I helped a good friend if mine set up a chamber this size when he was getting started, two years later he was the only gourmet mushroom supplier in our city, supplied most of the local restaurants, including the one I owned, on a daily basis, and was doing extremely well, he passed in a motorcycle accident on May 5th, miss ya Jess. Wye Mountain Mushrooms.
I ended up getting a UV light because the filter want cutting it. Good tip. Wish I had figured that out before the video was completed lol but then, progress is never ending...
@@obsidianjaguar COOSPIDER Aquarium Clean Light Submersible Waterproof Lamp Water Clean Green Algae Clear for Fish Tank Pond 11W (HUV-11) a.co/d/bM7tD56
How do you open up the zipper if you duct tape it? Can all this kit run off 1 power socket or is it recommended for more? Also is the tent construction rust resistant?
This has been the video I’ve been looking for to help me do exactly what you show. I didn’t know how to get it all properly set up and u explained everything great and I understood how. I already have everything I need, materials and parts so I’m going to set it up tomorrow, hopefully. I’ll b sure to send u a pic once it’s done. 👏👍🍄
See, now in my experience you actually needed a gravity damper and light dust filter at your outake and controllable dampers for you intake to restrict airflow. In an ideal situation youd want to recirculate your air through an air handling chamber and only pump in fresh during pinning, for more control on mushroom quality and formation. Sure the air handling unit will get full of spores but you have to clean your stuff between crops as good hygiene practice anyway. A small pressure washer works great for quick cleaning and applying an antimicrobial
...laughed my arse off at the comment about your GrandFather "Keeping him in the dark..." That was hilarious. Thanks for the video, super helpful. You seem to be really forward-thinking in your approach.
I apologize for taking such a long hiatus between videos! So much has happened this year that has kept me from working on these videos, but I'm very stoked to be back in the saddle!
I’ve been coming back over and over to this video. It’s just the best one that’s available. It would be cool to see an update after this long. Just how it went, how it’s going and what kind of upgrades that you did over time?
I concur with what the others said! :-) I’m getting ready to build one. What would you change or do differently after using it for a while? Do you think the additional fresh air intake with HEPA is necessary? Or would the fogger setup provide enough intake FAE?
@@edarrenellis I'd say one inline fan is enough but the fogger alone would not provide enough fae , I will elaborate my thinking below. While for a much much smaller setup a small computer fan might produce enough fae like for an example a monotub setup but for a grow this size a fogger would simply not be enough fae and not that fresh either since there is no hepa filter on the fogger. However I believe you could save money by only having one positive pressure inline fan , I've seen others with this set up , without a second inline fan spore load will be greater but that is a sacrifice I'm willing to make for my setup I will be doing until I can afford a second inline fan. Anyways I hope this helps and I'd recommend watching willy mycos 3 part series on making a growing tent his videos go in alot more depth on the subject and is more of a budget friendly setup without sacrificing grow space.
I'm glad you made the spread sheet with the prices so we can can track inflation. :-) This video has been super helpful. I went with this set up. Having the spreadsheet made it a lot easier to buy everything at once.
Thank you so much for making this. I wanted to try a similar approach but was honestly overwhelmed by how to start and what would be needed. You answered so many of my questions (and in less than 20 minutes!)
@@fresnomycologysociety5004 hey, so I ended up building a very similar tent setup thanks to your help, but I have one issue I can't figure out how to solve: humidity is seeping out of the opening of the intake fan and a lot of it gets pushed out when my humidifier tote is running which makes the entire room foggy. I'm afraid that willl lead to mold/mildew. How did you prevent that?
@@ChristopheLimpalair i had this same issue, which is why i added the gasketed damper between the tent and the fan. Do you have one in place? That should help a lot. Sounds like you may be overhumidifying your tent a bit also, what %RH are running?
@@fresnomycologysociety5004 ohhh I misunderstood the video and thought the gasketed damper was to prevent backflow / bugs from outside so I thought it was between the tent and exhaust fan. That makes a lot of sense. I am running super high RH right now because I'm pinning oysters, so ~95%, but I usually keep it at 90% since I use it strictly for fruiting.
@@ChristopheLimpalair the damper definitely helps with that too, but yeah, primarily for keeping the humidity in the tent. Maybe experiment with the RH a little too, you may be able to have the humidifier kick on at a lower RH (around 85% maybe). Good luck!
Looks great man! One suggestion would be to get a blacked out tote or spray paint your clear one black. Algae won't grow if it's pitch black. Still recommend a weekly cleaning of the tote.
Hmmm, very interesting comment. I hadn't thought of that. I started by looking at House of Hydro tutorials (since they sell the mist machine equipment and a lot of what goes with it), and hadn't realized the reason they always use non-transparent might be just that. Thing is, you can't see the water level, and when you are not making a model that automatically refills (which fits my needs better) it gets kind of tricky not having a transparent container. Plus, I guess algae and other water problems CAN occur in an opaque container, so you would still need to see that. Now I'm kind of in between in my decision making - am still in the making of. Thanks for sharing your thoughts though. I'll have to weigh the pros and cons.
Thanks for all the info! I think you encounter algae contamination before the uv filter, because you have a transparent box an algae feeds on light, maybe you should try to change the type of plastic in case the uv light fails! Either way amazing set up! And thank you for addressing the spore dangers, lots of young folks are doing fruiting chambers on bedrooms!
