18x18x24 AGTF Build Journal

[deranged chipmunk]

Not sure about the longevity of the contact cement. A little concerned about the duct tape as well.

The wood looks great. I like combining 2 into 1

Personally, I would try submerging the culture in water to retrieve some springs and start a new culture and dump that one. Where there are that many maggots, for sure there will be more to follow. I would also pour straight bleach into it before dumping it.


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[jarteta97]

Thanks guys. My dad has had experience with this specific brand of contact cement, and he says that it has held up to water and everything. As for the duct tape, all I'm really looking for is having the foam background be shaped in such a way that a little triangle of open space is left in that back corner, so even if the egg crate part fell out, or even the duct tape, the background will still be stuck to the glass.

I'm taking your advice Bill and starting a new culture. I'm still going to run the old culture just in case those springtails breed, and I can then transfer them over to the new one. If not, well, it doesn't really take that much time, effort, or money to run a springtail culture. If worse comes to worst, I'll just order another culture from NEherp.

Thanks for the advice again guys, I really appreciate it.