Soft agar experiment: I noticed overnight after plating upper layer, agar becomes thinner, almost liquid. Is not normal or not? How to prevent it?

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Soft agar experiment: I noticed overnight after plating upper layer, agar becomes thinner, almost liquid. Is not normal or not? Are ther techniques to prevent it? And bottom layer after 21 days become broken into fragments.

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The Agar after plating is normally like a squishy gel similar to jam, but it never flows like a liquid.

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