Great video man! Really good job. Bravo…. Truly the best video I’ve seen about this topic. Honestly, from a standpoint of being concise and packing your video full of valuable information, not wasting a second, this is probably the best instructional video I’ve seen on RUclips in my life.
Well, I got everything today and I'll be building over the next few days. I am so excited!! I hope you will post a follow-up video soon and perhaps another one on that AC unit.
A great resource for building a functioning fruiting chamber. I built mine according to directions, and tweaked a few things. First of all, I use an EZY storage tote that's 50L instead of the 19L. It's the right size for the nebulizer, though it was difficult to find. I had to get it on eBay. When making the holes I used a woodburner which gave me more precise cuts. When installing the plexiglass guards beneath the fan and the duct, not just any glue will work. They're made of polypropylene, and the only glue that worked for me was Loctite all-plastc glue. I glued a brace onto it and then glued it to the tote. The manuals for the AC Infinity Controller 67 and the Inkbird ITC-608T Temp/RH Controller were confusing, especially the Inkbird. RUclips does have some excellent videos addressing this. All in all, this is an excellent video from the FMS and I highly recommend it.
Thanks so much for your feedback friend! Glad to hear your tent is serving you well. Im also glad you didnt just do a carbon copy of what i laid out here, for me, a huge part of the experience was tweaking stuff and designing my own little solutions here and there, its a fun journey. A bigger water reservoir sounds like a solid move.
I’m so glad you shared about this channel on Instagram! So cool to see your growing chamber! I’m so impressed with how organized and thoughtful it all is. So freaking Cool
I wish Instagram made it easier to share links 😩 but if they did, it would probably turn into an FB style poop show in no time... glad you liked it! I appreciate you for being here!
For the mist get a black bin. The yellow and black ones from home depot (HDX) are supper cheap like 11$ CAD for a big tote. You had algae grow cause light passed right through the transparent plastic.
I agree that a opaque color would help reduce the algae problem. The issue with those dark totes is they dont have a gasket seal for the lid, which would lead to a lot of fog escaping and wetting my floor, walls, etc. If you do use a tota like that, I would highly recommend getting a roll of weather stripping to seal it up tight.
@@fresnomycologysociety5004 Good point, i'll see see if i can work something out (receiving a fogger really soon). As for the automation of your grow tent, it's a little more DIY but i would suggest you look into Home Assistant ;). Kuddos for the video i'm tempted to try it in a 2x2 since i already have a 3x3 with other projects in it. EDIT: Perhaps using car door seal (available on aliexpress for cheap) could do the trick to seal the tote
Hey friend, glad you found it helpful! Good luck on your journey! Feel free to connect with me on FB or IG if you need any help, you can also email my at fresnomycology@gmail.com
Yes as someone already stated about your humidity chamber. Clear containers or even a black container that will let light sneak in will cause alge to grow. However I am very new to the mushroom cultivating as why I had come across your build video. Long time cannabis grower here. As they are both very similar but very different at the same time. Not sure if you already are keeping a log book of your grow, if not I found it very useful to keep one so if you ever have any problems you can always go back to your daily log book to see what you can zero in on. Thank you for sharing your video as it will help many others to see and understand how the process is. Happy growing
THANKS for sharing, I just put up my 3x3x6 ac infinity tent for culinary mushrooms and going to use ac/inf 6" fan to exhaust with into an old ac/inf carbon filter to catch spores as I pump into my 4x8 grow tent for added co2
dude! im literally building the same system (10x10) as we speak! so crazy seeing you upload such a well detailed overview of your build...blessings, i opted out on the ac infinity system as i thought it wouldn't handle extreme high humidity of 99% so i went with vivosun but im seriously considering to go back to the ac infinity units. Glad i found this channel.
Wow that is quite the evolution from the old marha very neat and cleanable.Keeps the mushrooms from growing in your walls and your lungs that’s a good thing. One thing that I have had issues with that I noticed the water can get inside those hollow poles that support the tent all you need to fix this is using aluminum or duct tape wrapped around the seems where the poles connect. I didn’t notice this until I took one apart and they were a bit rusty quite vectory a water trap inside.
Thanks for helping the rest of us with the knowledge gained from your hard earned experience. Now I won't make those mistakes. I'll certainly make other mistakes!
This one must have just slipped under my radar, fantastic video and well made. My Martha is currently somewhere between this and a cheap green garden poly tent, I'm looking forward to upgrading it further to something like this!
I am currently in the process of developing a mushroom fruiting tent and stumbled upon this video when looking to YT for inspiration. Yiur video was full of great information and had real impressive production. I appreciate how thorough you were with documenting your methodology of developing it piece by piece and your accompanying rationale. Very cool stuff, thank you!
Awesome video! It’s funny, I’ve been wanting to put together a Martha tent at my new place. I originally considered buying a greenhouse cover separately to put over one of those wire kitchen racks (for sturdiness). I got to thinking then though, why even use a greenhouse cover? Why not a grow tent? So, it’s interesting to see others have had this same idea. Your’s is absolutely incredible! Excellent job! I considered that same HEPA filter you’re using for intake, but as an exhaust filter (on oxygen, so I don’t want to deal with spore issues). I’ve about decided instead to use one of the inline box filters that holds a 10”x20” HEPA filter. Unfortunately, I don’t have the capability to exhaust it to the outside. Your build gives me lots of ideas. You know- you might make some good money putting these together for people that are not very mechanically inclined so that they can just plug everything in and go. Anyway, again- great video!
