......hey there, epixbud, long time! Yeah, I 've been doing some different tests with my diy cloner(Cross between yours and stinkbud's) like yours except I used pvc and a RoughNeck(NO LEAKS!) with 45 sites for the 2" neoprene pucks.

I started mine without a timer(ART-Dne Recycle timer $70, does from seconds to minutes to hours-plug in a whole power strip for multiple uses) and I only got a few to root before they all got slimey in about 14 days. This last run I went 4 min off, 1 on and got 100% by 11 days w/S.S.AK47, and G13's WW. Go figure....... I also used 15ml Gal(2) of "PowerCloner" solution on this last run. The only difference I see in our units(other than the pvc) is that I used 4 spray tips down two rows and I used the "E-Z Cloner" 360 sprayers, w/396 pump----dont even remember what you use.....sorry!

Whatever your doing is working great for you; I am not suggesting you to change or try something else!
In fact, stopped by here to ask your opinion on something. I working on setting up some kind of ventilation for the chamber as I noticed today that it is getting musty smelling(not a 'bad' must, but like too hot of humidity..). It just seemed hot in there and I was thinking to get fresh air in there a bit. It's almost like too air tight, yet I dont even have it sealed.
Have you ran into anything like what I am saying?---or do you think it would help?

I remember you were using something to soak your cuts in before going in the unit(what was it?), and do you now use anything in the res water now?

It's great to see your still working this!! I hope your grow is going as well!

Thanks!!! +rep4u2

growinman

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Hey there growinman, good to see ya.....

on the timer issue.... i'm still gonna try with one again, few batch's away tho... gonna get these kick ass timers that will do seconds even, $400 for them, but they control lights and other shit too all at once with a digital desplay, massive programibility too, gonna change to them for the aero systems.... and presently i'm using 2 spinners and the rest are misters, after i get the aero system dialed in i'll be making a smaller cloner and only use the misters.....

And the smell! i know exactly what your talking about, only ever smelt it in my grow when the main power went out for 1/2 hour.... you need to get the air in the room exchanging with fresh air.... i suggest a small booster fan for your furnice vents, only like $30, use it as an exaughst and put a hole in the other end, it's get rid of the smell, and if your room gets stinky you'll need to pull thro carbon.... you could also try just facing a fan at the pots, but it'll add quicker drying out of pots....

And the cut clones get soaked in KLN rooting concentrate for 1-2 hours, then trimmed up and into cloner, 30L water with round 20ml of Growzyme in the cloner, and i don't add anymore growzyme even if i add water, learned too many times not to use so much.....same with soaking the clones longer, stalls out the roots.... all learned the hard way.....

And yup, the grow is going awsome, just a bit behind on getting the next batch into flower, but thats cause the frigin roots coming too slow this time.... plus i still gotta finisht the first aero system, but it's basically done....

haha!! Yeah, I know the smell your talking about too!! No, I have the room ventilated fine.......2 H.O. 8" 440cfm---One each room, through a Can 50....
I am all hydro now too, so I know exactly what your talking about....like the RH way high, stagnet air....... I am talking about the res of the unit itself(cloner). When I pulled the lid off this morning it had kind of that same smell--hot humid, like too much so; and it was all fresh friday, clones, h2o, cleaned out, etc...... I just went in there and pulled a puck out of a spot and, yep.......hot/humid. I know you want it pretty warm for roots to start (75+), but do you think I may benifit if I ventilated the res itself?---does't seem like the h2o2 could be freshly available the way it is...... what are your thoughts on that?

growinman

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i get the same smell from my cloner, short of using an unsmelling brand of fertz... and i havn't herd of any, you could try few orther things.....

lay a pump sideways with no hoses attached in the rez to get massive water cerculation and mixing...

and/or find a big Aquarium water filter, they mount on the edge of aquariums and filter clean the water thro carbon, use it in the rez, but get a big one....

i have noticed that any vids ive seen of the big grows, they use both in the big rez's with both hydro and natural chems, so i'll use them methods, but not sure if they'd solve the smell.... mabey some Peroxide.... hydro growers like to use it in rez's too...

Good day all...... Day 13.....

Only a few left without roots.... and the ones i put in 7 days ago all have little white nipples on there stems, soon to be the sexy roots and 2 new strains in my garden.....






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the advantages to me are beyond, but i luv here'n this from peeps that benifit....

fukn eh, so simple......

Day 15..... only a few without roots, even the new ones in it got roots.... i'm goin nuttz to get my aero system setup for them......






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dude why such expensive timers?

they got nice digital sentinel drt-1 for like 100 bucks

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da fuck?

the one i want will controll all at once, 2-pumps, 2-lights, 2 fans and a nuther plug that turns on when the lights go out.... Actually like $360, havn't looked elseware for it, might find them cheaper someware online....

Day 17......... those roots looking soo good..... i got the aero system built/setup and tested just waiting for them clones now....






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