My new aero cloner

[bobbyboy34]

you need to dip your clones is hormone solution, also using a small dosage of b'cuzz will help your clones root faster, in combination with the cut from the mother, split the tip where roots are to grow in half about 1" up the stem, this allows for more surface area for roots to grow...remember to have your clones sitting in ph'd water until you are ready to dip and plant

 

[greenacres]

keep the thread going its good did you ever suck it up splif ? you still around ? anybody know about bringin seedlings into this system?

 

[Styl!st07]

i have also had a few problems with my cloner and the only thing i can cum up with is the temp of the water. I have been thru 2 sets of clones and going for the 3rd set here real soon. Keep us posted on ur cloner to help ppl like my figure our problems out. Subcribed...............










- Styl!st

 

[bobbyboy34]

i have also had a few problems with my cloner and the only thing i can cum up with is the temp of the water. I have been thru 2 sets of clones and going for the 3rd set here real soon. Keep us posted on ur cloner to help ppl like my figure our problems out. Subcribed...............
- Styl!st

your set up looks great, what problems are you having? everything looks like it should be fine. What one/off times are you working with your clones? is the water ph'd to 5.5-5.8? are you using tap or RO wateR? are you using any additives in the water?

 

[Styl!st07]

your set up looks great,

Thanx

what problems are you having?

Im not really sure at the moment.......

everything looks like it should be fine.

Thats what i keep tell myself.

What one/off times are you working with your clones?

No on/off times on my cloner, I run my cloner and flouro light 24/7.

is the water ph'd to 5.5-5.8?

Yes

are you using tap or RO wateR?

just tap water PHed to 5.8

are you using any additives in the water?

superthrive @ 1 drop per gallon.

My temp in the rez is at 77deg and the air temp is at 77deg. Dont really know whats up with my clones they just dont root. Once i get Mums up to par i will take sum more, hopefully in a few weeks.lol

- Styl!st

 

[bobbyboy34]

your res temp is too high, if you were germing seeds that temp would be fine, but you want your res temp 60-70F 75F is pushing is 77 is a no no

its cool to have your clones on 24/7, thats what you want, but you don't want them in direct strong light, as for the feeding timer, you want an on off, i'd recommend 15/15 for clones in neoprene, if you are using rockwool for rapid rooter plugs then feeding time is totally different, like once a day with a humidity dome

have you tried adding a humidifier? if not add that on top of the 15/15 schedule, should work

also use b'cuzz or clonex, im not sure about clonex and how well it works but i hear good things about b'cuzz

 

[grandpabear3]

the cycle timer is the key set to 1 minute on and 5 minutes off and the res temps need to come down like my man said.

its the timer folks....it fixes it.

 

[UTurn]

http://www.ecogrow.com/index.cfm/product/1447/mid/22/nid/0/home.html ftw

 

[sciga]

im using a mist cloner i found on ebay everything has rooted and has survived clones rooted in 8 days roots were 6 inches long comming from all sides transplanted into a cube of rockwool with the middle part cut out then filled with perlite placed in my mix of foxfarms ocean forrest and perlite, plants are ahrdy and in the flowering room with fat tops on them i will never in my life try rooting in rockwool only it takes twice the amount of time my lights have been on the past 20 years,,,,i recomend aeroponic cloning to all...

 

[TOKEMASTERFLEX]

looks like your tote is clear...you should be making it light proof in there....also i just use clonex rooting gel and straight water......if you want bad ass roots use water and rhizotonic.....but straight water works great as well...

 

[bobbyboy34]

looks like your tote is clear...you should be making it light proof in there....also i just use clonex rooting gel and straight water......if you want bad ass roots use water and rhizotonic.....but straight water works great as well...

i agree, with rhizo, you will get HANDS DOWN the best most amazing roots you have ever seen in such a short time....no lie

the roots of my seedlings went to crap after adding too much superthrive, did a water change and added just ONE dosage of rhizo, i developed more roots in 2 days than i developed the entire grow thus far(from seedling to point where roots were damaged was almost two weeks). AMAZING

expensive, but well worth it, i hope to soon buy more of this stuff, for now i use b'cuzz, BECAUSE its cheaper, lmao

 

[Entrepenur]

So I was sick of waiting like a month and a half for roots to come through on my clones, even with a heating pad and dome. I was told that those EZ Clone aeroponic cloners help clones root within days.
For around $25 I made this aeroponics set up specifically for clones. I used the site that Major Toke posted in the DIY section as a guideline. Mine is on a much smaller scale.

