This is a wick cloner you can make using stuff you can find around the house. Supports 10-15 clones. (based on ooglebirds cloner from OG)
The wick system is the simplest hydroponic system you can build. It doesnt make any noise, doesnt use pumps, and doesnt have any moving parts. Instead it uses capillary action to provide water, while the surrounding air supplys oxygen to the roots.
Materials:
1) Two empty 1.5 liter soda bottles (Green Sprite/GingerAle bottles will greatly reduce chances of algae growth)
2) One empty 2 liter soda bottle (Must be clear)
3) Wick material of your choice (Mop strings, Candle Wicks, Show Laces, twine etc)
4) Grow media of your choice (vermiculite, builders sand, rockwool pieces etc) (Should be able to absorb water, not repel)
*(note- for a bigger cloner, replace item 1 with with 2 liter soda bottles, and replace item 2 with a 3 liter soda bottle. Supports 15-25 clones.)
*(note- for a micro cloner, replace item 1 with with 20 ounce soda bottles, and replace item 2 with a 1.5 liter soda bottle. Supports 5-10 clones.)
Total Cost $0
Alternative Design Using Empty CD-R Spindles (by: panopticist)
The wick system is the simplest hydroponic system you can build. It doesnt make any noise, doesnt use pumps, and doesnt have any moving parts. Instead it uses capillary action to provide water, while the surrounding air supplys oxygen to the roots.
Materials:
1) Two empty 1.5 liter soda bottles (Green Sprite/GingerAle bottles will greatly reduce chances of algae growth)
2) One empty 2 liter soda bottle (Must be clear)
3) Wick material of your choice (Mop strings, Candle Wicks, Show Laces, twine etc)
4) Grow media of your choice (vermiculite, builders sand, rockwool pieces etc) (Should be able to absorb water, not repel)
*(note- for a bigger cloner, replace item 1 with with 2 liter soda bottles, and replace item 2 with a 3 liter soda bottle. Supports 15-25 clones.)
*(note- for a micro cloner, replace item 1 with with 20 ounce soda bottles, and replace item 2 with a 1.5 liter soda bottle. Supports 5-10 clones.)
Total Cost $0
Alternative Design Using Empty CD-R Spindles (by: panopticist)
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The roots are nicley developed, ready to go into a soil/soil-less mix. Give it some more time if youre doing hydro.
