LoudBlunts
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no, i havent had any problems with UV affecting the plastic
Lets talk AeroCloners
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trouble9039
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All they give you at the hydro shop for A Flood and Drain system you can do yourself, The drain with my 3x3 tray is A 3/4 pvc TA and A female TA with A rubber gromet between! I am also using this style on my new tray's... Don't pay the money when you can doit yourself..
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LoudBlunts
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ebb and flow come up because Birdtooth was asking about my custom ebb and flows
BirdTooth
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I don't think you will have a problem using an aerocloner for that. I've seen those clones shoved straight into rockwool, soil, and perlite, and also overgrown and sandwiched between two coco mats after a lot of them had been torn in the untangling process. If you are have problems with stability, you might consider experimenting with net pots from the beginning, or rw cubes during transplant, things like that.
LoudBlunts
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yea, i can cosign on that...as i just potted some long ass aero roots from my cloner into coco.... i just swirled them in sorta speak
SpruceZeus
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Yeah those will never stick...
Seriously though, i just fill my pots halfway with hydroton, nestle the naked rooted plant in there, and fill it up the rest of the way. Make sure your fan isnt blowing too hard on the plants for the first couple days lest they tip over. I water by hand so they dont get too disturbed.
After 2 or 3 days they should have grabbed on pretty well.
Nothing too fancy or difficult really.
tat2ue
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Anoyher trick to help your clones root faster is to take a clean razor blade and score or barley cut thru the outer membrane about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch from the cut end of your clone up. Do this on two sides. Try with a cpl of your clones next time and see the difference.
tat2ue
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if you can see on this clone how the new root formation runs un and down in a line, thats where I cut with the razor. Oh yeah, this clone was put in 6 days ago in only ph'd water
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luielugatz
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6 days to get that much of a root mass....in only phed water.......how did you do that is it in a ezcloner? what was your water temp? i have had great success but not that many roots in 6 days....usually about 10 for me to see that....whats your secret i must know this one....
i also scrap my bottoms before i dip into m clonex gel but i only do one side is scrapeing it on both sides better? and i use superthive if anything to put in my res the clonex root solution really didnt do what i expected it to do in my opinion i think its a waste you have to use too much of it and it rakky doesnt do too much....
i also scrap my bottoms before i dip into m clonex gel but i only do one side is scrapeing it on both sides better? and i use superthive if anything to put in my res the clonex root solution really didnt do what i expected it to do in my opinion i think its a waste you have to use too much of it and it rakky doesnt do too much....
LoudBlunts
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yea fogging is nice too
tat2ue
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Used a DIY aerocloner and as for the water temps...??? I don't know. I have the cloner sitting in the bathtub upstairs and use CFL's in a homemade hood. I don't use any kind of root hormone or cloning gel or root starter. Just water. Here are those same clones from the previous post a few days back
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tat2ue
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These are blueberry
anhedonia
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I bought this last year and only used it for under 2 months. I couldnt get the damn thing to work right. White goo would grow in there and after 2 weeks in there no roots. I decided to try and sell it but never got around to do it.
So now Im thinking about pulling it out again and give it a go, only try 4 clones in there for starters. I'll use 5.7 PH solution with clonex cloning solution, hygrozyme and something I was told to do about my slime problem but never did before-add hydrogenperoxide. I also add a drop of superthrive.
Oddly though the instructions say to add a dose of bloom formula after roots appear. Does anyone do this?
So now Im thinking about pulling it out again and give it a go, only try 4 clones in there for starters. I'll use 5.7 PH solution with clonex cloning solution, hygrozyme and something I was told to do about my slime problem but never did before-add hydrogenperoxide. I also add a drop of superthrive.
Oddly though the instructions say to add a dose of bloom formula after roots appear. Does anyone do this?
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gvega187
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The potassium and or the phosphorous in the bloom forumla facilitates faster root growth and repair.
Here is a challenge for you: See how much of that garbage you do not need.
stop buying the hygrozyme, clonex and ESPECIALLY the super thrive.
tips:
Also if you built your own cloner you could have 2-3 times the amount of plant sites.
use high strength 35% peroxide at 1-2 ml/gal for your cloner unit. The "slime" you grew was algae or some bacteria. This will kill and control that. However you will not need this h2o2 if you keep your room temperatures around 70.
the bloom nutes may be more risky than anything for you for a first try. Just try ph'd water and have patience. They will explode after 7 days unless you put them udner a 1000 watt light or something lol.
Here is a challenge for you: See how much of that garbage you do not need.
stop buying the hygrozyme, clonex and ESPECIALLY the super thrive.
tips:
Also if you built your own cloner you could have 2-3 times the amount of plant sites.
use high strength 35% peroxide at 1-2 ml/gal for your cloner unit. The "slime" you grew was algae or some bacteria. This will kill and control that. However you will not need this h2o2 if you keep your room temperatures around 70.
the bloom nutes may be more risky than anything for you for a first try. Just try ph'd water and have patience. They will explode after 7 days unless you put them udner a 1000 watt light or something lol.
gvega187
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I have heard a load of hatred about these misters and clogging. I have never had a head clog, but I can imagine it would be fatal very quick.
I really like the advanced aeroponic mister's...atomix i think they call it. If only they were not billions of dollars ppl might consider them as a method.