That's a good business idea, I appreciate that! Yeah I have drafted a handful of spore capturing methods for that very reason, not everyone can vent their exhaust outside. I've seen the exhaust systems larger grow tent have and dude... the spore deposit is massive, so I think a hepa filter would get clogged super fast. I've wondered about making a bubbler type system, maybe with some soap or something in the water for extra surfactant power. Basically a glorified bong. Keep me posted on your build!
I wanted to go with Martha Grow Tent Kit (Around 300 USD). And will be using an Automated Humidity controller and a CO2 automated controller. The Ultra Sonic Humidifier will be left at the bottom of the grow tent. My tent will have 4 levels or shelves. I will only need to control the ambiant Temperature and lights by place the unit near a window for indirect sunlight. If there would be a complete Kit for a model like yours , i wouldn't mind spending a bit more for some kick ass Grow tent like yours. Very good video. 🤓 ❤ 👍👍👁
That's pretty much the setup I just started based on Kyle Gabriel's Mycodo test bed. I"m sure I'll be adding a floating fog generator soon enough to replace the ultrasonic humidifier. The AC Infinity tents are great!
Thanks for this educational end very detailed video. I have no clue about growing , nor how to DIY stuff, but heck. im investing in a cloudlab 844 and setting this up to learn :D Thank you so much.
Man this video is awesome 👌 👏 🙌 been wanting to try out some home mycology and have the majority of things you listed here, great explanation of how and why you set it up the way you did thanks a lot for sharing
Pretty good, but you are missing CO2 monitoring. I know it works the way you have it, but a lot of good data would come from measuring the levels of CO2 and installing thermocouples inside the blocks and data log those too. Beyond that. Excellent video technique, script and execution.
Very nice setup! I bought a 4x4 tent but I have to try and use what I have on hand like a humidifier and a old blower for an exhaust fan. I may regret doing this if I get poor quality grows. I don't want to invest a grand to just grow a few mushrooms for personal use. I hope it works.
If you use a tub for water to make a humidity system, don’t use a clear tub. That’s where your slime came from. Algae needs light to grow. If you had used a solid tub, you like would not need the UV light.
As in when the exhaust fan kicks on or when the fresh air kicks on? I have the entire setup going and I love it thank you so much again. Just got to make some Masters mix blocks and give it a go
@@adamweber2107 I have them turn on for 2 minutes every half hour. This may be excessive though. Everytime the exhaust kicks on, the humidifier has to humidify the room.
So, after going through this build process and (ostensibly) using it for the past year, do you have any notes on potential improvements or alternatives that may perform better? For example, dealing with the fog leakage seems like a huge red flag. Perhaps there are better chambers than tents?
Is there a reason you did not simply attach the hepa filter / 4inch inlet to the Humidifier? You could keep constant air exchange and humidity control the fogger instead? Is there benefits to holding the air before venting over continuously cycling the air? Or is this only to stabilize / hold the humidity longer?
The reason i didn't put a more intense filtration system on the humidity intake because of basic oversight tbh haha. Honestly though, a filtration system isn't necessary for 99% of growers. Once mushroom blocks are fully colonized and ready to fruit, there isn't really any risk of contamination. I was doing some experimental stuff so I wanted it to be as clean as possible. The main benefit hepa filtration would have for the average person is reducing the rate that contaminants start to grow on everything else in side the tent (the rack, the walls, etc.) To answer your second question, yes you nailed it. The aircirculation system is separate and periodic to prevent the humidifier from having to be constantly running. Doing otherwise would run through water and power a lot faster.
@@fresnomycologysociety5004 Thanks for the answer!! I am running a constant airflow system on my current test set up which I am looking to upscale to a 2.4m/1.2m tent, so your video was very helpful. Do you think there would be pros or cons to combining the main airflow with the tote? I made a quick video for explanation: ruclips.net/user/shortspdndDWHmSAM?feature=share My hunidity monitor is showing my humidifier is booting every 45 minutes or so with the constant fresh air (can post csv if interested).
