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fingers · 07-18-06, 11:11

The mycologist worst enemy (or so i believe)

CONTAMS!!

I dont think I posted last time, but i did lose one jar a week ago to some black contam. Initially i thought it was trich, but then noticed its completelty black.
I chalked it up to '1 in 30' eh, what can you expect, at least one in 30 is going to go bad, no problem.
Well it seems that wasn't the end of it. Tonight I found 2 more polypropylene tubs with noticable Trich (green, not black).

The thing that worrys me the most is the fact that the two tubs were at opposite ends of the incubator. Does that mean that one might have had the trich, and it traveled somehow to the opposite end of the incubator? I reeeeeeeally hope not!

I'm now down to 24 jars of the original 28. One was lost to breakage from sudden temp change (glass canning jar). One canning jar lost to black contam, and now these 2 tubs to the trich.
My biggest concern is the possible spread of the trich of course. If the problem is contained now to those 3, thats not the biggest worry in the world to me. 24 cakes is still a decent sized grow.
I'm just really worried that the contam may have infected the whole batch.
I didnt know if this would help, but I knew it wouldn't hurt.
I took all the tubs out gently, and bleach water wiped down the entire incubator. I even gently wiped down the walls, bottoms, and lids of the jars.
If there were any external traces of the trich (external to the tubs i mean) I trust I have eliminated it, but i dont know very much about black and green contams (Im fairly sure green=trich, the black im unsure about). I'm going to run a search on trich and see what i can learn after this post.

Any thoughts on this situation would be much appreciated. Im reeeeeeeeally hoping one of you more experienced growers tell me i have little or nothing to worry about (pleeeeeeese tell me that! lie to me even!!!!

:P)

nah seriously, Im very concerned about this problem, any thoughts would be very very appreciated guys.

take care, and see you guys on the threads!

This jar has been in isolation/quarantine for several days now. The growth was fairly minor when i got to it (thank christ) but Ive kept it for its educational purposes.
I tried photographing the green contam (trich yes?) but its still too small an area for my camera to catch it. The simplest way to describe is, 'the mould you get on an old piece of bread'. Im fairly sure thats trich, but what is this blackness! Whatever it is, it aint good.

Fingers

07-18-06, 11:11	#17 (permalink)
fingers Mycotopiate Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 350	Invasion of the dark side The mycologist worst enemy (or so i believe) CONTAMS!! I dont think I posted last time, but i did lose one jar a week ago to some black contam. Initially i thought it was trich, but then noticed its completelty black. I chalked it up to '1 in 30' eh, what can you expect, at least one in 30 is going to go bad, no problem. Well it seems that wasn't the end of it. Tonight I found 2 more polypropylene tubs with noticable Trich (green, not black). The thing that worrys me the most is the fact that the two tubs were at opposite ends of the incubator. Does that mean that one might have had the trich, and it traveled somehow to the opposite end of the incubator? I reeeeeeeally hope not! I'm now down to 24 jars of the original 28. One was lost to breakage from sudden temp change (glass canning jar). One canning jar lost to black contam, and now these 2 tubs to the trich. My biggest concern is the possible spread of the trich of course. If the problem is contained now to those 3, thats not the biggest worry in the world to me. 24 cakes is still a decent sized grow. I'm just really worried that the contam may have infected the whole batch. I didnt know if this would help, but I knew it wouldn't hurt. I took all the tubs out gently, and bleach water wiped down the entire incubator. I even gently wiped down the walls, bottoms, and lids of the jars. If there were any external traces of the trich (external to the tubs i mean) I trust I have eliminated it, but i dont know very much about black and green contams (Im fairly sure green=trich, the black im unsure about). I'm going to run a search on trich and see what i can learn after this post. Any thoughts on this situation would be much appreciated. Im reeeeeeeeally hoping one of you more experienced growers tell me i have little or nothing to worry about (pleeeeeeese tell me that! lie to me even!!!! :P) nah seriously, Im very concerned about this problem, any thoughts would be very very appreciated guys. take care, and see you guys on the threads! This jar has been in isolation/quarantine for several days now. The growth was fairly minor when i got to it (thank christ) but Ive kept it for its educational purposes. I tried photographing the green contam (trich yes?) but its still too small an area for my camera to catch it. The simplest way to describe is, 'the mould you get on an old piece of bread'. Im fairly sure thats trich, but what is this blackness! Whatever it is, it aint good. Fingers Attached Thumbnails __________________ Believe those who are seeking the truth.doubt those who find it.