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as soon as i get some batteries for the camera i'll throw them up

i finally got my first pins.  there are 4 half pint cakes pf style.  2 of the cakes each have one 3/4 inch tall pin on them and the other 2 nothing yet still.  i've had them on a 12/12 light cycle.  should i leave the setup the way it is or start changing the light or humidity?

step 1:cover caps in peanut butter
step 2:coat in melted chocolate
and enjoy:)

ok so i tried the search bar and nothing really ansered this question.
i'm planning on 60/40 coir verm casing my cakes.  but locally i can only get the coir in a brick with fibers mixed in as well.  will this work?  or would the fibers be no bueno? 

thanks guys.  so i should stop worrying and just order the damn spore

is ralphsters a legit source for spores?  it's my first attempt and i live in fl.

thanks alot guys.  i'll be posting pics as soon as everything is set up

perlite

ok so this is my set up (after making changes):
standard 30 gal rubbermaid (the rectangular one and not see thru)
9"X18" plexiglass window in the top of the rubbermaid
light source will be a combination of slight ambient room light and a reptile uvb light about 5-6ft over the top of the rubbermaid
100 watt aquarium heater
Tropic-Aire humidifier/air exchanger
dual output air pump

my cake will be in ball jars and kept in the water (at 80 degrees F) for incubation.  before fruiting i'll make a second lid that has a 9x18inch window in it. then for fruiting switching the lids, i'm taking out the heater and most of the water to drop the temp to 74Fand running the tropic air to get the humidity up.  and a reptile uvb flourescent bulb 5-6ft above the container.
sound like a nice cozy mushy home?

malabar,
should i sit the light fixture directly over the window in the lid?

i'm using a 30 gallon rubbermaid for a fruiting chamber.  i'm thinking of using an exoterra fogger (linkage--->) http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/fogger.php  to keep the humidity up.
would this work?

or should i use something else?

i'm going to cut a 18x9 hole in the lid and pop in some plexi then.  should i still use the uvb bulb?  i've moved the container next to a low window and it gets a little ambient light from outside there.

i don't get mych light through my windows really.  but i have 2 fluorescent light fixtures. one with a regular fluorescent bulb and one with a reptile uvb bulb that is a bit more more blue in color and puts out uvb rays as well.  which one would be better when the time comes? 
and would it be okay if i'm growing them in a 30 gal rubber maid and just cut a slit in the lid and sit the fixture over it?
i'm going to try to grow the mexicubes:) and yes, this is my first try