You'll probably see an improvement if you can get ahold of a desk lamp and put a daylight bulb in it. That's what I did for my first grow, and it worked out pretty well. Other than the lighting, everything else looks good to me.

The DDoS attack appears to be over. The Shroomery's been at full speed for me with no site unavailable pages poping up on me. :)

I think this is a lighting issue, the mushrooms don't appear to know which way is up. What color spectrum of light are you using, and how far away from the fruiting chamber is it? The blue looks like bruising to me, cakes often bruise when handled, or when they get dry. Judging by the shape...

It's AA+ (Psilocybe cubensis)

The hard part really is getting an ergot culture that produces the necessary chemicals (not all ergot cultures are active). Get a culture and a full chem lab setup and your pretty well golden. The instructions for the actual synthesis aren't very difficult to come by, it's the necessary...

A DDoS attack is a Dedicated Denial of Service attack that is launched by a hacker using a botnet. The botnet continually pings the website to keep the servers occupied so that regular users are unable to access them.

It was a DDoS attack. Basically, a hacker creates a botnet then gets a shitload of other computers to ping the website so that the servers stay so busy that the users can't access it. The site itself was not hacked. The Shroomery is accessible again, though it appears that the servers are...

That it is. Hopefully Ythan can get the DDoS attack sorted out soon. I've been chillin' over at Myco-Tek and checking the other forums periodically for other wayfaring Shroomery members. Wildernessjunkie has a nice oyster bucket grow posted over there, they look gorgeous! I'll be happy if my...

Hey drizzit, I'm responding to your message here because this site is not at all user intuitive for me :( If you'll jump over to the Myco-Tek.org forums, I'll be glad to help you with all your cultivation questions! :) I use the same screen name over there. I'm currently registered here, the...

Be very careful with psychedelics and depression, they don't mix well for everyone. I experienced a psychotic break on shrooms because I was not at all in the proper state of mind to be dosing on them. A day on suicide watch and a trip to the psychiatrist later, I'm having to rebuild my...

Looking good! What substrate and setup are you using?

The Shroomery being so difficult to access lately has been annoying. I just want to get on there and help out noobs and research, but it won't let me ='( Guess I'll hang out here for a while and explore the psychonaut forums =)