GR's Cloning Machine

meangreengrowinmachine said:

Following so I can finally dial in my diy cloner that looks damn near identical except my pucks are orange lol love all the advise on here! Anyone have a link to the "better" DWC cloners everyone is speaking of? guessing the same top design more water and under water bubblers instead of sprays basically? thanks in advance and thanks opp for starting the thread! lots of great info!

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meangreengrowinmachine said:

Anyone have a link to the "better" DWC cloners everyone is speaking of?

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Thegermling said:

My first succesful cloning with DWC was similiar to this...
https://www.rollitup.org/t/easy-diy-20-bubble-cloner-a-picture-how-to.835810/. I got roots on two out of three of my cuttings. Water temps where around 73-74f.
I plan on moving up to a bigger one and itll be like this...
https://www.rollitup.org/t/diy-bubble-cloner-how-to.899030/
I built one of these and still waiting on results (aerocloner)
https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=187728

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meangreengrowinmachine said:

So I guess mine is kinda hybrid already since I do have air stones in the bottom and an aquarium pump in addition to the sparyers...... must be an issue with my water.. I am guessing temps.. well I have a bit until I need to get this down or even have the plants to clone from. Thanks for the info everyone!

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gr865 said:

11 days in the machine, but the first 8 days had the temps to low, <70 degrees, added aquarium heater and the temps have risen slowly to 75.6 as of today.
Are these the start of roots, the clones are still very turgent and not limp at all.

This is strange to me, and worrisome. Any ideas folks?

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gr865 said:

My city water is so bad, How bad you may ask, well > 800 ppm. So I use RO with 1/4 of my tap (after chlorine has been vented off, usually wait 5 or so days to vent. This gives me about 225 ppm in my rez. I have changed it once, and today I plan on changing it again.
Do y'all use Clear Rez? I am wondering at what rate people use? It says one oz per 5 gallon, that's about 30 ml and that seems like a lot.
Also I am see a little discoloration in some of the foliage, was told I could use some Rapid Start, low N. Not sure I want to add nutes, any thoughts?
I know that a lot of questions but I really want this to be successful.

GR

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Thegermling said:

Never used clear rez. Rapid start or any beneficial isnt that effective until roots show from what ive heard. The discoloration is because the cutting is using those nutrients to make roots or the light could be too powerful from what ive heard. If it worries you you could foliar feed to get back some greenness in there.

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gr865 said:

Just to update, clone were removed from the cloner on 1/20 and put into 1 gallon Smart Pots.
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And here they are today 1/30. Hope to go into flower within the next 5 days.
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This journal can be found @ Big Buddha Cheese Part Deux.

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