Hello, Thank you very much for this very interesting video showing both your enthusiasm and your communicative passion for indoor mushroom production. Unless I am mistaken, did I understand correctly that your tent, called the "Fruiting Room", would be used for the mycelium incubation phase, the primordial initiation phase and then the fruiting phase? For my part, like you apparently have been before, I am in the midst of reflection and looking for (1) a reliable, qualitative and durable installation, (2) for an annual production, (3) with a reasonable financial investment (without wanting to sell off or skimp on it), and (4) with a non-lucrative aim, therefore without looking for economic profitability for my part. Indeed, as an amateur cook and a fan of mushrooms, I would like to take advantage of different mushroom productions throughout the year for my own consumption and that of my close relations. I would like to replace certain mushroom purchases that do not always satisfy me or that are not available (except in restaurants) - while limiting myself to reasonable varieties in terms of difficulty of cultivation. I would also like my solution to be as versatile as possible to accommodate the cultivation of species with different parameters (concomitantly; this seems to me to be an impossible feat to manage in a single "tent" for several different varieties at the same time - unless I have a counter-opinion in return - so successively; this seems to me, at first sight, to be more feasable). At first sight, your solution seems to meet most of my criteria. Especially as I appreciate your concern to limit contamination both on entry and on exit (especially the concentration of spores from the cultivation). At this point in my thinking, the precise management of temperature throughout the year and the seasons is for me the greatest difficulty (for an indoor installation for personal use). For example, my stumbling block lies with the requirement of certain individuals (mountain species for example or seaside) which require in their culture parameters between 4° and 10° Celsius to initiate primordias) whereas my environment is that of a temperate country (sometimes hot) and moreover in a habitat. So by now, I renounced (temporalily I hope) to contemplate the cultivation of such species. Despite the fact that I have an integrated AC system in my habitat, it cannot work all the time just for this crop and especially it will not be precise and targeted enough, so I have considered solutions for this parameter but it seems unreasonable or inconsistent with the rest of adopted standards at this time, especially financially, at this stage. Have you found the right balance to effectively manage the "temperature parameter"? Your presentation might suggest so. However, it seems to me that the first blind spot in your presentation lies in the management and especially the control of the said "temperature" parameter in the context of the implementation and operation of your tent, since as you yourself quickly indicated (not in the budget but in a later indication) with the presence of a "Top Secret DIY AC unit" which would allow you to operate your "tent" as you wish with a more precise control of the temperature parameter (at least I imagine so). As your presentation does not mention one of the 4 fundamental pillars (even 5 if we try not to forget the Ph), I remain questionable and dissatisfied for the understanding of your solution on its taking into account of a part of the parameters (temperature and CO2). Is your concern for confidentiality on this aspect definitive? Indeed, how do you manage the subject of CO2 concentration? Indeed, it seems to me that you do not indicate the presence of a dedicated sensor. In any case, I wish you a great adventure. Bravo for your tips. Thank you in advance if you would like to answer me and give me some indications. Have a nice day
Excuse my ignorance, when the fogger draws in air from outside the tote and and tent back up into the tent with fog should you be concerned about the fact that it’s not filtered air? Considering the trouble you’ve been through with the air exchange filtration?
My only concern is the air going into the humidity system is not being filtered. Does that air mixed with water vapor need to be run through a hepa filter to avoid bringing in contaminations?
I helped a good friend if mine set up a chamber this size when he was getting started, two years later he was the only gourmet mushroom supplier in our city, supplied most of the local restaurants, including the one I owned, on a daily basis, and was doing extremely well, he passed in a motorcycle accident on May 5th, miss ya Jess. Wye Mountain Mushrooms.
Sorry to hear that.
if you add a uv sterilizing light in your humidifier, and have a black tote you will keep the water clean! great build, keep it up
I ended up getting a UV light because the filter want cutting it. Good tip. Wish I had figured that out before the video was completed lol but then, progress is never ending...
@@fresnomycologysociety5004 would you link to the uv light you use?
@@obsidianjaguar COOSPIDER Aquarium Clean Light Submersible Waterproof Lamp Water Clean Green Algae Clear for Fish Tank Pond 11W (HUV-11) a.co/d/bM7tD56
How do you open up the zipper if you duct tape it? Can all this kit run off 1 power socket or is it recommended for more? Also is the tent construction rust resistant?
Nah gasketed target bins too fire
This video is the best grow tent video I’ve seen. So under rated as a video producer.
This is one of the better mushroom tent videos out there. Thanks. hope to see more videos soon
This has been the video I’ve been looking for to help me do exactly what you show. I didn’t know how to get it all properly set up and u explained everything great and I understood how. I already have everything I need, materials and parts so I’m going to set it up tomorrow, hopefully. I’ll b sure to send u a pic once it’s done. 👏👍🍄
This comment made my day! That was the goal! So glad it was helpful, good luck with the grow!
Hey, did you end up making it? How did it turn out for you?
Why was the ac unit top secret generally asking not sure what my option would be for this
I was curious of the cooling unit small nice iam doing same
See, now in my experience you actually needed a gravity damper and light dust filter at your outake and controllable dampers for you intake to restrict airflow. In an ideal situation youd want to recirculate your air through an air handling chamber and only pump in fresh during pinning, for more control on mushroom quality and formation. Sure the air handling unit will get full of spores but you have to clean your stuff between crops as good hygiene practice anyway. A small pressure washer works great for quick cleaning and applying an antimicrobial
...laughed my arse off at the comment about your GrandFather "Keeping him in the dark..." That was hilarious.
Thanks for the video, super helpful. You seem to be really forward-thinking in your approach.
its always a great day when Fresno Mycology Society makes an upload. your videos are so inspiring to me as an aspiring citizen botanist/mycologist
I apologize for taking such a long hiatus between videos! So much has happened this year that has kept me from working on these videos, but I'm very stoked to be back in the saddle!
I’ve been coming back over and over to this video. It’s just the best one that’s available. It would be cool to see an update after this long. Just how it went, how it’s going and what kind of upgrades that you did over time?
I'm here revisiting this video just to make this comment....
Yes please how is it working out?
I concur with what the others said! :-) I’m getting ready to build one. What would you change or do differently after using it for a while?
Do you think the additional fresh air intake with HEPA is necessary? Or would the fogger setup provide enough intake FAE?
@@edarrenellis I'd say one inline fan is enough but the fogger alone would not provide enough fae , I will elaborate my thinking below.
