100 that is a good thing..  Mine varies 96-100 depending on how long I have the lid off..

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