Any opinions or comments would be appreciated. Does anyone know what the optimal water temp is for a set up like this?

i dont get it. i use fluos, dome, and root gel. takes me a week to see roots. but i like your system

 

[Styl!st07]

[bobbyboy34;1777037]your res temp is too high, if you were germing seeds that temp would be fine, but you want your res temp 60-70F 75F is pushing is 77 is a no no

Ok, i will get the temp down. I guess i have to get a cycle timer to lower the temp or put bottles of ice in there.

its cool to have your clones on 24/7, thats what you want, but you don't want them in direct strong light,

I have my lights on 24/7 and a good amount of space between.

as for the feeding timer, you want an on off, i'd recommend 15/15 for clones in neoprene,

What do u mean by 15/15? I thinking of get a Cap cycle timer its about $100 with shipping. Thats going to be the most exspensive part on my cloner. My cloner was built $50 that timer is twice as much.

Do i really need it? Will it make a differants?

have you tried adding a humidifier? if not add that on top of the 15/15 schedule, should work

I dont have one at the moment. My himidity stays purty low @ 20-30%. Do i need to raise it up higher. I thought useing a Aerocloner doesn't need high himidity.

also use b'cuzz or clonex, im not sure about clonex and how well it works but i hear good things about b'cuzz

I use clonex gel and the root horomone. After i cut i put them in a small bucket of water and rooting horomone and let it sit for a min, Then i dip them and into the cloner. No wilting but no roots either.

[bugsrnme;1777470]the cycle timer is the key set to 1 minute on and 5 minutes off and the res temps need to come down like my man said.

Whats up Bugs, How u been? Hope thing are better for u now. I knew u wood be back..................

Yeah i remember that in Stinkbuds thread and he pushes that timer really well and says thats whats makes the differants. I just haven't got around to spend $100 on that timer.

its the timer folks....it fixes it.

Really, Does it make a differants, I gusee i have to break down and get one. Have u got one Bugs? How are u cloning at the moment? What are u using in ur cloner and what works for u?

- Styl!st

 

[greenacres]

http://www.ecogrow.com/index.cfm/product/1447/mid/22/nid/0/home.html ftw

great site U-T thanks

 

[greenacres]

oops forgoy to tell ya stylist thats a one min on 4 min off pre-programmed timer for $80 check it out they got alot of other cool stuff too, good prices thanks again UTurn

 

[curious.george]

I actually was using those tree bark plugs, i forgot what they are called, I'm sure you have come across them before though.

All tree bark plugs are not created equal, I got these I think they were called rapid rooter plugs and I had the same experience that it took many weeks to get not so healthy clones. Then I tried these "Sunleaves Super Starter Plugs" which I purchased here http://www.wormsway.com/detail.asp?sku=SSSP306 and I am getting almost 100% with these. They are better than rockwool because it is easier to get the right amount of water in them, just soak and squeeze them out, they do not crush like rockwool.

 

[bobbyboy34]

the thing when using aero cloner is that when you put in clones, you don't want to use rockwool or rapidrooter plugs, you want to use neoprene, this allows you to avoid root rot. you want the end of the clone to be haning out about 1/2 to 3/4" of the bottom of the net pot and the neoprene holding the clone in place. Use clonex or b'cuzz in your res, and do not use any rooting gel.

Another secret to getting faster and more robust roots is to cut the clone end that will be hanging out the net pot up the center about an inch to expose its insides. This will alow for more surface area for roots to grow and for the rooting hormone to be absorbed

 

[theonesx]

can you use rockwool for the clones and then move to soil as a medium?

 

[greenacres]

Yea no prob , why not but aero is the way to go

 

[bobbyboy34]

definitely, you must think, do i want to keep buying soil over and over and worry about pest that love soil, or go aero and invest a little bit more money ONE time to get amazing fast perfect results......sign me up for aero