trouble using an e z cloner any advice?

[greenghost420]

my pride is beating me up inside for writing this thread! lol why the hell am i having trouble using an ez cloner.... i ph water with lemon juice, good or bad? temps are at 75ish, no clue rez temps. been on 24/7 for like 5 days. yesterday ph swung to 7, ph down to 5.5. any advice on how you guys rock an ez clone would be awesome! im 2 days away from putting 50 clones in rockwool...dreading that day! lol

 

[Xub420]

Many a times its too much water.

 

[greenghost420]

i filled to cover the pump and under the manifold... too much? seemed just right im running the ez60 and have like 6 gallons in there. i think...lol

 

[beuffer420]

I'd see what res temp gets to as well

 

[greenghost420]

is 130ppm too high? i may go get some poland springs...thinking high ppms is hurting big time. im about to check temps. where should temp be at for ideal. i have the books to check, guess im getting lazy like all the newbs lol

 

[420Barista]

is 130ppm too high? i may go get some poland springs...thinking high ppms is hurting big time. im about to check temps. where should temp be at for ideal. i have the books to check, guess im getting lazy like all the newbs lol

Well i am no expert but if your not using RO water I would use distilled water in an ez cloner.

 

[greenghost420]

i think i was just impatient. got roots comin in fine...

 

[bf80255]

Takes about a week for nubs (strain dependant) 10-14 for big root masses. Plain ro water changed every 3 or 4 days foes the trick for me no guesswork, dont have to ph and ppm and all that bs just fill abd go. No clone gel ir anything like that. I fill it up just under the flat part of the manifold

 

[OLD DUDE]

People make waaaay to big a deal about cloning!!!!! Use tap water, no need to worry about the ph of the water, and don't look at them for two weeks!!!

 

[greenghost420]

i dipped in clonex gel and also threw some great white in the rez. figured it wouldnt hurt. seems like everything has roots or nubs now... im so impatient! lol grrrrrr

 

[Sir.Ganga]

i think i was just impatient. got roots comin in fine...

summertime can be funny, next time put a cycle timer on and make sure your water temps stay constant. I run my timer 1 min on and 10 min off which keeps my water temps at 72-72 degrees all the time. You do not require anything, tap water is fine, until they root, its the hydraulic action that creates the environment for roots. Good luck

 

[billy4479]

Remember the days when people knew to change only one variable at a time in a experiment . Pepperidge farm remembers

 

[greenghost420]

yea i didnt change anything, just added some great white

 

[greenghost420]

i was just paranoid and impatient. first time ya know...im used to a 99% rate!