I take my cuttings in put them into a DWC cloner where the water comes up to the bottom of the cutting. I circulate the water with a regular air stone that goes into the 1.5 gallon DWC cloner. I get a brown gunk on the bottom of the stems thats in the water and I have to wipe them off every few days. I think the junk might be coming from the air stone, but I change them out and the gunk is still there. Is there a plastic air stone out there that will circulate the water without getting a build up of shit in it? Also is there anything I can add to the water to help fend off this gunk and stimulate the rooting cycle?
Cutting issues, brown gunk on them
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Johiem
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For "air stones", I make my own. Some irrigation/ soaker tubing, standard irrigation connectors, hooked up to an aquarium air pump. Lots and lots of tiny bubbles and you can boil it to sterilize it.
This tubing
Raindrip 015005T 1/4-Inch by 50-Feet Porous Soaker Tubing, x Foot, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000LNSX82/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_TNCD6M8QPHZ84GTRZE7T?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
i just bought another roll with it being half off!
This tubing
Raindrip 015005T 1/4-Inch by 50-Feet Porous Soaker Tubing, x Foot, Black https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000LNSX82/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_TNCD6M8QPHZ84GTRZE7T?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
i just bought another roll with it being half off!
Herb & Suds
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It would seem like wiping off stems is stopping any rooting
Got any pics of this browning?
Got any pics of this browning?
In the winter low 70's in the summer mid 70's.
Billy the Mountain
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^^^ That
Also, consider adding a bit of bleach to the cloner water and change it regularly.
Also, consider adding a bit of bleach to the cloner water and change it regularly.
Have you seen the brown gunk I'm talking about?? Its on the air stone too, like its stuck in there and I change them regularly.. Any plasic or different material air stones I can use??
Soak the air stone in bleach water every change
I do. The gunk is in there for good... I use a new air stone and same thing happens.
That can be dangerous though if the water doesn't get to the clone. Also clone stems are different lengths..
Will this be better than a generic gunk air stone??
Amazon.com : POPETPOP Air Stone Bubble for Aquarium Fish Tank Round Oxygen Bubbler Diffuser with Suction Cup (2 Inch) : Pet Supplies
Then it might be coming from your pump or air line... or even where the air is coming from. You need to keep everything really clean. Have a small amount of bleach or h2o2 in the tank. Basically you have an infection and this is creating root rot....
This is why I use root riot blocks... honestly I get more success from them than bubble clones... I've had the same issue as you a number of times
Billy the Mountain
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There should be ample bubbles to create a misting effect. As mentioned previously, you don't want the clone stems submersed in the water.
PJ Diaz
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It's fine.
PJ Diaz
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use some sort of chlorine to keep it sterile.
sureshot138
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Hydrogen peroxide or h2o2. My bubbles splash enuff to keep the cuts wet so I don't submerge them. But I use plugs mostly. Less moving parts. I give them a squirt every few days and 9 to12 days later, roots.
Is UC Roots this Cultured Solutions UC Roots - Current Culture H2O (cch2o.com) the same as Hydrogen peroxide??
Give them a squirt of what?