::dubbas blue widow grow thread::

Hi Guys and Gals,
During this hot weather my cloner is doing squat.
I'm gonna try something new. My hope is to take one of those little refrigerators, take the door off, mount plywood over opening and then cut a hole to drop the cloner into it and run it on a low setting.
Wish me luck.

Hey Dubba so what was the final amount on your grow? I saw the weight, but was wondering if you doubled or tripled output. just wondering.
TTFN
 

tet1953

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hey Calvin,
I have been experimenting with ideas along those lines for six months. I never tried dropping the bucket into the fridge, but I did build a couple versions of a tank system. I had hose going to/from the EZ Clone and a small pump.
I was using plastic jugs that hold about 2.5 gal.
Here's what I learned:
Having it pump through constantly didn't work at all. The water never got a chance to get cold.
When I put a second tank in, doubling the amount of water in the fridge at any given time, it helped but still not sufficient.
Got the idea to put the pump on a timer. It came on every 6 hours for 3 minutes, which is how long it took to pump the contents of tanks.
This seemed to work. I only got to use it one time though due to problems with the tanks. I was using polyethylene jugs which NOTHING will stick to so sealing them was a challenge.
I decided to abandon the idea and instead put the cloner in an air conditioned room. I still need to deal with water temps a little, but much easier.
I still have the fridge etc. and I may revive the project at some point.
Caution: I went through a couple fridges lol

I ruined one and I think the other was defective to begin with but I had already altered it when I discovered this.
Wherever you decide to cut/drill through the fridge, take a Dremel or something and cut a "window" out of the plastic inside. Peel away the plastic and insulation to make sure there aren't any cooling lines or wires in the wall.

Good luck, let us know how it goes!
 

tet1953

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I did get a chiller. Maybe it's just the one I got, but I paid good money for it. Didn't work. And it was designed for a 20 gal aquarium.
 

tet1953

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lol I have been dealing with the problem quite a while, tried lots of things. The refrigerator stuff came after I had tried the chiller. I just like to tinker with stuff lol
I'm sure a better chiller would solve the problem completely. Damn, they're expensive though.
Are you familiar with the old Coca-Cola vending machines that used a tank of ice cold water to keep them cold? You had to reach in and guide a bottle along a track through the water to get it to the spot for extraction. I always thought one of those would be handy lol
 

Jpzooyork

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I know this sounds tedious but why don't you try throwing a couple frozen water bottles in the reservoir and then just refreeze them at night and in the resevoir during the day when it's the hottest kind of ghetto I know lol but it works
 

tet1953

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lol done that many, many times. With my EZ Clone 30 it took 4 12 oz bottles every 4 hrs. I had like 20+ of them in rotation. I am looking for a hands-off solution. Actually, the AC room worked well for me this time around. Got roots in 6 days.
 

dubba86

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Put in a nice order from the tude on the 13th.. usually I get my seedss in 7 days.. I hate checking usps website and seeing Origin Post is Preparing Shipment :wall:
 

ezwdr420

Member
That's the worste. I've had them to the door before it said it hit customs in new York tho. sometimes the updates are way off
 

tet1953

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7 days is about the fastest they could come. 10 days is nothing to sweat about. I've had the tude take 3 weeks before. Not usually though.
 

dubba86

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I spoke to soon... they were in the mail box today, got a phat g13 labs t-shirt too Prob shrink down to a face towel like the rest.
 

dubba86

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What did u get? Thought about ordering during the next promo. might give tga a whirl...
10 X dinafem blue widow fem ( grow of this thread )
5 X nirvana blue mystic fem ( grew before really enjoyed it.)
freebies:
Dinafem Seeds Super Silver
Dinafem Seeds Critical + AUTOMATIC
G13 Labs Seeds Gigabud
Dinafem Seeds White Widow
 
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