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pheeew lol.. thx a lot, i was beginnnig to worry.  ill keep looking out.

now i put a fan on once in a while (in between venting) and the RH goes down to like 80 then back up, is that going to do anything bad?

Also, even tho i dont want to touch nothing lol, cant u scratch the white stuff w/ a sterilized needle to c if its green?
How often, if at all, do u usually mist?? 

---theres barely any perlit in my fc, well a lil bit, under a inch and my RH is still 99!! 
1 more thing lol, sigh, i think im c the hyphal knots on the mycelium 2 a little bit.  thats a good thing.....right?? lol

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can u cold shock this late in the process? or just leave it alone?
im not unpatiant just worried!!! lol,

yes patiance is good, but being sterile is key.
GL with ure project.

yes it works (hydrometer), when i take it out it goes down and when i vent it goes down.
Well here's a pic of my tumb...
its been almost a week and no signs of pininng?
the mycelium is getting whiter and it seems like it keeps growing, is this suppose to happen?
PLEASE HELP!!!!!



Also the RH is still a problem... IT WONT GO DOWN (only after venting but shoots back up to 99 after a while)!
should i drill MORE holes towards the bottom?
I dont know if i should put some more case mix over my tub, i dont want overlay or anything.
Also how does the tub look, dry or ok?

PS.
i covered the case with tin foil and put it in the closet at room temputure (pre fruit/incubate) and now its almost the same temp in the fc.
does the case need a 10 degree drop tp start pinning???... hurry please heeeeelp lol

u could just throw them in the closet, thats what i did.  It might take a little slower but it will colinize for sure

any ideas w/ the RH?

for FAE, i vent aout 5 times a day, is that enought?
yes, i did colinize coverd in aluminum outside the FC.
also, should i drill more holes at the bottom?
I could always cover some holes up when its to much.
also, i read that its ok for the RH to be at 99 while waiting to pin then lower, is that ok.

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the RH still wont go down, even with a very small amount of perlite. what can i do?
i had a fan blowing through 1 of the holes and the RH was droping way to low and fast (prob need a smaller fan lol).

any thoughts bout the RH??
here's some pics.
THe case looks like there
s a little 2 much mycelium pokin out but i think its still ok?? i hope there's no overlay or anything

cool, couldnt get onto the site (i dont think it was just me but maybe) and i cased anyway.  pretty sure it was ok to case but i will post a pic later when i get off work.

Im having a pr with the RH tho. 
I first put around 5 in. of perlite on the bottom of the fc (2 bags btw). 
I took out bout 4 inches out already and is still the RH is reaching 98 99. (i dont think it the humidometer<<< made that up lol.. cuz i could see the drips insinde.)
I drilled about 20 little holes in the FC (already had 3 BIG ones) and coverd them with coffe filters becuz i dont have tyvek <<coffe filters r ok am i right?
Well see how the RH is when I come back, hopefully it settles at 92 like it is now.
Again ill post a pic later or tomarrow to make sure my tub is ok and not 2 dry.

eating a cake.... nasty shit dude.  I wouldnt attempt it even if true.
I posted a link in another post bout spent cakes turned into tea...
here it is http://www.shroomery.org/6279/Substrate-Tea ,,,never did it and i prob wouldnt try it but, if ure patiant enought to wait for colinization br patiant enought to grow beauty 

you will need the perlite in the fc   

Off topic- when preparing the tub with the case mix and substrate, what sterilization techniques do u use?  gloves, glovebox<<< (i dont have one), disinfect the whole room?

yea i seen a vid earlier i got it thx, srry bout the confusion.

that seems just like ure rinsing it, arnt u suppose to let it sit in water so it SOAKS it up??

My rubbermaid FC is not transparant, I cut almost the whole top of the bin off and made a see through acrylic glass (like plastic glass) top.  would that be sufficent or do I need all sideds to be transparant?

ok now that my jars were almost a 100% but i shookem up 2 much, do i have to wait till it gets completely white again or just a day or 2 (since it was 100 everything should be done already)?

Off topic- when preparing the tub with the case mix and substrate, what sterilization techniques do u use?  gloves, glovebox<<< (i dont have one), disinfect the whole room?

p.s.
I had 3 jars and 2 of them were shook, the third is white as snow is it ook to mix with the other 2 (big tub) when the other 2 r done (which they already were, all inuculated at the same time)??
THX

try somthing with a blue tarp maybe..
here's a link , its for a closet but if u shrink everything it might be suitable.

http://www.shroomery.org/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/4024838/an/0/page/0

Quick Q, the perlite set up at the bottom of the fc, do u soak the perlite before or just pour the perlite in the fc then pour water? 
If soak, how long do u soak and what ratio of water to perlite do u put?
Soak with distiled water for best results?

Is it a good idea to get the RH in the fc before u plase the tub's in?
would it hurt if u put the tubs in right after u place the perlite??

THX alot!!

How do you put up pictures?  Everything I do does not work. Thanks.

upload ure photo to photobucket (or whatever u use) then get the direct link.  In ure post, click the input image button then put the link in between the img's.

I know ure supposed to use distilled water (case mix) but can u use filtered water (tap but filtered) or maybe microwave the water?

Off topic-after u mocrowave and cool ure case mix, how long can u keep it (or reccomend keeping) in ure container for?