Lets talk AeroCloners

What rooting solution are you dipping your cuttings in (If Any) and what do you use in the resevoir?

i use clonex root solution in the res. until roots show, then add super b+ works awsome clones are as green as the day i took them.

i just started useing clonex gel.....and i bought clonex also to add into my res, its the firt time im useing it so i didnt do too many.but the first time i tried it and had sucsess i used nothing in the res at all in which i was surprised.
but the yellowing leaves is were i had the problem i didnt know if it was from adding nothing or the light being too high or too low for that matter...
with the superthrive i had no sucsess at all...any info would be appreciated. thnx...

hello everyone!!! I am A homemade aerocloner user and love it. The whole super thrive questions floating around are A matter of opions. I do use the thrive but only on my mothers and do not use it in flowering.... My main cloner is A rubbermaid tub with 30 sites and have had no problems with it at all, I keep my water at A ph of 5.5 to 5.7 and use clonex rooting compound (gel)! Once I start seeing some signs or root nubs I do add A light nitrogen formula at 1/4 streght. My main mothers are in soil under flouro's and my new mothers are in DWC systems light by A 20k MH! I am in the process of rebuilding my SOG system to fully utilize all my nutes.

I wrote this long post and it got deleted, so here is another version of what is happening to me.

I killed 25 cuttings, my clone/aero/bubbler box that held 25 2" net pots keep on leaking so I remembered another member saying that he had tried everything and all of the cloners still would leak. He finally found a rough tough tot that didn't leak.

I wrote this long post and it got deleted, so here is another version of what is happening to me.

I killed 25 cuttings, my clone/aero/bubbler box that held 25 2" net pots keep on leaking so I remembered another member saying that he had tried everything and all of the cloners still would leak. He finally found a rough tough tot that didn't leak.

I use window gasket around the top of my rubbermaids and they don't leak at all! They did before.

I have a 60site EZClone.

If your are propgating clones for regular production, why mess wiht rh & domes & misting when you can dip, stick, set, and forget?

I have seen many of DIY aerocloners/EZ rip offs, and most of those things leak like mad. The premanufactured gear makes things so much easier & cleaner....

btw I have a GroClone, too.... just as awesome!

the ez cloners are sweet! so are the DIY systems. but why pay around 350.00 for a cloner when u can build a system that does the same thing as a ez cloner for on the high side of 100.00! I did own A ez clone 120 until I moved and it got crushed and now I can't find a replacement tub for it. I get the same results as A EZ cloner.

So greyskull- the groclone is nice? Does it work as nice as the ez cloner?

the groclone works just as well... its just a different angle/method of acomplishing the same thing - roots.

the cool thing about the groclone is it is small. Its footprint is basically 10"x20"... so its like a flat. Fits perfect under 2ft floros

some folks are aerocloners some folks are bubble cloners some fokls like to mess with domes.... I just want roots on my bitches....

true very well put!

I guess I was a bit stoned the last time I posted... haha

I was thinking of getting an ezcloner but I figured I would try this first, plus I like making things.
The new cloner works perfect so far, 28 2" holes, one for the power and air lines. 18 gal rough tough box. no leaks!
I just put in a new batch Ill put some pics up later.

Peace-

trouble9039 said:

hello everyone!!! I am A homemade aerocloner user and love it. The whole super thrive questions floating around are A matter of opions. I do use the thrive but only on my mothers and do not use it in flowering.... My main cloner is A rubbermaid tub with 30 sites and have had no problems with it at all, I keep my water at A ph of 5.5 to 5.7 and use clonex rooting compound (gel)! Once I start seeing some signs or root nubs I do add A light nitrogen formula at 1/4 streght. My main mothers are in soil under flouro's and my new mothers are in DWC systems light by A 20k MH! I am in the process of rebuilding my SOG system to fully utilize all my nutes.

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About the mini sprinklers in your cloner, at how many microns do they spray the water out at?

I am not sure!!! They are the 360's from the ezcloner.. They work great and it is being powered by a mag 9.5..

Oh ok thanks

i have a question guys...and gals...im useing and ezcloner....how high should my light be from my clones? close? further away? also how many times should i spray them down, they seem to root faster as i spray them and they take longer if i dont?

i have had success before but i just have a few more questions to be answered...thnx...

my lights (flouro's) are around 6-9" off the top of the crowns and I do spray mine down about 3-6 times A day! It sounds like u got the idea and that is good alot of people have A hard time getting things to root... What kind of clone solution or dip do u use?

i was useing roo tech and i had 2 good batches from them i ran out and heard alot of good things about clonex so i switched. i would useing superthive in the res to give it a boost. but this time i didnt use anything in the res i phed the water and wasnt spraying them because when i sprayed them i would get yellow leaves.

now i got frustrated for the time i had the clones in started spraying them and got roots....but those dam yellow leaves r killing me how can i stop the yellow leaves from comming out?

also ive been reading about fogponincs for a faster cloneing method know anything about it?

hmmmm, aero cloners?

ill bite! i get uber sexy roots in 3-5 days, 1-2week is just triple- xrated taboo porn.

anywho

i like buying things, expensive, cool technological things. even for growing....i also like to build things, especially when i think they are too overpriced, so if i dont wanna buy it, ill build it (if im in the mood that is...lol) but none the less i like building stuff.



i built me an aerocloner outta a

-strong/toughbox from Lowes about 20 bucks
-2" netpots (40 site)
-2" neoprene collars
-250gph magdrive pump with filter already (Danner makes one hell of a pump, imho) These are the same pumps in numerous premade sold hydro setup & systems
-i use fogger sprayers (something like the ones in the grocery store in the produce section). I initially wanted 3/4gph sprayers, but they wasnt working to my advantage, so i installed 1gph which give me about a droplet size of 60-80 microns.

I think micron play an integral part of aeroponics. The finer the mist, the more available it is to the plant and the less concentrated nute ratio means saving nute aka money.

I run recycling timers, i have some digital as well. I use Sentinel DRT - 1 & I also use C.A.P.'s ART-DNe recycle timers. I use at 30 seconds pump on and 4 mins pump off. This is highly important in my opinion as any plants need time to dry out, there is no exception with clones, they like to dry out too. As a matter fact, that is what kinda encourages the root growth

anywho, i started with the classic Lowe's yellow topped, black bottomed box, spray painted/coated the top with black, then put a coat of flat white on after it dried

that was basically it, besides building my manifold. i just drilled holes and popped my sprayers into grommets and wahlaa

(all clickable)

you can ignore the clear bin, that was getting a flat white coat as it for my custom ebb and flood setup

finished white coat, 2" neoprene collars and 2" netpots (always order bulk when you get netpots and neoprene collars, you get them for way cheaper and you have extra to play around with. i got 100 collars and 100 netpots for 50 bucks

purple tips are 3/4gph and black are 1gph

manifold, i plan on adding more for extremism. yes im apart of the overkill club, ask around

3-5 days rooting (on average)



roots so fine make you think its just some big ones





as far as rooting hormones and cloning solutions, ill have to say, most have the same ingredients and what not, some just perform better and/or more concentrated

my favorite rooting gel is dutchmaster replicator, although i will use whatever i have if no more, or just water if im feeling froggy.

rooting solutions? i like canna's rhizotonic and cannazym. i also like clonex rooting/cloning solution.

i've heard house and garden's root excellator is the bomb and ultra concentrated. thas good, cuz its hella pricey, but im always experimenting and cloning, so ill give it a try.

i also like fogaponics for cloning, but im not finished experimenting.

rapidrooters in prop trays works wonders too. 5-7 days and its all gravy.

nice work everyone