While for a much much smaller setup a small computer fan might produce enough fae like for an example a monotub setup but for a grow this size a fogger would simply not be enough fae and not that fresh either since there is no hepa filter on the fogger. However I believe you could save money by only having one positive pressure inline fan , I've seen others with this set up , without a second inline fan spore load will be greater but that is a sacrifice I'm willing to make for my setup I will be doing until I can afford a second inline fan. Anyways I hope this helps and I'd recommend watching willy mycos 3 part series on making a growing tent his videos go in alot more depth on the subject and is more of a budget friendly setup without sacrificing grow space.
I'm glad you made the spread sheet with the prices so we can can track inflation. :-) This video has been super helpful. I went with this set up. Having the spreadsheet made it a lot easier to buy everything at once.
Big note! BIG NOTE! the ac infinity carbon filter isn’t good for contam, it’s for filtering out tomato air, that’s why he bought a HEPA filter
Those 4inch HEPA filters are difficult to find.
Thank you so much for making this. I wanted to try a similar approach but was honestly overwhelmed by how to start and what would be needed. You answered so many of my questions (and in less than 20 minutes!)
So glad it was helpful for you dude! Good luck with your grow!
@@fresnomycologysociety5004 hey, so I ended up building a very similar tent setup thanks to your help, but I have one issue I can't figure out how to solve: humidity is seeping out of the opening of the intake fan and a lot of it gets pushed out when my humidifier tote is running which makes the entire room foggy. I'm afraid that willl lead to mold/mildew. How did you prevent that?
@@ChristopheLimpalair i had this same issue, which is why i added the gasketed damper between the tent and the fan. Do you have one in place? That should help a lot. Sounds like you may be overhumidifying your tent a bit also, what %RH are running?
@@fresnomycologysociety5004 ohhh I misunderstood the video and thought the gasketed damper was to prevent backflow / bugs from outside so I thought it was between the tent and exhaust fan. That makes a lot of sense. I am running super high RH right now because I'm pinning oysters, so ~95%, but I usually keep it at 90% since I use it strictly for fruiting.
@@ChristopheLimpalair the damper definitely helps with that too, but yeah, primarily for keeping the humidity in the tent. Maybe experiment with the RH a little too, you may be able to have the humidifier kick on at a lower RH (around 85% maybe). Good luck!
Looks great man! One suggestion would be to get a blacked out tote or spray paint your clear one black. Algae won't grow if it's pitch black. Still recommend a weekly cleaning of the tote.
Hmmm, very interesting comment. I hadn't thought of that. I started by looking at House of Hydro tutorials (since they sell the mist machine equipment and a lot of what goes with it), and hadn't realized the reason they always use non-transparent might be just that. Thing is, you can't see the water level, and when you are not making a model that automatically refills (which fits my needs better) it gets kind of tricky not having a transparent container. Plus, I guess algae and other water problems CAN occur in an opaque container, so you would still need to see that. Now I'm kind of in between in my decision making - am still in the making of. Thanks for sharing your thoughts though. I'll have to weigh the pros and cons.
Yeah, it looks great all through the living room and everything! 😅
@@marie-evemartel2174 - You can simply add a tinted Perspex window for viewing which can be covered when not in use.
The Fungalow is a high tech do it yourself set up. I learned so much from your maticulous cleanliness. Thank you for showing us the way.
Thanks for all the info! I think you encounter algae contamination before the uv filter, because you have a transparent box an algae feeds on light, maybe you should try to change the type of plastic in case the uv light fails! Either way amazing set up! And thank you for addressing the spore dangers, lots of young folks are doing fruiting chambers on bedrooms!
Great video man! Really good job. Bravo…. Truly the best video I’ve seen about this topic. Honestly, from a standpoint of being concise and packing your video full of valuable information, not wasting a second, this is probably the best instructional video I’ve seen on RUclips in my life.
Thank you so much friend. That's high praise! I really tried my best to cut out the b.s. and make it concise, so I'm glad that came across
Hey Nathan glad to see you are still growing mushrooms. I've always wondered if grow tents would make good fruiting chambers, great work
Thanks for being here friend! Yeah these little tents are really impressive! Highly recommend!
Most well made grow video I ever seen! Shout out to Clovis (Only locals in Fresno will know)
Well, I got everything today and I'll be building over the next few days. I am so excited!! I hope you will post a follow-up video soon and perhaps another one on that AC unit.
Very cool! Good luck on the grow. The ac video will be posted this month.
Modeled my build pretty closely to yours! Loving the controllablity...Mush love!
A great resource for building a functioning fruiting chamber. I built mine according to directions, and tweaked a few things. First of all, I use an EZY storage tote that's 50L instead of the 19L. It's the right size for the nebulizer, though it was difficult to find. I had to get it on eBay. When making the holes I used a woodburner which gave me more precise cuts. When installing the plexiglass guards beneath the fan and the duct, not just any glue will work. They're made of polypropylene, and the only glue that worked for me was Loctite all-plastc glue. I glued a brace onto it and then glued it to the tote. The manuals for the AC Infinity Controller 67 and the Inkbird ITC-608T Temp/RH Controller were confusing, especially the Inkbird. RUclips does have some excellent videos addressing this. All in all, this is an excellent video from the FMS and I highly recommend it.
Thanks so much for your feedback friend! Glad to hear your tent is serving you well. Im also glad you didnt just do a carbon copy of what i laid out here, for me, a huge part of the experience was tweaking stuff and designing my own little solutions here and there, its a fun journey. A bigger water reservoir sounds like a solid move.
Very informative video!! Thank you so much!!
