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It is a 20 bucket system. Each bucket holds about a gallon of water all the time and the res probably holds around 30. So it is about 50 gallons. I really couldn't tell you how much water is going to be used at this point because everything isn't up and kicking yet. It may turn out that I need a much bigger res.
Keef- Lets hear the equivalent of 'cool' from back when you were a kid. I am trying to think what that would be and have no idea. I need some old school vocabulary in my back pocket.
You know, something like wicked, sweet, awesome, radical......but older, the good stuff.
Don't hold out on me now.
You know, something like wicked, sweet, awesome, radical......but older, the good stuff.
Don't hold out on me now.
So here is another question for ya guys...
I was thinking of just running the drip lines constantly. Being that I am pumping plenty of air in to the buckets I think this should be fine. In hydro there is no over watering just under airating. Anyone say differently? This way the water in the buckets would not warm up between waterings and would be a consistent 68, or whatever the chiller is set to.
I was thinking of just running the drip lines constantly. Being that I am pumping plenty of air in to the buckets I think this should be fine. In hydro there is no over watering just under airating. Anyone say differently? This way the water in the buckets would not warm up between waterings and would be a consistent 68, or whatever the chiller is set to.
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giterdone son!!! thats how ya do it and do it right!!
Cid420 - I do have a dehumidifier. It is actually a portable AC unit that I am not going to be using as an AC, but it has a seperate duhumidify function on it. I might just have the water from the dehumidifier go back in to the res.
Sunsimulator- Hopefully it is all done. Whenever I think everything is done something else pops up. It just takes time and money to fix. Time I have, money is a little harder to come by after all these toy purchases recently.
420ponics - let me know when you get everything up and running. Always interested to see what people are cookin up.
Sunsimulator- Hopefully it is all done. Whenever I think everything is done something else pops up. It just takes time and money to fix. Time I have, money is a little harder to come by after all these toy purchases recently.
420ponics - let me know when you get everything up and running. Always interested to see what people are cookin up.
Here ya go Shmike. The strain is Puerto Rican.
It starts right here, pressure cook the rye grain jars for 90 minutes.
The jars are then put in front of a hepa filter flow hood and a grain to grain transfer is done. Basically put some colonized grain (jars on right) inside of the new jars. 10 half gallon jars can be innoculated this way with 1 quart of colonized grain.
the jars are then put in to a heated closet while the mycelium colonized everything. Usually takes a few days to a week for full colonization. Notice there are holes inside the lids for air exchange. There are hepa filter discs inside the lid so that they stay contaminate free.
jars are then dumped in to a tray and then a casing layer is put on top. Casing provides a little microclimate for the mushrooms to grow on. The casing layer is peat moss, vermiculite, limestone, gypsum, oyster shells.
When casing layer is colonized, it is then put in to a pinning chamber. I use a big tub with a airstone in some water that keeps humidity at 99%.
when everything has pinned it is time for the fruiting chamber...
Kinda hard to get a good picture of it as it is a large unit in a small room. Basically 8 ft tall in the back and 9 ft tall in front. The cieling slants down to water doesn't drip on anything. The floor slants as well to a drain so no water builds up down there. The front of the unit uses an exterior door. There are plexyglass windows on the sides of the unit for viewing and so the lights can be kept outside. All inside material has been painted a few times with exterior paint. All cracks are sealed with caulking.
The air is exchanged a few times a minute by this dayton 265. It is pulling through a hepa filter. The clean air is pushed in the chamber, and also fed to the ultrasonic humidifier so the air is clean with that as well. humidity and air is piped in through the top of the unit.
damper inside the exaust so nothing bad flows back inside.
Everything is controled by home automation equiptment. So for instance the ultrasonic humidifier goes on for 5 seconds, then it lets everything sit, then the dayton blower goes on to clear out the air, then the circulating fan goes on 30 seconds later......this isn't my schedule at all, I am just saying that I can control everything down to the second. It is all programed by my computer.
I am sure there is plenty I left out so ask questions if you don't understand.
It starts right here, pressure cook the rye grain jars for 90 minutes.
