No, I have used both on there own though. Either or works great. But At the end of the day, I’m a b80 guy.
Use it sparingly and run shit cold as you can. That’s my go to.
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Word. Just thinking out loud. So many ideas run through my mind during the day lol.
I’m gonna try a crx run this week (75g crx > 280g material) old greenhouse granimals. Looking forward to some nice light gold results.
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I would be more worried about flow when mixing the 2. I’ve never run B80, but with it being a fine media, and CRX being high flow might cause an issue. That, and just using too much media
Put the b80 on the bottom to slow the flow and top it with the crx. Best of both worlds
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We would love to hear/see some feedback! Let us know how it goes and thanks for giving us a shot.
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Great results! Thanks for sharing the feedback @Silverstate!
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Same media 3 different runs
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This one is with cry
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Thanks again @Silverstate
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Alright. Got my sample and tested it.
First run (baseline) without it I got 482 grams. Good looking stuff, was just a little dark and I wanted something more white/clear.
Repacked with the exact same type of material, exact same amount ran as before but added the crx to my crc column and got 299g. Came out almost the same color as before, but had an extremely weird muffin and pull in the oven. Foamed up like crazy. (Thinking maybe some of the media is stuck in the oil?) I’m going to winterize and filter it to make sure it’s clean. It was super solid tho, had to cook it hotter than normal, deflate then reinflate muffin multiple times. The slabs could drive a nail they’re so solid.
Ultimately a loss of almost 200 grams (big oof), same color, slightly more solid, took more room in the oven… not a win imo, quite a big loss.
Maybe it’ll work better with some shitty trim… idk.
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Very interesting…
Solvent:material ratio?
How much crx?
That loss seems excessive. Imo
I ran both crx and cry (wasn’t a real fan of the cry final product) with no yeild issues like you are experiencing.
I also thought it was excessive. Gonna unpack and check out what things look like. Will post again. (Used 4000 grams of material and 1500 grams of crx)
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What temperature were you running this at?
Temperature was super low. Dry ice cold.
Didn’t see anything out of the ordinary from the material after I unpacked. CRX came out darker than it was when I put it in. Nothing was different from any other run other than this media.
Don’t really know why it ate that much product. Probably won’t use it again though. Way too expensive of a mistake to even want to attempt a 2nd try.
Wish I would have weighed the crx after, to see how much weight it gained… (literally just thought of that) but this would be an experiment for some other brave soul to attempt.
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Typically the only time we see a yield loss is when the run was at a temperature above -10. When the temp is higher than -10 the media swells and pores open that are normally not present. An 80% yield loss can happen very easily at these warmer temps. Luckily you can do another run, and make sure its temperature is accurate, and you can get the oil back out. I am still trying to figure out the muffin issue and will let you know if I come up with anything. It is extremely rare (this would be the first case I know of) for a yield loss to occur when running inline and at -10. I am going to DM you a diagram that may or may not help. Either way we are interested to find out what the issue is as this is abnormal feedback for the product.
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First pic is our second CRY run. Even used 250/g per pound of trim.
Second pic is our CRC mix using 6 different carbon chemistry powders.
Trim is from a licensed facility. Super good quality.
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You need a bigger oven homie
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Lmao I agree, but I’m working with what I got. Paint scraper works well next day. Besides the point,
I’m amazed how some of you guys are getting these results with the crx and cry. I’m doing everything right -30c on the chiller, 50psi nitro push for super slow flow (over 100psi on the carbon chemistry mix). I might have to try experimenting with using a powder at the base for even slower flow.
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Alot of us here run much colder then -30c. And if your at -30c on the chiller I highly doubt your solvent temp is actually -30c. If your not using jacketed columns that will also increase your extraction temps.
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