morugawelder
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Hello Friends , Was gonna get a clone machine off amazon maybe clone king .
any advice on whats the best bang for my buck ?
thanks !
any advice on whats the best bang for my buck ?
thanks !
who's got the better cloning machine ?
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LarsVegasNirvana
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I have an ez-clone and it's not very ez. It's such a pain in the ass because of contamination that I usually just use a humidity dome and a heat mat with grodan trays. I'm thinking about getting an oxyclone because it's more tolerant of higher ambient temps than the ez-clone, but I'm not sure if it's even worth it since the humidity dome is fast and doesn't take up much space.
I've been using this 25-site aero-cloner for more than five years, rooted hundreds of clones across at least two dozen strains easy in that time.
I've had to replace a couple of the nozzles, but I simply bought a 100 pack from my local grow shop a couple of years ago for less than $10. I've also had to replace some of the neoprene, but those were very cheap as well. As far as the net pots, I cut the bottom off of all of them.
Still using the original pump it came with, and haven't had any issues whatsoever.
I wouldn't clone any other way anymore, unless I was forced to for whatever reason.
I've had to replace a couple of the nozzles, but I simply bought a 100 pack from my local grow shop a couple of years ago for less than $10. I've also had to replace some of the neoprene, but those were very cheap as well. As far as the net pots, I cut the bottom off of all of them.
Still using the original pump it came with, and haven't had any issues whatsoever.
I wouldn't clone any other way anymore, unless I was forced to for whatever reason.
Out of curiosity, how does your water get contaminated? I've never ran into that issue.
I run mine for about a month just adding plain tap water, and do a apple cider vinegar and water rinse cycle for an hour, then back into production she goes.
LarsVegasNirvana
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The first time it was these little wildflower seeds that I was growing in the same room that explode and launch themselves across the room and fall into the ez-clone. The second time lady bugs fell in it and drowned. The ez-clone has a lip around the outside that catches anything that falls down the side. I use pool shock at the correct concentration to prevent contamination, but it only lasts for the first couple days and changing the water every 2 days is not going to happen. I've had great results with it too, but if I don't have extra mothers available I don't use it because I don't want to risk wasting time and destroying all my cuttings.
That's the first I've ever heard of such issues. I feel for you!
I've used mine in three extremely different environments, across two provinces and I haven't ever had any such issue.
LarsVegasNirvana
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What kind of machine is it? It might not have a lip around the edge that catches shit. That's one of the reasons I like the oxy-clone, no lip.
Yeah, I love DIY as well. At the time I got mine I had more money than time to order parts and build, so I just shelled out the cash instead.
I am currently designing my own 12-site RDWC system though, and hope to have everything ordered and purchased to build it by the end of my current flower cycle (I'm four days into 12/12).
Mine's a Clone King. It doesn't appear to be the same as an EZ Cloner at all. There's no lip or anywhere to catch anything in mine. There's no way anything can get into the reservoir unless I've got the unit open.
LarsVegasNirvana
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Yeah, that's the one I wanted to get, but someone gifted me the ez-clone.
You can see how anything that falls down the side goes into a moat:
I see that, thanks for the pic, it really helps to get a clear understanding (no pun intended). I wonder why they didn't make the lid overlap the reservoir instead of laying inside of it.
Richard Drysift
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Started with an ez clone which works ok. Then I diy-ed one that was ok for awhile til the pump died.
I finally got myself a clone king this year and I gotta say it's really well made compared to others I've tried. I find if you keep it clean and only put water in it you will have less ick growing in it and much higher success rate. Don't ever leave water just standing in it. Empty it, clean it out with hot water, bleach and a drop of dish soap after every run. Let it dry before using again. I got roots in 5 days last time I used it, truly amazing. Due to the high success rate on this thing now I've got clone overcrowding problems lol
I finally got myself a clone king this year and I gotta say it's really well made compared to others I've tried. I find if you keep it clean and only put water in it you will have less ick growing in it and much higher success rate. Don't ever leave water just standing in it. Empty it, clean it out with hot water, bleach and a drop of dish soap after every run. Let it dry before using again. I got roots in 5 days last time I used it, truly amazing. Due to the high success rate on this thing now I've got clone overcrowding problems lol
Here's a couple of pictures I took a few years ago. First one is after being in the cloner for 12 days, the second, 19 days. Typically, I usually have the plants in the cloner for about 10 days.
The 19 day plants were a nightmare to untangle, so I highly advise not leaving them in the cloner longer than necessary LOL
The 19 day plants were a nightmare to untangle, so I highly advise not leaving them in the cloner longer than necessary LOL
Axion42
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What timing do you use for the pump? 24 hours?
Yes. I've always just had it run all the time while in use.
sandman83
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I use same one here, 30 sec on 3 min off, once done using fill with tap water and toss a sanitizer tablet in and let it run for an hour then dump.
