Hello,
I was wondering what this might mean?
About two weeks back I did an extraction.
By my own absent-mindedness I left the aqueous solution in a secure location and did not drain it out.
I wish I had pictures but I went back to the solution today and noticed a thin layer of NPS and sitting directly on/above the aqueous layer were many nicely formed crystals.
Any advise on what to do? Does this mean spice is still in this solution and would it be advisable to possibly pull from this solution again or is that a bad idea since it's been sitting around for weeks?
Thanks!
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Scoop them out with the NP layer and wash with Na2CO3
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Thanks for the reply!
This is why I wished I had pictures.
The crystals look to be literally embedded at the top of the layer. The mouth of the bottle I used would make this extremely difficult and even if I could fit something in there to lift those crystals off that layer it would more than likely be akin to surgery; I would literally remove so much more aqueous layer that it would not be worth the extraction of those crystals. They aren't magnificent, they are just tiny - but nicely formed spread about across the top, seemingly embedded at the top of the nasty layer.
I am wondering about he solution itself. Is the solution itself not fair game considering a couple weeks have gone by?
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No harm in making another pull if you think theres more in there. 2 weeks isnt a problem people have pulled from months old basic sludge before, add a load of salt and see what you pull with more NP.
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Thanks again.
Should I add the same amount of salt as before? Or less do you think? I did use Cyb's Max Ion.
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No dont add any more you didnt say you had used cybs tek. Just put it in a heat bath with the solvent warmed too. If you can carefully add NP and stir that top layer into the NP all the better.
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DreaMTripper wrote:No dont add any more you didnt say you had used cybs tek. Just put it in a heat bath with the solvent warmed too. If you can carefully add NP and stir that top layer into the NP all the better. ^^This. Please do not PM tek related questions Reserve the right to change your mind at any given moment.
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Awesome,
thanks for the help guys! Yielded some more spice goodness!
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Voyaj, this happened to your jar because the saturated solvent atop your basic tea had gradually cooled to room temperature and even lower as ambient room temperature will decrease during winter. Causing beautiful clean shardy crystals that if removed llook like they may cut you just by looking at them.  But to fix this just heat it back up, you may need to add a little more nps. It will reabsorb into the nps when heated. "I am cursed by the blossoming knowledge of my feminine ideal and she looks suspiciously like you."
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." -AE
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