I’m so glad you shared about this channel on Instagram! So cool to see your growing chamber! I’m so impressed with how organized and thoughtful it all is. So freaking
Cool
I wish Instagram made it easier to share links 😩 but if they did, it would probably turn into an FB style poop show in no time... glad you liked it! I appreciate you for being here!
For the mist get a black bin. The yellow and black ones from home depot (HDX) are supper cheap like 11$ CAD for a big tote. You had algae grow cause light passed right through the transparent plastic.
I agree that a opaque color would help reduce the algae problem. The issue with those dark totes is they dont have a gasket seal for the lid, which would lead to a lot of fog escaping and wetting my floor, walls, etc. If you do use a tota like that, I would highly recommend getting a roll of weather stripping to seal it up tight.
@@fresnomycologysociety5004 Good point, i'll see see if i can work something out (receiving a fogger really soon). As for the automation of your grow tent, it's a little more DIY but i would suggest you look into Home Assistant ;). Kuddos for the video i'm tempted to try it in a 2x2 since i already have a 3x3 with other projects in it.
EDIT: Perhaps using car door seal (available on aliexpress for cheap) could do the trick to seal the tote
You are such a cool dude .. respect and many thanks for the info
Hey buddy I’m just starting out. Love your videos. Thanks for the input.
Hey friend, glad you found it helpful! Good luck on your journey! Feel free to connect with me on FB or IG if you need any help, you can also email my at fresnomycology@gmail.com
Yes as someone already stated about your humidity chamber. Clear containers or even a black container that will let light sneak in will cause alge to grow. However I am very new to the mushroom cultivating as why I had come across your build video. Long time cannabis grower here. As they are both very similar but very different at the same time. Not sure if you already are keeping a log book of your grow, if not I found it very useful to keep one so if you ever have any problems you can always go back to your daily log book to see what you can zero in on. Thank you for sharing your video as it will help many others to see and understand how the process is. Happy growing
best produced tut ive EVER seen on ANYTHING! IMMEDIATE SUB!!!!
loved this in depth video. thanks a lot for sharing !
Great vid! Earned a sub! Thanks for the content.
THANKS for sharing, I just put up my 3x3x6 ac infinity tent for culinary mushrooms and going to use ac/inf 6" fan to exhaust with into an old ac/inf carbon filter to catch spores as I pump into my 4x8 grow tent for added co2
dude! im literally building the same system (10x10) as we speak! so crazy seeing you upload such a well detailed overview of your build...blessings, i opted out on the ac infinity system as i thought it wouldn't handle extreme high humidity of 99% so i went with vivosun but im seriously considering to go back to the ac infinity units. Glad i found this channel.
Woah! That's a big room my friend! I would love to see the finish product when you're done!
@@fresnomycologysociety5004 Thanks friend! ill be sure to send you loads of pictures of the entire system. Let me know how i can do that.
@@maodo-ma-Ngai yeah! You can either send em via IG or email us at Fresnomycology@gmail.com
Thank you so much for the great information and new video!! 😁👍XxX
I'm glad you enjoyed! Thank you for checking it out! 🙏
Wow that is quite the evolution from the old marha very neat and cleanable.Keeps the mushrooms from growing in your walls and your lungs that’s a good thing. One thing that I have had issues with that I noticed the water can get inside those hollow poles that support the tent all you need to fix this is using aluminum or duct tape wrapped around the seems where the poles connect. I didn’t notice this until I took one apart and they were a bit rusty quite vectory a water trap inside.
Thanks for helping the rest of us with the knowledge gained from your hard earned experience. Now I won't make those mistakes. I'll certainly make other mistakes!
Great video! Answered tons of questions i didn't know i had.
That comment went straight to my heart ❤ glad it was helpful friend!
This one must have just slipped under my radar, fantastic video and well made. My Martha is currently somewhere between this and a cheap green garden poly tent, I'm looking forward to upgrading it further to something like this!
How big is your tent?
I am currently in the process of developing a mushroom fruiting tent and stumbled upon this video when looking to YT for inspiration. Yiur video was full of great information and had real impressive production. I appreciate how thorough you were with documenting your methodology of developing it piece by piece and your accompanying rationale. Very cool stuff, thank you!
Im glad you found it helpful, friend! Good luck with your grow!
Nice build 🍄🙏
Thank you friend! 😊
Bro this is a perfect video , im suprised this hasnt blown up yet!
I appreciate that. I think it's cuz I don't post regularly.
Best overall explanation of mushroom cultivation I've seen so far. Amazing job 🤙🤙🤙
Thank you comrade 🙏
would love to see that window vent build
Easily one of the best build vids iv ever seen
So thorough and organized. Thank you for sharing this, I loved it
Thanks a lot for this great, in depth video! It answered so many questions I had. Waiting for the temp controller reveal :)
WHAT! I was randomly watching your video and I JUST realized you're local! I joined!!
Glad to have you, friend. Hopefully you can make it to one of our events!
@Fresno Mycology Society it's a must! I want to start learning and growing!
