Aqua’s Hydro systems meet SPIDERFARMER SE 7000

[Moe.Red]

You work infront of the hepa so the jars are only exposed to cleaned air. Generally let it run to clean the room air for a period of time is good practice. I built a positive pressure box for $100 because its more economical for a small setup. But a laminar flow hood is the Cadillac

Correct sir.

I have a little household hepa filter that I leave running in the booth all the time on low.

Then turn on the big blowers and let them run for 20 minutes while I prep. The air is virtually sterile in the booth, and 99.999% sterile if you stay in the laminar flow. The biggest problem is your person bringing in microbes. Lab coat and gloves, but I always try to do lab work first thing in the AM so I am just out of the shower.

 

[Aqua Man]

This was the box i made and i just sterilized with 70% isopropyl alcohol then run with a 4” inline fan connected to the hose adapter to the top box. Cut out and sealed in a small hepa filter (sooo much cheaper than the big ones i think it was $30)

 

[Moe.Red]

This was the box i made and i just sterilized with 70% isopropyl alcohol then run with a 4” inline fan connected to the hose adapter to the top box. Cut out and sealed in a small hepa filter (sooo much cheaper than the big ones i think it was $30)

That's all most people will ever need.

EDIT - is that an Ikea hack?

 

[Anthem]

You work infront of the hepa so the jars are only exposed to cleaned air. Generally let it run to clean the room air for a period of time is good practice. I built a positive pressure box for $100 because its more economical for a small setup. But a laminar flow hood is the Cadillac

Aqua, I am looking at this for bulk substrates and grain to wood substrate transfers.

 

[Aqua Man]

Aqua, I am looking at this for bulk substrates and grain to wood substrate transfers.

You dont need it for the bulk substrate imo… just for grain to grain or agar work. Once colonized and mixing with bulk with a high ratio like 1-1 its colonizes fast enough contamination wasn’t an issue. With GT’s usually get 3-4 flushes before any contam

 

[Moe.Red]

You dont need it for the bulk substrate imo… just for grain to grain or agar work. Once colonized and mixing with bulk with a high ratio like 1-1 its colonizes fast enough contamination wasn’t an issue. With GT’s usually get 3-4 flushes before any contam

Different process on GT. This is for edibles that use wood as food. GT likes manure. They work slightly differently.

 

[Aqua Man]

That's all most people will ever need.

EDIT - is that an Ikea hack?

Nope just the laminated wood from Home Depot. Bought 1 sheet and cut

 

[Moe.Red]

Nope just the laminated wood from Home Depot. Bought 1 sheet and cut

Looks perfect. For the vast majority of folks out there, this is a great solution. Just gotta find a place to store it, which is also an issue for some folks.

 

[Aqua Man]

Different process on GT. This is for edibles that use wood as food. GT likes manure. They work slightly differently.

the manure should be pasteurized… but if you are doing grain/coco/verm i just hydrated with boiling water and sealed until cool enough to mix.

 

[beluga]

So... what we all cookin'? Oysters, Shiitake, etc?




y'know....


"et cetera..?"

 

[Aqua Man]

Looks perfect. For the vast majority of folks out there, this is a great solution. Just gotta find a place to store it, which is also an issue for some folks.

yeah its small enough to put away and light enough to move easily. I just take the fan off and tuck it away

 

[Moe.Red]

the manure should be pasteurized… but if you are doing grain/coco/verm i just hydrated with boiling water and sealed until cool enough to mix.

I think Anthem is looking into a more bulk solution based on conversations I have had with him.

We don't use coco, vermiculite or manure. At least not for this.

 

[Aqua Man]

I think Anthem is looking into a more bulk solution based on conversations I have had with him.

We don't use coco, vermiculite or manure. At least not for this.

Yeah your mostly wood right? Never done that

 

[Anthem]

the manure should be pasteurized… but if you are doing grain/coco/verm i just hydrated with boiling water and sealed until cool enough to mix.

I spoke to a guy for about 4 hours fishing that uses the manure for sustrate. His pasteurization process is interesting. That got me looking into mushrooms in general. Edible are pretty lucrative if you have a market for them. I have been studying up on them and Moe sent me where to look. The hood I did not fully understand. Sterility is top of the list for transfers from what little I have come to understand

 

[Moe.Red]

Yeah your mostly wood right? Never done that

 

[Aqua Man]

Probably my favourite part of mushrooms is the agar work and isolating mycelium… idk why but i could do that everyday for the rest of my life… mycelium are soooo fucking fascinating. I had some pan cyan spores i was isolating and had a isolate that would literally eat trichoderma for breakfast but the fucker wouldnt fruit for shit. Worked on it for months. Cloning is fun too. I kinda miss the tinkering with it but will be to busy to take that up again

 

[Aqua Man]

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Lmao this does not surprise me sir… when do you sleep

 

[Moe.Red]

So... what we all cookin'? Oysters, Shiitake, etc?




y'know....


"et cetera..?"

Well, sure, et cetera is a thing, just not bulk. That's a once a year thing, process to liquid and store.

My favorite is Lion's Mane - we use it as a meat substitute a lot. It has a lobster like texture and very mild taste with some interesting health benefits.

All the other ones you typically think of too. I quit doing reishi because they take forever and they are not really edible - used as a powder mostly for reducing blood pressure.

My wife loves the Paddy Straw ones too - like you get in higher end Chinese food.

Enoki is fun.

Hell, I'll fruit anything.

 

[Anthem]

Well, sure, et cetera is a thing, just not bulk. That's a once a year thing, process to liquid and store.

My favorite is Lion's Mane - we use it as a meat substitute a lot. It has a lobster like texture and very mild taste with some interesting health benefits.

All the other ones you typically think of too. I quit doing reishi because they take forever and they are not really edible - used as a powder mostly for reducing blood pressure.

My wife loves the Paddy Straw ones too - like you get in higher end Chinese food.

Enoki is fun.

Hell, I'll fruit anything.

Enoki’s are big in the Asian culture. I have a way to sell those

 

[Moe.Red]

Enoki’s are big in the Asian culture. I have a way to sell those

I grow those in tall wide mouth mason jars. They are friggin delicious.

Aqua, sorry about the super hijack here, got started and couldn't help myself