Contamination or strange mycelium?

[thetester]

In this image, the jar to the right shows normal colonization in an expanding white circle. The jar on the left has the expanding white circles but the rest of the material is covered with cloudy white growth. Is this a white contaminant or is this the mycelium?

 

[cat of curiosity]

looks like weaker mycelium to me. multi-spore syringe?

 

[thetester]

looks like weaker mycelium to me. multi-spore syringe?

Yes, this is multi-spore.

 

[cat of curiosity]

Yes, this is multi-spore.

looks normal to me. carry on, keep an eye on it. probably just a weaker colonizer. i've gotten that with ms's several times, always turned out ok.

 

[canndo]

it appears that you have a contamination overlayed on your good grow. p. Cubensis doesn't grow like that.

you can wait a few days but it is unlikely that the jar is good. Looks like cobweb mold but it could be something else that will show up as another color pretty soon.

 

[canndo]

another look has me think that maybe it was an inoculation point behind the jar, still, doesn't look right.

 

[cat of curiosity]

canndo knows better than i, i'd listen to him. i'm not a myco master

 

[shagalicious]

In this image, the jar to the right shows normal colonization in an expanding white circle. The jar on the left has the expanding white circles but the rest of the material is covered with cloudy white growth. Is this a white contaminant or is this the mycelium?View attachment 3180969

that just looks like mycelium

there are 2 types - one stringy and aggressive(better yields and faster colonization) and a fuzzy, cottony type that takes longer and seems to be less... tough.

there are no contaminations that are that brilliant white.

cobweb mold, I think it's called looks very similar to the whispy cottony mycelium, but if you put them side by side, the cobweb mold has a definitively greyer color to it - also I've never even heard of it displaying prior to birthing your cakes.

use the popcorn tek on this site it is godly.

pf tek yields less and contams more - it takes 2-3 times as long to colonize, as well.

popcorn ftw - use the 1 1/2 pint jars - they are not shouldered and humidity/gas exchange seems to work WAAAY better.

 

[thetester]

After isolating the suspect jar for a few days it became apparent that it is contamination. This is a spawn jar, not for pf-tek.

 

[MadDog607]

Def tammed. It will turn green as soon as you introduce air to it.

 

[greenswag]

it may be my eyes but that new pic looks like it has a green off color at the top center and branching to the left, can anyone else confirm?