After what I thought was decent research (wink), I ended up purchasing a mini-small-leaf grass/plant seed from Amazon in January 2022. This is what I purchased:
January 22, 2022 I then began setup of Aumakua's new habitat using:
and
implementing string lights and a large plastic bag topper:
I mist twice a day with Flourish Water - at about day 4 or 5 I swapped out the string light's provided bulbs with regular daylight light bulbs because the original bulbs were not producing any heat.
First signs of life (Day 7/8) was actually a white cotton-like mold forming on the top of the stratum. UGH
After some research, aired out the tank for a few hours after every misting. This did not slow the mold\s growth at all.
After more research, began misting with Hydrogen Peroxide once a day and letting the tank air out for 4-6 hours.
Mold has seemed to not be phased with this action. Yikes!!
Day 14 (today):
Some sprouts about 3 or so days old mixed in with the mold. Sigh. My day 14 looks like the seed company's day 3. IDK what exactly I did wrong to have these results.
I am scratching my head at this point.
Any suggestions? Do I need to start over? Is my stratum ruined? Will the mold hurt my sprouts?
TIA
January 22, 2022 I then began setup of Aumakua's new habitat using:
implementing string lights and a large plastic bag topper:
I mist twice a day with Flourish Water - at about day 4 or 5 I swapped out the string light's provided bulbs with regular daylight light bulbs because the original bulbs were not producing any heat.
First signs of life (Day 7/8) was actually a white cotton-like mold forming on the top of the stratum. UGH
After some research, aired out the tank for a few hours after every misting. This did not slow the mold\s growth at all.
After more research, began misting with Hydrogen Peroxide once a day and letting the tank air out for 4-6 hours.
Mold has seemed to not be phased with this action. Yikes!!
Day 14 (today):
Some sprouts about 3 or so days old mixed in with the mold. Sigh. My day 14 looks like the seed company's day 3. IDK what exactly I did wrong to have these results.
I am scratching my head at this point.
Any suggestions? Do I need to start over? Is my stratum ruined? Will the mold hurt my sprouts?
TIA