humidity problem

mustang1986 · July 31, 2009, 03:17:27 PM

the humidity in my fc is droppin to 90 and i have misted but its not helping what should i do?

dub504 · July 31, 2009, 04:32:54 PM

mustang, what's your fc setup, temp? How often are you opening it?

mustang1986 · July 31, 2009, 04:42:11 PM

its a tubberwear container with about 5 holes in it but i open it about two to three times. the temp is about 75 to 78. i try to keep it closer to 75 though but it just has perlite in it. there is still condensation on all sides of tubberwear

nomoredroughts · July 31, 2009, 04:57:11 PM

i don't trust hydrometer. i had 2 digital that wouldn't go above 90% and a dial that wouldn't go above 75%. so i did the salt test with th dial an it only read 50%.so no when its in my f.c. reading 75% i know im in the zone

nomoredroughts · July 31, 2009, 04:59:51 PM

and if you ever take notice the next time you're in the pet store look at the ones they sell a whole shel of them an they all read a different reading

dub504 · July 31, 2009, 05:04:36 PM

So, you just fan for FAE?

mustang1986 · July 31, 2009, 05:26:00 PM

lol whats FAE mean? i have been looking at the poor mans pod but i dont know where to get the materials or how to build it. should i just mist the hell out of my perlite?

dub504 · July 31, 2009, 06:06:42 PM

FAE = Fresh Air Exchange... It sounds like your FC is pretty wet in there. Your hydrometer may not be working properly. If it is the type that can be calibrated you can wrap it in a wet towel for an hour and calibrate it. The Perlite should be moist, you don't want it sitting in water like soup it won't wick the moisture correctly.
I use a poor mans pod. You can get the bubble wands and air pump at a pet supply store. It keeps the humidity constant and exchanges the air. I don't have to fan, but I do occasionally. I just put my casings in and away they go. Cakes do fine as well.

mustang1986 · July 31, 2009, 06:32:52 PM

my hydrometer probably just sucks cuz it was really cheap lol but thank i will try the poor mans pod next with my kreepers. how many half pint jars can i innoculate with one syringe ? i used almost a whole syringe for three pint jars. i also think i might case my last jar of penis envy just to see the difference in casing them and just letting the cakes fruit them selves

dub504 · July 31, 2009, 07:10:51 PM

It doesn't take much. Just observe the water/spores run down the side of the jar to the bottom in four spots. You're going the Brown Rice Flour route?

coyoteyogi · August 01, 2009, 01:17:19 AM

If you get your spores from Earthstongue you get 20cc in your syringe. I've had good results with them, others on this board_ not so much. They have a variety called "storm chasers" that is a very aggressive colonizer. My tubs have yet to fruit.

mustang1986 · August 01, 2009, 07:35:05 AM

yes im using brf. i have had my cakes fruiting for 3 days now and no sign of pins. shouldn't they be pinning by now

room408 · August 01, 2009, 08:32:31 AM

me and magic money have the same dilemma right now... its our first grow so we are just hoping the magic will happen soon. i hope we are not developing stroma. if there isn.t any progress in the next couple of days we will probably post some pics again for a diagnosis.

mustang1986 · August 01, 2009, 09:18:19 AM

all mine has on it is this white fuzz stuff idk if its mycelium or what

dub504 · August 01, 2009, 10:04:22 AM

Be patient. These things take time. You really should post pics.

room408 · August 01, 2009, 01:57:20 PM

room408 · August 01, 2009, 01:58:58 PM

sorry about the links. i wish i knew how to put these pics right into the text of the posts to make it easier to look at for you

shroomzer · August 01, 2009, 02:28:05 PM

ROOM - photobucket .. get them there copy the IMG code and paste it into your post and wha-la pictures instead of links!

room408 · August 01, 2009, 02:36:35 PM

room408 · August 01, 2009, 02:37:32 PM

BOOM BABY!! thanks a lot shroomzer

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