Awesome video! It’s funny, I’ve been wanting to put together a Martha tent at my new place. I originally considered buying a greenhouse cover separately to put over one of those wire kitchen racks (for sturdiness). I got to thinking then though, why even use a greenhouse cover? Why not a grow tent? So, it’s interesting to see others have had this same idea. Your’s is absolutely incredible! Excellent job! I considered that same HEPA filter you’re using for intake, but as an exhaust filter (on oxygen, so I don’t want to deal with spore issues). I’ve about decided instead to use one of the inline box filters that holds a 10”x20” HEPA filter. Unfortunately, I don’t have the capability to exhaust it to the outside. Your build gives me lots of ideas. You know- you might make some good money putting these together for people that are not very mechanically inclined so that they can just plug everything in and go. Anyway, again- great video!
That's a good business idea, I appreciate that! Yeah I have drafted a handful of spore capturing methods for that very reason, not everyone can vent their exhaust outside. I've seen the exhaust systems larger grow tent have and dude... the spore deposit is massive, so I think a hepa filter would get clogged super fast. I've wondered about making a bubbler type system, maybe with some soap or something in the water for extra surfactant power. Basically a glorified bong. Keep me posted on your build!
I wanted to go with Martha Grow Tent Kit (Around 300 USD). And will be using an Automated Humidity controller and a CO2 automated controller. The Ultra Sonic Humidifier will be left at the bottom of the grow tent. My tent will have 4 levels or shelves. I will only need to control the ambiant Temperature and lights by place the unit near a window for indirect sunlight. If there would be a complete Kit for a model like yours , i wouldn't mind spending a bit more for some kick ass Grow tent like yours. Very good video. 🤓 ❤ 👍👍👁
Thanks for sharing
Awesome video, very informative!!
That's pretty much the setup I just started based on Kyle Gabriel's Mycodo test bed. I"m sure I'll be adding a floating fog generator soon enough to replace the ultrasonic humidifier. The AC Infinity tents are great!
Thank you for this. It was extremely helpful
Thanks for sharing this video and information about this subject matter.
Peace ☮️
Brother your setup is very very neat, well done, solid setup!!
Thank you, friend! I'm defs proud of the build
Excellent work, I am setting up a tent based grow and you are very appreciated!
add an additional filter onto the other hepa - allow more air in.
Thanks for this educational end very detailed video.
I have no clue about growing , nor how to DIY stuff, but heck. im investing in a cloudlab 844 and setting this up to learn :D
Thank you so much.
At least I know I’m not the only one who sits and analyzes “ even talks to’em” for research study and to admire
Oh you gotta talk to em! I thought that was standard practice haha
Well made and thought out. Great stuff 👏
Just fantastic, now I know how much of an amateur I really am
Mycological masterpiece 🤘
Thank you for your support friend! 🙏 Your brain is indispensable to FMS and my semi-literate butt.
Great job making this video, very informative and useful too. Thank you.
Should be humidifier box in colour. It's the light that make alges grow in the tub.
Man this video is awesome 👌 👏 🙌 been wanting to try out some home mycology and have the majority of things you listed here, great explanation of how and why you set it up the way you did thanks a lot for sharing
Great video. Very informative. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome Build! Learned a bunch, thanks!
Screen recorded all of it in case it gets missing one day somehow ;) thanks bro .
Nice and good information 👍👍 " thankyou for sharing"
Very nice controller setup ! 🍄♥️
AWESOME ROOM!
Pretty good, but you are missing CO2 monitoring. I know it works the way you have it, but a lot of good data would come from measuring the levels of CO2 and installing thermocouples inside the blocks and data log those too. Beyond that. Excellent video technique, script and execution.
Very nice setup! I bought a 4x4 tent but I have to try and use what I have on hand like
a humidifier and a old blower for an exhaust fan. I may regret doing this if I get poor quality grows. I don't want to invest a grand to just grow a few mushrooms for personal use. I hope it works.
How has it gone? I am in a similar boat
@@MommaFig1 well not good
I took everything down and pack it up. I thought I was going to be moving. It's still all boxed and I haven't done anything.
@Randy L that isn't necessarily not good, you just haven't tried it yet. You will!
I just use my old broken fridge tbh and the freezer section is for grain jars and agar and the fridge is fruiting zone
That's awesome. Reduce, reuse, recycle, as the kids say. How do u control the humidity?
Coolest closet in Earth!
If you use a tub for water to make a humidity system, don’t use a clear tub. That’s where your slime came from. Algae needs light to grow. If you had used a solid tub, you like would not need the UV light.
Amazing video thank you for your work!
incredibly valuable video!
This is amazing! You did such a good job with this grow tent :D
Thanx friend! ☺️
Great video Nathan!
Thank you, friend! 🙏
Great video, great advice.
this is awesome. many thanks
Thank you for sharing! It's been about 2 years since you published this video. Are you still utilizing this fruiting room? Any updates or comments?
Omg, thank you for your video!!!!!
EXCELLENT video!
Thank you very much, friend! Glad you enjoyed
Great video btw! I hope to get a set up like yours one day
very impressive
The uncle line made me sub 😂😂😂😂
Wow this video was great thank you so much
Thank you friend, it was a labor of love, I'm glad you enjoyed it
@@fresnomycologysociety5004 do you have the information anywhere of the fan schedules you use
As in when the exhaust fan kicks on or when the fresh air kicks on? I have the entire setup going and I love it thank you so much again. Just got to make some Masters mix blocks and give it a go
@@adamweber2107 I have them turn on for 2 minutes every half hour. This may be excessive though. Everytime the exhaust kicks on, the humidifier has to humidify the room.
What width shelving did you use? The AC infinity width is actually a little less than 48 inches wide. I can not find shelf between 42-46inches. Thanks
Your uncle's mushroom joke won my like 😂
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It is due to having light penetrate your tub. Get a black or colored bin.
