Conservagel issues

[jesseboston81]

So the Conservagel in my new wineador is giving me some problems and I'm curious to hear your opinions as to whether this is just a fault of the Conservagel or if there is something I can do to fix things. I bought the 65% Conservagel in an effort to keep my budget low, but RH in my wineador is currently 68% on top and 74% at the bottom. I understand that, unless I have fans, RH will be higher on the bottom than on the top, but it puzzles me that the entire range is above 65%. I've got 2 pounds in there in 4 half-pound mesh bags, 2 bags at the top corners and 2 at the bottom corners. If it helps, I seasoned some new trays and shelves that I got from Forrest (GolfNut) just the other day by using hot water, but I removed the Conservagel during this process. Could I have over-seasoned the wood? Any other suggestions? Or do I just need to scrap the Conservagel, chalk things up to not doing it right the first time, and get some "real" beads?