Crystal Skull Lava Lamp 1500 ML, Various Questions... Help please!!

[teresainacoma]

I was lucky enough to score a 1500 ML skull head bottle on Ebay and decided I'd make a lava lamp out of it. I've never used a MT goo kit and am having troubles. I used 49oz of distilled water, 15ml of surf and 11.5oz of goo and am running it on a 40w bulb.

First off I wish I would of searched content on this subject before I attempted this project. If I would of done that I would of seen that I shouldn't follow MT's instructions and followed Dr.What's. I believe this is the root to my problems. 

Problem #1: I'm not sure if I'm cycling for the proper amount of time. I've been doing it 4-6 hour on and then the same amount of time off for about a week now and have little to no movement which I believe is related to my second and third problem. How long should I cycle on and off with a goo kit? Typically how long does it take to get a good flow? I

Problem #2 & 3: MT's instructions. Their instructions say to put the screen/coil (which is problem 3#) into the bottle, then pour the wax and to let sit until solid, then add the distilled water and then the surf. I believe my wax is stuck to the bottle after reading Dr.What's tutorial. Would the wax being stuck be the reason I'm getting little movement? There is plenty of movement inside the blob , I can see it circulating and what not but it wont rise to the top. I'm thinking its either the screen isn't enough to separate the wax or it is stuck. 

All input is greatly appreciated!! Thanks 

I also have a couple of pics if needed...

[teresainacoma]

I put the 60w like you suggested Jeff and got action!! It actually went to the top and gave me a couple of blobs but then joined back together and stayed at the top still attached to the wax in the bottom. It sinks about halfway down and flows right back to the top. I think I may need to take some wax out. I'm almost certain if I take 1/3 of the wax out it will have no choice but to break apart and flow.

One of the head shops that I get my vape juice from has a a small 750ml crystal ball with a superb flow!! The owner refuses to tell me how he made it but will sell it for $300!! He's crazy and now that I know it can be done it's driving me crazy!! 

[Jeff]

You might need a dimmer on the 60 watt...it might want 50 watts.  Also might need a bit more surf if its not breaking apart.  Mine was finicky for the first few runs but then it kind of kicked in and works great now.  I put 2 vids up on my profile yesterday. 

[teresainacoma]

Thanks for all of your help Jeff!! I watched your video's and one of your posts where you said when you bought your goo, we got ours around the same time and seeing yours flow perfectly is what made me 100 that I didn't get a bad batch :) Watching the different stages of wax was dope! 

Mine finally started flowing  yesterday. I agree with the dimmer to get a 50w though and the surf. It's separates for a couple of minutes or so and then it does this bleeding, flowing, stream thing right out of the middle and it collects all of the goo and I get a big blob until it sinks into the spring. I kinda like it, it looks like the skull is bleeding but the huge glob every couple of minutes is not so dope.