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down2grow · 04-22-2010, 06:13 PM

So this is my first time cloning and decided to use coco because that's what I'm using as my medium. The clones have been in the coco for 2.5 weeks now, but the room temp has been 65-70 max and they are under a single cool cfl. I took a couple of clones out to observe(newb I know) and the ends looked really swelled, but no roots. I think it's the temps in the room. So which heating mat/pad do you use and where can I get one?

Thanks
d2g

Cannalicious · 04-22-2010, 08:16 PM

I went to K-mart and got a double wide heating pad for $15, set on low heat with a towel over it.

supermanlives · 04-22-2010, 09:14 PM

home depot has seed kits with a heating mat. didnt see the price tho. as i already got one

DiscoBiscuit · 04-22-2010, 09:18 PM

ebay

FreezerBoy · 04-22-2010, 09:29 PM

Never used one but, I've heard those who do take Cannalicious' advice and avoid direct contact between pot and pad. Cooling racks for cookies is another common spacer.

gomer · 04-22-2010, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Cannalicious

I went to K-mart and got a double wide heating pad for $15, set on low heat with a towel over it.

Does your new K-mart heating pad shut off every few hours? I read on a forum that there are new safety features that make the pads automatically shut off after a few hours.

FreezerBoy · 04-22-2010, 10:25 PM

Wouldn't be surprised. What about pads for lizard tanks?

junior_grower · 04-22-2010, 10:53 PM

I bought these. I love the fact nothing gets cooked and an exact temp is maintained. I use it for both seed starting and cutting rotting.

https://www.plantlightinghydroponics....rt.php?sort=2a
https://www.plantlightinghydroponics....at-p-1954.html

High Country · 04-22-2010, 11:42 PM

See if you can get one with a thermostat and set it at 24C or 75F.

down2grow · 04-23-2010, 04:14 AM

I went to Home Depot and the didn't have any heating mats at all. So I dropped by a nursery and bought one made by HydroFarm. It does not have a temp setting. Would you still suggest to place something in between the pad and tray? Also, should I try and save my almost 3 week old clones or should I put the mat under the clones that I took last week? Thanks in advance and I'll post my results.

D2G

04-22-2010, 06:13 PM	#1
down2grow Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 358	Which heating pad for cloning and where to get it? So this is my first time cloning and decided to use coco because that's what I'm using as my medium. The clones have been in the coco for 2.5 weeks now, but the room temp has been 65-70 max and they are under a single cool cfl. I took a couple of clones out to observe(newb I know) and the ends looked really swelled, but no roots. I think it's the temps in the room. So which heating mat/pad do you use and where can I get one? Thanks d2g
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FreezerBoy Was blind but now IC Puckbunny in Training Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 11,517	Never used one but, I've heard those who do take Cannalicious' advice and avoid direct contact between pot and pad. Cooling racks for cookies is another common spacer. __________________ . . FreezerBoy's Destroyer Diary-Completed...... FreezerBoy's Thunk Diary-Completed...... Beginners Links
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04-22-2010, 10:25 PM	#7
FreezerBoy Was blind but now IC Puckbunny in Training Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 11,517	Wouldn't be surprised. What about pads for lizard tanks? __________________ . . FreezerBoy's Destroyer Diary-Completed...... FreezerBoy's Thunk Diary-Completed...... Beginners Links
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04-22-2010, 10:53 PM	#8
junior_grower Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 905	I bought these. I love the fact nothing gets cooked and an exact temp is maintained. I use it for both seed starting and cutting rotting. https://www.plantlightinghydroponics....rt.php?sort=2a https://www.plantlightinghydroponics....at-p-1954.html __________________ another successful out door year at 52*north, beat bugs, the wettest season in memory, and a early frost. Auto flowers have been a blast
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04-22-2010, 08:16 PM	#2
Cannalicious Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Probably in the kitchen, in the garden, or in the glades. Posts: 142	I went to K-mart and got a double wide heating pad for $15, set on low heat with a towel over it.
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04-22-2010, 09:14 PM	#3
supermanlives Banned Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: gilligans island Posts: 13,142	home depot has seed kits with a heating mat. didnt see the price tho. as i already got one
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04-22-2010, 11:42 PM	#9
High Country Give me a Kenworth truck, an 18 speed box and I'll go anywhere Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: High Country NE Victoria, where Indica reigns supreme. Posts: 3,472	See if you can get one with a thermostat and set it at 24C or 75F.
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04-23-2010, 04:14 AM	#10
down2grow Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 358	I went to Home Depot and the didn't have any heating mats at all. So I dropped by a nursery and bought one made by HydroFarm. It does not have a temp setting. Would you still suggest to place something in between the pad and tray? Also, should I try and save my almost 3 week old clones or should I put the mat under the clones that I took last week? Thanks in advance and I'll post my results. D2G
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