Lol my dad had that mushroom joke up in his office when I was a kid 😂
So, after going through this build process and (ostensibly) using it for the past year, do you have any notes on potential improvements or alternatives that may perform better? For example, dealing with the fog leakage seems like a huge red flag. Perhaps there are better chambers than tents?
Is there a reason you did not simply attach the hepa filter / 4inch inlet to the Humidifier? You could keep constant air exchange and humidity control the fogger instead?
Is there benefits to holding the air before venting over continuously cycling the air? Or is this only to stabilize / hold the humidity longer?
The reason i didn't put a more intense filtration system on the humidity intake because of basic oversight tbh haha. Honestly though, a filtration system isn't necessary for 99% of growers. Once mushroom blocks are fully colonized and ready to fruit, there isn't really any risk of contamination. I was doing some experimental stuff so I wanted it to be as clean as possible. The main benefit hepa filtration would have for the average person is reducing the rate that contaminants start to grow on everything else in side the tent (the rack, the walls, etc.)
To answer your second question, yes you nailed it. The aircirculation system is separate and periodic to prevent the humidifier from having to be constantly running. Doing otherwise would run through water and power a lot faster.
@@fresnomycologysociety5004
Thanks for the answer!!
I am running a constant airflow system on my current test set up which I am looking to upscale to a 2.4m/1.2m tent, so your video was very helpful.
Do you think there would be pros or cons to combining the main airflow with the tote?
I made a quick video for explanation: ruclips.net/user/shortspdndDWHmSAM?feature=share
My hunidity monitor is showing my humidifier is booting every 45 minutes or so with the constant fresh air (can post csv if interested).
Hello,
Thank you very much for this very interesting video showing both your enthusiasm and your communicative passion for indoor mushroom production.
Unless I am mistaken, did I understand correctly that your tent, called the "Fruiting Room", would be used for the mycelium incubation phase, the primordial initiation phase and then the fruiting phase?
For my part, like you apparently have been before, I am in the midst of reflection and looking for (1) a reliable, qualitative and durable installation, (2) for an annual production, (3) with a reasonable financial investment (without wanting to sell off or skimp on it), and (4) with a non-lucrative aim, therefore without looking for economic profitability for my part.
Indeed, as an amateur cook and a fan of mushrooms, I would like to take advantage of different mushroom productions throughout the year for my own consumption and that of my close relations. I would like to replace certain mushroom purchases that do not always satisfy me or that are not available (except in restaurants) - while limiting myself to reasonable varieties in terms of difficulty of cultivation.
I would also like my solution to be as versatile as possible to accommodate the cultivation of species with different parameters (concomitantly; this seems to me to be an impossible feat to manage in a single "tent" for several different varieties at the same time - unless I have a counter-opinion in return - so successively; this seems to me, at first sight, to be more feasable).
At first sight, your solution seems to meet most of my criteria.
Especially as I appreciate your concern to limit contamination both on entry and on exit (especially the concentration of spores from the cultivation).
At this point in my thinking, the precise management of temperature throughout the year and the seasons is for me the greatest difficulty (for an indoor installation for personal use).
For example, my stumbling block lies with the requirement of certain individuals (mountain species for example or seaside) which require in their culture parameters between 4° and 10° Celsius to initiate primordias) whereas my environment is that of a temperate country (sometimes hot) and moreover in a habitat. So by now, I renounced (temporalily I hope) to contemplate the cultivation of such species.
Despite the fact that I have an integrated AC system in my habitat, it cannot work all the time just for this crop and especially it will not be precise and targeted enough, so I have considered solutions for this parameter but it seems unreasonable or inconsistent with the rest of adopted standards at this time, especially financially, at this stage.
Have you found the right balance to effectively manage the "temperature parameter"?
Your presentation might suggest so.
However, it seems to me that the first blind spot in your presentation lies in the management and especially the control of the said "temperature" parameter in the context of the implementation and operation of your tent, since as you yourself quickly indicated (not in the budget but in a later indication) with the presence of a "Top Secret DIY AC unit" which would allow you to operate your "tent" as you wish with a more precise control of the temperature parameter (at least I imagine so).
As your presentation does not mention one of the 4 fundamental pillars (even 5 if we try not to forget the Ph), I remain questionable and dissatisfied for the understanding of your solution on its taking into account of a part of the parameters (temperature and CO2).
Is your concern for confidentiality on this aspect definitive?
Indeed, how do you manage the subject of CO2 concentration? Indeed, it seems to me that you do not indicate the presence of a dedicated sensor.
In any case, I wish you a great adventure.
Bravo for your tips.
Thank you in advance if you would like to answer me and give me some indications.
Have a nice day
Great video!. Any issues with the humidity damaging the floor beneath the tent?
Excuse my ignorance, when the fogger draws in air from outside the tote and and tent back up into the tent with fog should you be concerned about the fact that it’s not filtered air? Considering the trouble you’ve been through with the air exchange filtration?
in your build list you had 2 house of hydro 120mm fans but you only seem to be using one? Where did you use the other one ??
My only concern is the air going into the humidity system is not being filtered. Does that air mixed with water vapor need to be run through a hepa filter to avoid bringing in contaminations?
Would a 6 gal humidifier work better? It wouldn’t create such a water build up and no need for a swamper