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[waylitjim]

Do the PP containers that Hip sells have filter discs or air holes?
Is there any air exchanged during the incubation period, or will they colonize fine without any exchange?

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[destroy_erase_improve]

only one way to find out
buy a set of 12! :P jk, im not sure. but id also be interested in knowing the secrets.
if i had to guess id say he just has a dry verm layer on top.
lets see how acurrate i am

[waylitjim]

If the PP containers (PP = Polypropylene) can colonize in 2 weeks with no air exchange, then they are much easier then jars. Jars can be a pain...dealing with drilling holes, tyvek filters, and rust. PP containers seem so much easier anc cleaner. I'm suprised we don't see more of them.

[sah]

Hey there waylitjim, I think these microboxes might be just what your looking for. They have a built in air exchange filter, are re-useable. I believe that its advisable to leave plastic style jars 1/4 open when PCing - to stop deformation. I just got a load of pint sized ones, and am very happy.

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[Nuget]

where did you pick those up sah?

[waylitjim]

Thanks for the info sah.
I suppose it would be easy enough to make a filter patch for each lid.

[sah]

Actually I won them for being the 1000th member at magicmushroomforum.co.uk - great bunch of chaps for us UK myco addicts, and an incredible stroke of luck for me!

Im in the UK, so you might want something closer to home:

http://www.micro-science.co.uk

I know MushMush sells them too, but I have never ordered from them.

[waylitjim]

This site has some interesting info....

http://www.mycelia.be/comfolder.htm

Sporeworks also sells them.

http://www.sporework...&cat=258&page=1

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[inexorable]

Checked out the sponsors, just cant find pint sized canning jars in plastic. Plastic seems the way to go--holds up and half the price! You guys know of a place selling plastic pint canning jars? Cheked Meijer and walmart, NOPE. Online source with cheap shipping is ideal. Thanks guys... :p

[nomoreusmc]

hippie has posed links to them b4. But they aren't canning jars, they just need a specific recyle code

[toad]

I use the plastic take home containers that the local Chinese food places give me. They come in three sizes. The smallest makes some dandy little PF cakes.
I have not been able to find a cheap plastic jar, the only ones I've found have been very expensive, at Plastics.com.

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[waylitjim]

Pretty much any polypropylene container can be used in a P.C
Look for the PP5 symbol on the bottom in a triange.

Make your own or buy them premade called microboxes...
http://www.mycelia.be/comfolder.htm

Sporeworks also sells them.
http://www.sporework...&cat=258&page=1

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[Crowley]

http://www.container...p?itemtype=Tubs

[Hippie3]

Do the PP containers that Hip sells have filter discs or air holes?
Is there any air exchanged during the incubation period, or will they colonize fine without any exchange?

my jars have 6 air holes which should be left open
for just a little filtered [by the dry verm. layer] air exchange

[Hippie3]

archive material to containers/supplies

[BuckarooBanzai]

WayLitJim, you can avoid having the rust wreck your tyvek by putting a metal washer betwen the lid and the filter.

[waylitjim]

Thanks BB, that's a good tip. This was a pretty old post. I eventually went with all plastic containers, and the manure/brf recipe used in my Pan cyan tek. I got these containers for about 25 cents each, so I stocked up and took my jar collection to the thrift store.

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