cabinet humidors

Gino101:

I am looking forward to getting a cabinet humidor and am torn about humidification devices. Is it safe to use Gel inside the hydra lg model? or us the Hydra along with beadsHF for the other areas of the humidor? Please help. Thanks

why would you put gel in it?? But id put it in and use beads as well not together

I gutted the foam out of my Hydra and put crystals in it.
Works tons better and no worry about mold.

Gino101:

what kind of crystals do you put in? I read about hf beads and they can`t get totally wet? Thanks

The HF beads aren't supposed to get totally wet, not because it will hurt the beads, but they won't be able to regulate humidity two ways. If they are too wet or "overcharged" they just won't be able to soak up excess humidity and will likely cause your rh to spike.

Gino101:

what kind of crystals do you put in? I read about hf beads and they can`t get totally wet? Thanks

I use the kitty litter crystals.
Look for catfishes KL crystal thread.
You can cut the green foam out of it with a knife through the fill hole. It takes a little while, but it will all come out. Make sure you clean it real well after you get it all out.

I didn't use the beads, because they aren't really designed for a humidifier like that, according to everything I've read.

ckrddsmke:

The plastic humidifiers I had with foam snap apart and back together. Is the KL large enough not to fall thru the slots?

No. You'd have to put something like cheescloth or coffee filter in to keep it in place.