Having hell cloning..

DoubleAtotheRON

DoubleAtotheRON

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I've got 3 CloneKings, and they worked great when I first got them. I had 99% success rate. After a couple of uses, I can't get shit to root in them. the stems just rot. I didn't even try that hard when I first got them, and they worked great. Thinking of going to a Rapid Rooter with a dome. Does anyone have any recommendations on a kit? Getting tired of fucking with these clogged jets, broken jets, cleaning the damn pumps, getting squirted in the face to see if the jets are working, etc. Looking for a 100 spot, or 2 50's, or something close.
 
Renfro

Renfro

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If the water gets too warm in the cloner this will happen. Generally this is the cause if the unit has been sterilized properly.
 
Renfro

Renfro

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Another thing that worked for my buddy that uses one, he put it on a repeat cycle timer so it runs 15 seconds, then 45 seconds off, 15 seconds on, 45 seconds off....
 
DoubleAtotheRON

DoubleAtotheRON

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Renfro said:
If the water gets too warm in the cloner this will happen. Generally this is the cause if the unit has been sterilized properly.
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I've monitored the water temps, tried plain water, PH'd down water, adding nutes, not adding nutes... IDK what the fuck im doing wrong.
 
Renfro

Renfro

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Plain water works best for cloning, no need to worry about pH until you have roots and start feeding.

What was the h2o temp running at?
 
Nizza

Nizza

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why does the water get so hot? If you are running pump on 24/7, perhaps a recirculation timer would lower the heat gain.

Sterile is key
I'd take the cuts, wait a day, swap the water, wait a week, swap the water
the first water swap gets rid of any tid bits that wash off, then after a week a second change is good to just make things fresh
I used to run a drop of clorox bleach in my res too. I'm sure h202 would work as well

I switched from an aero to a bubble cloner because its much smaller and easier to manage

but after a while I just went to plain water- but it isn't well water it is town water ~110 ppm and has chloramine in it, which probably prevents bacterial growth
 
kovidkough

kovidkough

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Renfro said:
I hate rockwool, shit stays too wet. I don't use aero cloners, I have been using rapid rooters since about 2003. Before that I rooted in solo cups with perlite that I hand watered a couple times a day. Damn that seems like forever ago.
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when do you do this do you let the water drain thru or hempy style with mini rez?
 
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