Deep water culture - Easiest way to change water without hurting roots/ making a mess

Fangthane

Fangthane

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It seemed surprisingly easy to grow shrooms, as long as you follow a few simple guidelines. Stock up on 70% isopropyl alcohol and get used to wiping everything you might touch down with it. Beyond that, piece of cake.:bigjoint:
 
Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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Fangthane said:
It seemed surprisingly easy to grow shrooms, as long as you follow a few simple guidelines. Stock up on 70% isopropyl alcohol and get used to wiping everything you might touch down with it. Beyond that, piece of cake.:bigjoint:
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Ok.... so..... pain in the ass then. Don't those grow on shit in the wild? Lol

I touch my Johnson a lot..... do I need to alcohol wash that, everytime, too? Lol
 
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Fangthane

Fangthane

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Hollatchaboy said:
Ok.... so..... pain in the ass then. Don't those grow on shit in the wild? Lol
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I'm a total noob, so I don't wanna pretend to have much by way of real answers. Just kinda giving my basic understanding, which could easily be wrong. Under the right conditions, sure, they'll grow on shit in the wild. But considering the sheer number of spores floating around and the fairly sparse wild shroom populations you're likely to actually run across, it's not exactly a very high percentage of spores successfully getting to the point where they produce fruit.
It's really not much of a pain in the nuts to do. The cleaner the general environment, the better, but I'm living proof that you don't need lab-grade cleaning protocols to pull it off. I'm in a desert, in a drafty old house with a bunch of dogs constantly in and out. There's all kinds of shit constantly wafting in the air here. You don't need to be anal to the point of having an actual clean room; just gotta give your hands and any tools/equipment a wipe down any time you're actively working with them. Keep a spray bottle of iso with you and don't be afraid to use it. It becomes habit pretty quickly.

EDIT: Don't wanna hijack this thread too much, so here's a link to an active shroom discussion thread if you wanna check it out:

Anybody growing mushrooms willing to talk???

I assumed refrigeration was pretty much mandatory for keeping spore solution viable maybe i f'ed that one up then???? oops. coulda swore it only said store in cool and dark. i'm bad with directions. lol
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Hollatchaboy

Hollatchaboy

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Fangthane said:
I'm a total noob, so I don't wanna pretend to have much by way of real answers. Just kinda giving my basic understanding, which could easily be wrong. Under the right conditions, sure, they'll grow on shit in the wild. But considering the sheer number of spores floating around and the fairly sparse wild shroom populations you're likely to actually run across, it's not exactly a very high percentage of spores successfully getting to the point where they produce fruit.
It's really not much of a pain in the nuts to do. The cleaner the general environment, the better, but I'm living proof that you don't need lab-grade cleaning protocols to pull it off. I'm in a desert, in a drafty old house with a bunch of dogs constantly in and out. There's all kinds of shit constantly wafting in the air here. You don't need to be anal to the point of having an actual clean room; just gotta give your hands and any tools/equipment a wipe down any time you're actively working with them. Keep a spray bottle of iso with you and don't be afraid to use it. It becomes habit pretty quickly.

EDIT: Don't wanna hijack this thread too much, so here's a link to an active shroom discussion thread if you wanna check it out:

Anybody growing mushrooms willing to talk???

I assumed refrigeration was pretty much mandatory for keeping spore solution viable maybe i f'ed that one up then???? oops. coulda swore it only said store in cool and dark. i'm bad with directions. lol
www.rollitup.org
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Agreed... sorry OP.
 
Drop That Sound

Drop That Sound

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Sickofitall420247 said:
You can do that and deal with the endless leaks or you can do it right with bulk heads the first time. I suggest 3in pvc with bulkheads to avoid your lines getting clogged up and it flooding your growspace.
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Ah you must of thought I was talking about these dinky little 1/2" things:
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Nope, I was talking about bigger 2-3" or whatever size male and female terminal fittings (I agree, no less than 2"), the same kind I been recommending & using for years by the dozens per system, that never leak on flat/square containers btw.. like these:

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Lou66

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rkymtnman said:
i'd love to know how long RO filters would last trying to filter out 1 to 2EC nutrient water compared to tap or well water?
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Not long. The high EC itself is not the problem but the huge amount of Calcium and Magnesium leads to scaling and that destroys the unit.
Industrial grade units use water softener Exchange resin before the RO membrane.
 
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Jabapc

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just get a battery powered pump from amazon slide the lid over stick it in the bucket pump it into another bucket and dump use some kind of netting or tie the plants so the cant fall over the roots will be fine
 
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