Joker209
Well-Known Member
Nice set up man only problem I see with it is your pump location. If you were to ever have a power outage your pumps would probably fry. All and all though good system. You can check mine out hereJust to kick things off, heres a list of items you need to build a DIY cloner.
1. A heavyduty black 12 gal storage tote. The size isnt That important. Just depends how many clones you want to poduce. Mine is a 12 galllon and i can produce 200 clones at a crack. And as few 1.
2. A dual port high output aquarium pump.
3. 4 12" airstones.
4. Foam root plugs. You can make your own out of foam building blocks, or anything flat and spongy.
And thats all there is to it. I put a drain spout on mine to change the H20 easier. All said and done you can build one for under $50.
Im sorry to report that this is the only cloner pic I have at the moment. As you can see its really a simple machine. The airpump is mounted to the side. the hoses fished through a few drilled holes and rest in the bottom of the tote where they are attached to 4 12" airstones. I was running the pump on a timer at first but have just let it run 24/7 with better results.
Thats really all there is to my magical clones. I fill the tote full of water to within 1" from the stems of the clones. I have found that rooting hormones are not needed but do help. I use rootone brand, just a light coating and put them in the cloner. Now depending on your strains I have had clones root in a little as 3 days and have had some take as long as 2 weeks. As long as they dont dry up they will root. I check the water level in mine every time I water my mothers, and change the water every 2 weeks. The water in the cloner will evaporate and leave the lil yins starving. So check daily or every other day. Thats it.
Now the only real hard part is cutting the holes for the root plugs. As I mentioned you want a HEAVY DUTY tote. And the reason is because the amont of water it takes to fill it up will bow out a cheapo tote and will let in light which will cause algae to grow and thats not any good for clones. This is also the reason for purchasing a black colored tote. I have been trying to find a shallower tote so not as much water is needed, but cant find one that suits my needs.
So the idea with "bubble cloning" is the air coming in through the pump and airstones create oxegenated water. When the bubbles burst on the waters surface they make a misting action to the stems of the cuttings. To take cuttings from a doner plant youll want to cut a clone that is about 4-6 inches tall. I take mine at about 6" in height. I strip all but the top 2 sets of leaves. Dip in water then in rootone. easy peasy. I have put as many as 300 clones on this unit at once and rooted 95% of them. A few will die off no matter what. But hey 95% is a good turn out. I have also been experimenting with adding a low dose of veg nutes to counter some of the yellowing which occurs just before the roots start popping. So far it seems to have helped. But im not endorsing this procedure just yet.
A more detailed version of this rant to come. As i said i deleted all my old pics last week or id be able to show yall step by step. Gimme a few days to gather some parts and ill build one documentry style. peace and hope this has helped for now. 1BMM
https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/348036-cloning-made-easy-1-2-a.html
and see that I only run a cheap $40 cloner
feel free to check out my project @ 
