Turbo klone t144 anyone?

hondagrower420

hondagrower420

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Should be receiving mine in a week or so. Any first hand experiences?

Almost 4' wide is rather large. And it recommends 13gal of water.

Looking for any pro or cons of this system.

I did not pay the msrp of $489.
 
Igotthe6

Igotthe6

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Never heard of them. Just a rubbermaid and a pump a few airstones works as good as any fancy ones i've seen. a lil dip n grow and it's off to the races. Never saw the point of high priced clone machines. Hell mom used to just cut them and put them on the window sill.....roots in 10-12 days.
 
hondagrower420

hondagrower420

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Igotthe6 said:
Never heard of them. Just a rubbermaid and a pump a few airstones works as good as any fancy ones i've seen. a lil dip n grow and it's off to the races. Never saw the point of high priced clone machines. Hell mom used to just cut them and put them on the window sill.....roots in 10-12 days.
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Yeah well. I got it for cheaper that a tote. And it comes with a shit ton of neoprene inserts. This is more of a aeroponic cloner. It has nozzles and a sump pump. Not a bubble clone.

I have like 5 bubble cloners. I need a cloner to hold a bunch of cuttings.

Thanks for you input tho.
 
Dumme

Dumme

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hondagrower420 said:
Should be receiving mine in a week or so. Any first hand experiences?

Almost 4' wide is rather large. And it recommends 13gal of water.

Looking for any pro or cons of this system.

I did not pay the msrp of $489.
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Biggest con of the system is the drain. There is no shut off for it as its just a hose cap that surely leaks, and it's not uniform. I've bought two and had to fix both. Both drains were different even from factory, and had to replace both. I also added an angled hose with shut off, on the outside. Plan on a trip to the hardware store that day you get it in (I can't remember the thread size.. 1/2in I think?) It's too big with water splashing to move, after full.

One of my systems seem to not hold its shape and bulge out, on the long side.

Pump is good, no problems there. Manifold works well on the larger Turboklones. I had a T24 as well.
A bit on the pricy side for cloning equipment, imo.

Over all, the best factory made cloner, imo.

On the other hand, I've had three, and still choose to use my DIY.

I'd have sold you my T144 for $200US

~Your friendly Hydro Store Retailer, Dumme
 
hondagrower420

hondagrower420

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Dumme said:
Biggest con of the system is the drain. There is no shut off for it as its just a hose cap that surely leaks, and it's not uniform. I've bought two and had to fix both. Both drains were different even from factory, and had to replace both. I also added an angled hose with shut off, on the outside. Plan on a trip to the hardware store that day you get it in (I can't remember the thread size.. 1/2in I think?) It's too big with water splashing to move, after full.

One of my systems seem to not hold its shape and bulge out, on the long side.

Pump is good, no problems there. Manifold works well on the larger Turboklones. I had a T24 as well.
A bit on the pricy side for cloning equipment, imo.

Over all, the best factory made cloner, imo.

On the other hand, I've had three, and still choose to use my DIY.

I'd have sold you my T144 for $200US

~Your friendly Hydro Store Retailer, Dumme
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Well at $20 I think I did a good job.

A friend of the family's son got his hand on a credit card and wanted to grow.

2x4 tent
4x8 tent
400w digital hps/mh
Batwing reflector
(4) 60w full spectrum cfl
Turbo klone t144
...and some clonex

Haha

Sealed the deal for $100US.

Helped her out and I definitely got my money's worth.

Edit: I was offering nearly triple and she wouldn't have none of it. I'm going to install some kitchen appliances for her to show my graditude.
 
hondagrower420

hondagrower420

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@Dumme

Is the 13 gallon capacity correct or could I get away with 10gal?

The drain should be nothing.

Do you know what the unit pulls at the wall?
 
Dumme

Dumme

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hondagrower420 said:
@Dumme

Is the 13 gallon capacity correct or could I get away with 10gal?

The drain should be nothing.

Do you know what the unit pulls at the wall?
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Lol, 13gal spread out over 4ft... you'll see after you get soaked in nasty water. Draining is everything. It's a 650 pump, and I have no idea what it pulls. I used more than 13gal, as I filled it to the fan exhaust.
 
hondagrower420

hondagrower420

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Dumme said:
Lol, 13gal spread out over 4ft... you'll see after you get soaked in nasty water. Draining is everything. It's a 650 pump, and I have no idea what it pulls. I used more than 13gal, as I filled it to the fan exhaust.
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Thanks a lot for the info provided.
 
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snailwagon

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Turboklones are fine and just as good quality as an EZ Clone. I've sold a few pallets of them over the years, and never had any drain leak issues. The only issues have been bowed/warped plastic. Just clean that sucker really good between uses and run it with a 10% bleach solution, and then rinse the crap out of it to get rid of the bleach before plants go back in. I see a lot of people do really well their first couple of tries with "aero-cloners", and then have issues over time. This is usually due to contamination. Get a cheap $2 floating thermometer and leave it floating inside to make sure it doesn't get too warm.
 
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