God Bud - Seeds not germinating.

Okay well i got my seeds now from BC bud depot and have tried to germinate some. temp in a spot that has worked many times already, stays at about 79 - 87 degrees. Its been 5 days now and the seeds seemed to have turned darker almost black. Ive also had 3 fireworks seeds fail just before this too. So my question is if anyone with experience germinating these seeds know what temp or what i can do better to get these seeds to start popp'in?
Thx

PS: I soak seed in shot glass for less then 24hrs then move to 2 plates with 2 sponges in between. Obviously i place the seed inside. have had a 90% success rate with this on about 4 strains.

I've always had good results placing my seeds between two damp paper towels and storing them in a dark space. they usually pop by third day. i never worried about temp..just keep them damp and in darkness. sorry this is all i have for ya. hope it helps.

Sponges can be a breeding ground for bacteria. You wanna use something sterile like clean paper towels.

i'm gonna go ahead and hijack your thread k? thx

i have almost the same problem got some nasty bagseeds that just wont germinate. i tried everything. first i tried 5-6 seed in a paper towel went in two plates so its dark... they got all full of water and mouldy (i think)
then my friend said i have to put them directly in the soil, so i took 3 new ones and tried that... didn't work. a another friend said i have to put it in the soil and put it outside ( still have hope on that one, been going 3-4 days now, rained a couple of times though) left with only 3 seeds a friend told me that i have to put in a glass of water and wait 24h, put it in 1h ago. now i have 2 seeds left, can anyone please help me?

i've tried everything, actually wanted to grow outdoor but its probably too late now (is that so???)

@BCst1ckyGr33n
¨try everything i did, maybe one will work for you ^^

yeah problem for me is i have to do it in hydro. And as for the sponges they are only used for this but ill go buy new ones just because of the bacteria that may have grown on them. Before i used i thoroughly clean, rinsed and washed out with antibacterial soup, same with the shot glass.

Ill go buy some paper towels now and try that method again. and will see what pops up. Anything else that you guys could suggest would be great. thx

just throw into a glass of water when it cracks transplant .. iv tryed other methods i found this works best for me. and god bud has been good