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Gond00s

Gond00s

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bk78 said:
Next run got super cropped today to knock them down a bit.

Got a new toy to play with today too.

Aero cloners tips,tricks,do’s and don'ts

lets hear em. Straight tap water with a glug of clonex work?



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keep water cool, run the pump every 30 mins on, and 30 mins off only used tap water. when I put them in I make sure the pump is off for the first 15 mins so the clonex can stay on stems for a little bit longer. usually have roots by day 6 for me at least. I'm a lurker so u know I don't post much.

I'm sorry I'm kinda high :eyesmoke:
 
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lusidghost

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Gond00s said:
keep water cool, run the pump every 15 mins on, and 15 mins off only used tap water. when I put them in I make sure the pump is off for the first 15 mins so the clonex can stay on stems for a little bit longer. usually have roots by day 6 for me at least. I'm a lurker so u know I don't post much.
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I have a little cloner that I'm going to attempt to convert into a seed starter. I tried using Root Riot plugs, but they were getting oversaturated so I took them out. I bought one of these to put the pump on a schedule. Right now I'm using it to control the wave maker in my res so that the water stays cool. But in a month or so I'll give it another shot. What are you using as a controller?

 
bk78

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lusidghost said:
I have a little cloner that I'm going to attempt to convert into a seed starter. I tried using Root Riot plugs, but they were getting oversaturated so I took them out. I bought one of these to put the pump on a schedule. Right now I'm using it to control the wave maker in my res so that the water stays cool. But in a month or so I'll give it another shot. What are you using as a controller?

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I use wave makers in my reservoirs too. I haven’t got a short cycle timer yet. Off to amazon I guess
 
thenasty1

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Aero cloners tips,tricks,do’s and don'ts
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i run my pumps 30 seconds on, 10 minutes off. 15/15 or 30/30 is probably fine too, just dont run your pump 24/7. shorter on time, longer off time=faster roots ime
tap water works. i nute them right off the rip at 1.5ish ec, but plenty of people go by "no root, no nute" and do fine. the clonex bottled stuff works, whatever you would normally feed them will work too
most need to either run bennies or manually chlorinate to avoid root rot/pathogen infection/etc. either works. if youre going with chlorine, stick to 2 ppm or less. bleach, pool shock, hypochlorous acid, all will work. if you do bennies, hydroguard works fine and is readily available. southern ag garden friendly fungicide is a more concentrated and cheaper option, not sure if its available up there though. whichever you choose, youll want to redose every 3 days. both methods have worked for me, but these days, i prefer chlorine. why? because there are some things that bennies either cant handle, or can only hold out against for so long. they are rare, but theyre out there. ask me how i know lol
i dont worry too much about water temp. since the cuts arent submerged in the water, short pump cycle + bennies/chlorine= nothing to worry about imo. ive had cloners get pretty warm and still turn out satisfactory results
keep them away from strong air current. a little wind is fine but too much will delay rooting
you want a good bit of stem under the puck. i use the length of my middle finger as a reference point. as for the tops, leave 3 nodes and 2-3 fan leaves (depending on size). cut anything else off. clipping off even a small piece of the remaining fan leaves will encourage faster rooting
probably goes without saying, but remember to clean it between runs. i run mine overnight with a ton of bleach in it and soak the pucks in there for a while afterwards
and heres the greatest dont of all: do not leave your pump unplugged when youre swapping out water or whatever and then forget to plug it back in. similarly, do not leave any of the holes uncovered. you will end up with either a wet floor, wilted cuts that take forever to root, or dead cuts. maybe all of the above. ive killed a lot of clones over the years, and these two methods are the culprits for 95% of them
 
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