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<blockquote data-quote="Jess S" data-source="post: 158287" data-attributes="member: 29302"><p>I've got dry species. What I did with the block to make sure it wasn't too damp right off the bat, was I stood it on its narrow end just under half way in water for 3-5 minutes. Then I crumbled it by hand. Inside you still have dry but slightly softened block, which when crumbled onto the wet stuff sucks up most of the moisture. If the dry stuff is too compact to crumble, just hold it under running water for a few seconds. </p><p></p><p>You could also just prepare 2/3 of your block the normal way then use that to bury the third that's left in it for a few hours. By then, you will find it is still dry as a bone but softened enough to crumble by hand.</p><p></p><p>It is quite a labour intensive method but it worked for me and I had mainly dry substrate from the get-go. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jess S, post: 158287, member: 29302"] I've got dry species. What I did with the block to make sure it wasn't too damp right off the bat, was I stood it on its narrow end just under half way in water for 3-5 minutes. Then I crumbled it by hand. Inside you still have dry but slightly softened block, which when crumbled onto the wet stuff sucks up most of the moisture. If the dry stuff is too compact to crumble, just hold it under running water for a few seconds. You could also just prepare 2/3 of your block the normal way then use that to bury the third that's left in it for a few hours. By then, you will find it is still dry as a bone but softened enough to crumble by hand. It is quite a labour intensive method but it worked for me and I had mainly dry substrate from the get-go. :) [/QUOTE]
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