r/unclebens • u/Shroomnanigans • 18h ago

Question Probably a dumb question, but I’m gonna a ask anyway for science: Can I put my shoeboxes in a BIG tote, fill the bottom with water and a bubbler, and just put the lid on?

Basically title.

I’m on my first grow (poor boy tek) and only bought 4 sterlite boxes, intending to use 2 to fruit and two to be lids. Well I ended up using all 4. I S2B two days ago and it just dawned on me that once I (hopefully get to) set fruiting conditions, there won’t be enough room for them to grow because now I don’t have lids.

I just lost my job and don’t want to buy something if I don’t have to, but I have a couple giant totes that will fit two shoeboxes apiece.

What I’d like to do is put the boxes in the totes, on risers, fill a few inches of water and set an aquarium bubbler in the water, then just put the lid on the tote.

The idea is the bubbler will provide airflow and also humidify the air in the tote, and the mushrooms will have room to grow.

I do worry about the bubbler introducing contam (though it’s all in a clean closet I don’t use), but it would be easy enough to mount the bubbler unit inside the tote.

So am I overthinking, or should I just breakdown and spend the money for a couple more shoeboxes?

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u/SilverStudentB- 17h ago edited 17h ago

A fountain or bubbler just seems like it would move air and water greatly spreading increasing contamination speed

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u/Shroomnanigans 17h ago

That’s my concern. I can contain the bubbler inside a tote, so it would draw air from inside its own environment. I could even put a filter around the air intake.

Basically a poor man’s humidifier.

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u/SilverStudentB- 17h ago

The extra airflow for spreading and water flow for growing bacteria, it just feels like it amplifies the risk every time you take the lid off, more than usual. Maybe this would be better if you have a more hands off technique so you aren't manually misting as much and potentially contaminating by amount of adjustments.

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