The jars are then put in front of a hepa filter flow hood and a grain to grain transfer is done. Basically put some colonized grain (jars on right) inside of the new jars. 10 half gallon jars can be innoculated this way with 1 quart of colonized grain.
the jars are then put in to a heated closet while the mycelium colonized everything. Usually takes a few days to a week for full colonization. Notice there are holes inside the lids for air exchange. There are hepa filter discs inside the lid so that they stay contaminate free.
jars are then dumped in to a tray and then a casing layer is put on top. Casing provides a little microclimate for the mushrooms to grow on. The casing layer is peat moss, vermiculite, limestone, gypsum, oyster shells.
When casing layer is colonized, it is then put in to a pinning chamber. I use a big tub with a airstone in some water that keeps humidity at 99%.
when everything has pinned it is time for the fruiting chamber...
Kinda hard to get a good picture of it as it is a large unit in a small room. Basically 8 ft tall in the back and 9 ft tall in front. The cieling slants down to water doesn't drip on anything. The floor slants as well to a drain so no water builds up down there. The front of the unit uses an exterior door. There are plexyglass windows on the sides of the unit for viewing and so the lights can be kept outside. All inside material has been painted a few times with exterior paint. All cracks are sealed with caulking.
The air is exchanged a few times a minute by this dayton 265. It is pulling through a hepa filter. The clean air is pushed in the chamber, and also fed to the ultrasonic humidifier so the air is clean with that as well. humidity and air is piped in through the top of the unit.
damper inside the exaust so nothing bad flows back inside.
Everything is controled by home automation equiptment. So for instance the ultrasonic humidifier goes on for 5 seconds, then it lets everything sit, then the dayton blower goes on to clear out the air, then the circulating fan goes on 30 seconds later......this isn't my schedule at all, I am just saying that I can control everything down to the second. It is all programed by my computer.
I am sure there is plenty I left out so ask questions if you don't understand.
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Nice setup man I was wondering how big the area is getting co2 enrichment,my room is 8 by 8 by 8 and I get by good with a CD-6,I notice you have the CD-12.I also use a portable AC along with a window unit but it would really behoove you to get like a 45 pint dehumidifier to run at least during the 12 hour dark cycle,I run it all the time when heat isnt an issue.I pull slightly over 2 gallons of water daily,can you believe that shit?Thats all on your buds in the early morning dew when those lights come on,if you're running 50-60% RH with the lights on,you can bet you're running at around 80% or better RH when the lights go dark.I just couldnt believe the amopunt of water coming out of that little room,the less plants the less water I pull.I think its worth it to really have things perfect
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One way to find out is how much water your portable actually pulls out evbery day,my AC has that mode also but I dont really know how effective it is.Like I said my room is smaller 8 by 8 if I turn the dehumid on at lights out 9pm it will be full by 2 or 3 in the afternoon the next day,slightly over 2 gallons.If you're ot removing this much or more you may want to consider an actual dehumidifier
Ok everything has been kickin for about a day or two now. There are some roots starting to show out the bottom of the buckets. The water chiller is in the next room over and is air cooled to keep ambient temps down for it.
Currently the room is 85 degrees and the water temps in the res are 77. I have the chiller set to 64 but it just isn't cutting the mustard. The temps where the chiller is located is probably around 65 so that isn't the issue. The only thing I can think of is that I need a larger water pump for this unit. I have a 400 GPH pump hooked up to it but actual output through the chiller is more like 150 GPH. The chiller says it needs a minimum of 420 GPH so I need to go buy another pump for it. Does anyone know if this is why it isn't cooling my res down enough? I thought that this 1/10 hp chiller would be more than big enough for the job.
Currently the room is 85 degrees and the water temps in the res are 77. I have the chiller set to 64 but it just isn't cutting the mustard. The temps where the chiller is located is probably around 65 so that isn't the issue. The only thing I can think of is that I need a larger water pump for this unit. I have a 400 GPH pump hooked up to it but actual output through the chiller is more like 150 GPH. The chiller says it needs a minimum of 420 GPH so I need to go buy another pump for it. Does anyone know if this is why it isn't cooling my res down enough? I thought that this 1/10 hp chiller would be more than big enough for the job.
Ok, after talking to aquatic eco and running the numbers, it looks like I need a way bigger pump. I need something that does like 500 GPH with 9 feet of head. I currently have something that does like 400 GPH at 2 ft of head.
So it looks like that adds another 50-100 bucks for this task.
So it looks like that adds another 50-100 bucks for this task.
