DIY Aero Cloner the EZ-Cloner Replica in 10 Easy Steps!

[ft100]

small but sad update on my cloner. bought the cap controller for it as those following the thread know and went 0/40 clones. first two runs i had at least 60-70% success rate. I attribute this to water temps. the cloner sat on the concrete floor this time and I think this variance hurt me. Also the pump never ran long enough to heat the water up. I had it on 15 on 15 off. i did clean it out between runs and just need to do some more experimenting with it. may go back to old timer and just be out the money for the cap or use it somewhere else. I need to really figure this out though because I was banking on those 40 clones. hurts now but will only lose 1-3 out of my 11 females unless a reveg works after flower. wish me luck for a reveg folks. peace and always smoke

 

[LiLWaynE]

water temps are KEY... coldness does no good... ive had good rates keeping my water at 69-73 degrees....

maybe try and put bricks underneath the rubbermaid to keep it off the cement? and a aquarium heater would be good also if you stuck it in there... just make sure you buy the heater that isnt made of glass...

 

[toohighmf]

If the floor is cold, get a clone heat mat and set it to 74. I use to run ez cloners and pythium was to be expected, but h2o2 kills it off quickn easy if when clones are popping in 36 hours to 7 days. I kept mine running 24/7 and rarely lost more than 3-4 cuts when I kept the machine clean, and unplugged the sprayers every week. This 256 site I'm building is going to use an external TNC pump to keep 20 gallons cool. I'm getting really sick of waiting for the rooters take foot in my dry climate and losing 5-10%...

 

[ThaMagnificent]

props

 

[onegreenday]

Yo PD nice setup. Do you glue the white pipe?

can you run without glue or will it blow the pipe apart?
thanks.

 

[LiLWaynE]

Yo PD nice setup. Do you glue the white pipe?

can you run without glue or will it blow the pipe apart?
thanks.

ive never used glue. and I have never had a problem... if you have a large pump then glue might be appropriate...

 

[Pipedream]

I'm with LilWaynE on this one. No glue. Doesn't matter if they leak, cause they would just drip back down into the bath. Just pressure fit them together. I had one loose connection so I put a bit of teflon tape around the end of the pipe before I pushed them together and it made them nice and snug.

 

[dr.dro]

Are aero cloners supposed to be 100% humidity inside the cloner? Checked mine only between 55-65% humidity. How can I raise this if it's a problem

 

[toohighmf]

I wouldn't say that 100% humidity is a good thing, and that 65% is ideal. If you were at 100%, it would be like your cuts were submerged in water w/o aeration/oxygenation. It's the humid watery air we want.

 

[Epod]

well thanks for all the tips u have posted here i made one as well i have my own cross here white widow x ogange bud and is a mother f**ucker to clone takes up to 21 days to even see a root but now in 7 days i have roots showing temp is a bit unstable as it in my growroom that is quite hot in its self temp go's on the tank from 24 to 32 so some time its a bit hot but seems to be working fines anyway now :O)

i will add pics when i can find out here how to srink them to fit it says they are to big to post

 

[Epod]

My Cloner pics

My Cloner pics

My cloner

my tub

cuttings planted

plants rooting 7 days

moved to grow chamber

well how i made my cloner for uk ppl is same as on page 1 but i used a 22mm copper pipe i heated it up on a gas cooker to melt the holes needed for the cuttings to go though
i used a 1" rockwool block to hold the cutting i use a wooded skewer to make the hole right though the block and gentely pushed the cutting though

temp as i said are a bit unstable 24 to 32 but its working find about the neoprene collers ppl are useing in the usa it very hard to find here but i did find some think we can use if needed is a camping bed roll from tesco and its cheap i use it as sound deading pads its just like neoprene 1cm thick


my hydro set up
grow tank

main beds

main bed

main beds

 

[Epod]

just some of my work
http://www.icmag.com/ic/album.php?albumid=3892

 

[onegreenday]

nice pics. very informative.
thanks for posting.

 

[onegreenday]

thanks Wayne.

 

[onegreenday]

better than bubble cloner?

better than bubble cloner?

I got a bubble cloner going and wonder if these
aero cloners are a step up & better.

Can you tell me some advantages of the aero cloner over
a simple bubble cloner?

Thanks.

 

[Elite]

Can you tell me some advantages of the aero cloner over
a simple bubble cloner?

Price....Ask yourself, do you have more time or money....

Great Thread!!
Elite

 

[moses224]

So basically to go airponics its same build just larger holes, pump, nets etc.....safe to say???

 

[DeebeeAhhSee]

Any one have a line on the cycle timer? Maybeone thats less than 50 bucks? I've got it built but i want the timer... that damn pump is way to loud... no one mentioned that.

 

[hempathy.inc]

How to transplant?

How to transplant?

How do I transplant from my aerocloner into 4 in rockwool

 

[TheMadHatter]

For anyone having trouble finding a drill bit for the sprayers like I did. I used a 11/64. Thanks for the tutorial its alot better then spending hundreds of dollers.