Cloning question?

I have been cloning using RW cubes and have had pretty good results but like to tinker and was going to build a cloner. Any thoughts or help as to what design is better re sprayer versus bubbler etc? Or should i just leave well enough alone and continue as is?

I built this little 4 site bubble cloner for like 10$ and I love it. I have 100% success rate with it. I've only put 5 clones through it, but they all rooted. Plus a lot of fun to build.

Keep it simple its what works some times but that is a nice bubbler ^.

build a bubble cloner they work great and are simple to build

Thanks all! Bubbler it is! Has anyone used split tubing as the clone holder? Im getting pucks, just curious. Thanks again!!

So I take it that the plastic snip holders snap apart or do you cut the plant out after the roots are on? Strange...alot of people on RIU feel that the plant is dead the second it is cut from its roots. I "think" the bubble cloner is a nifty idea and you should give us the demensions of your cloner, such as water depth, distance from snip to water, water volume and stone(s) etc.

I'll get all the demensions this afternoon when I'm off work. But I jus bought some neaprene from wall mart. Cut it into circles and cut a slit to the center.

The airstones are kind of a mix of what I had laying around. One of em is a 4" cylinder. It looks like a mini coke can. I use these in my dwc setups. The other is just a 12" long triangular airstone I had from another grow. The rubermade bins you can buy at walmart for a dollar. Then I wrapped it in the shiny duct tape used for duct work to make it light proof. Off the top of my head I'd say its like right at a foot long b/c the foot long airstone has to go in diagonally. It holds exactly a gallon of water. You only need one lid as the other container is used for a humidity dome but only for a couple days since bubble cloners don't really need those. The tips of the cuttings sre submerged right at an inch in the water. The cloning gel stays on it for the most part and what doesn't just circulates in the water which also helps. You could just use one airstone, but as you all know the more oxygen the better.

Here is my home made aerocloner with illustrated instructions on how to build one yourself. This one holds 33 but could have been drilled to hold 53 (like my other one ) and the cost to build is about $150. If you do build one all I ask is that you pay it forward and give away at least 5 clones a month for a year.
This is the tub that I use because it has the proper lid to keep it from leaking when assembled

This fits tightly inside the tub when installed upside down creating a watertight seal


You will need some additional tools and parts
(33) 2" Neoprene inserts and a 1 7/8 hole saw, A tapered rubber stopper and a properly sized hole saw (these are 1 1/2"), and some marine putty to plug the vent holes

Measure for your placement, drill the holes then carefully remove any plastic strings resulting from the drilling with a sharp knife or razor DO NOT enlarge the holes. Using the other hole saw drill an additional hole for the power cord to the pump on one end ( located here on the lower left side ).


There are vent holes in the handles of the tub that MUST be sealed, this is what the marine grade putty is for. I placed gorilla tape over the area afterwards as an additional precaution.


Here is the pump and spray assembly. The pump is submersible 2500 L/hr off the internet, the nozzles are 360 degree spray from a hydro store, and the pipe is 1/2" PVC with a brass adapter to mount it to the pump. I built it so the legs and the pump sit squarely on the bottom, the PVC is not glued to facilitate cleaning.


You must drill a hole in the rubber stopper exactly the same size as the cord on the pump and then split the stopper on one side to let you slide the cord into the hole


Here is a shot of the finished product


I will take some clones this afternoon and post pictures of that process and of the full cloner later this evening. Happy Growing Everybody

"I will take some clones this afternoon and post pictures of that process and of the full cloner later this evening. Happy Growing Everybody

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Please do Cdad. I made one similar but had issues with water running out between tub and its lid. It seems you have a mechanism for preventing that but I don't understand it as you explained. I'll wait until you post more detail as that might help me understand.

jpbeach28 said:

I built this little 4 site bubble cloner for like 10$ and I love it. I have 100% success rate with it. I've only put 5 clones through it, but they all rooted. Plus a lot of fun to build.

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Nice... Thx for sharing- building one for a veg tent soon myself very helpful

Yes thx. Plan on cloning the next run if its worthy lol. I was givin what is supposedly blue elephant!! Gonna give it a go lol.

I started in rockwool and a propagator and had great success, but wanted something a little more universal to be able to transplant into soil or hydro so I built this 40 site aerocloner and have had great success with it as well.

ahhh I get it you have the lid upside down stuffed INTO the bottom. I feel like an idiot I never tried it that way. thanks Cdad.

Your very welcome bro. I put 5 libery haze clones through mine. The cool thing is that you can take these clones and put them in any kind of system or soil you want.

Honestly u gotta clone like a pro in a soda bottle with 4 dollar cloning powder and some tape!
11 days later!! na jk build a aeroponic cloner i was just bored when i did that!!