[B4O2N0G]

What kind of light do you guys use for the top of your aerocloner?

I accidentally put all my clones in the aerocloner under a 4 foot t5 light two feet away and it really stressed out my clones and finally after i turned off 2 of the 4 t5 lights i am now seeing rooting but it seems the roots are not growing anymore or if they are very slowly.

Has anyone had problems with there clones rooting a little bit but not continuing to root further.

my ph has been 5.3-6.2 and water temp 73-80

The only thing different i did this time was ph my water to 6.0 and i added Dutch master gold zone to prevent bad bacteria growth.I feel like the gold zone might be the problem and slowing my root growth for some reason?

[flashlight]

this is great guys thanks! going to save me some coin and looks like it could be enjoyable

[oc_grower]

Originally Posted by B4O2N0G

What kind of light do you guys use for the top of your aerocloner?

I accidentally put all my clones in the aerocloner under a 4 foot t5 light two feet away and it really stressed out my clones and finally after i turned off 2 of the 4 t5 lights i am now seeing rooting but it seems the roots are not growing anymore or if they are very slowly.

Has anyone had problems with there clones rooting a little bit but not continuing to root further.

my ph has been 5.3-6.2 and water temp 73-80

The only thing different i did this time was ph my water to 6.0 and i added Dutch master gold zone to prevent bad bacteria growth.I feel like the gold zone might be the problem and slowing my root growth for some reason?

I have never ph'd the water. I have had very high success rate 92-95 %. I wouldn't do it but I think it is important to keep the water temp down 60-70, if it is possible. That being said how warm is the air temp inside the cloner? When that is hot it will mess up your plants. I would guess that the T-5's were warming up the air in the rez and hindering your root development.

[KingRalph]

Originally Posted by oc_grower

I have never ph'd the water. I have had very high success rate 92-95 %. I wouldn't do it but I think it is important to keep the water temp down 60-70, if it is possible. That being said how warm is the air temp inside the cloner? When that is hot it will mess up your plants. I would guess that the T-5's were warming up the air in the rez and hindering your root development.

Absolutely, hence why a thermometer, anything, I just used that cheap meat thermometer for ease and simple visibility, that actually measures the root "zone" instead of the water temp is actually the more important number.

the water temp really only matters as far as being concerned about bad bacteria taking hold in higher temperatures. hence why I never pH'd (because that slight amount of chemical or even citric acid, will do more harm than any good and the "stems" don't seem to care too much, within reason.

that dutch master gold zone is a no-go, or at least if you really want to go the sterile route, you really need to go lab-clean sterile and a little bit of hydrogen peroxide will get you as far as that expensive dutch master stuff. that's why I actually went with the hydro beneficial bacteria, just a small amount, and it needs time to colonize, too much and you will get sludgy stems bad for rooting.

also, you don't really need much light at all for the clones. remember, they don't have any feet yet.

peace n green thumbs all.

[gardener60]

I take it that the hot glue was used to prevent the net cups from falling into the rez. For a 2" net cup, cut the hole 1 7/8" and you do not have to worry about the cup falling in. The same with the 3" net cup, cut the hole 2 7/8 just my 2 cents. I'm just a novice.

[RuralRoute420]

when i was in lowe's looking for a drill bit, an 11/32 drill bit is way bigger than the 10/32 tap that i did buy instead. was this a misprint or was i simply just too high???? this gives you the nice threaded hole.

[Drunk_Unicorns]

Originally Posted by RuralRoute420

when i was in lowe's looking for a drill bit, an 11/32 drill bit is way bigger than the 10/32 tap that i did buy instead. was this a misprint or was i simply just too high???? this gives you the nice threaded hole.

The 10 32 tap isn't 10/32", so you were right in just getting the tap. The one I bought at Lowes yesterday came with a drill bit. There's no size on it, but I'm guessing about 3/16".

[Drunk_Unicorns]

I've been having trouble with cloning because I'm kinda new, so I decided to try something different. I found an Aerogarden 3 at a thrift store, but it didn't have any of those little netpots so I used some 3/4" pipe foam insulation by cutting a small circle of foam and wrapping around the cutting. They wilted a bit the first day and one of them was pretty bad this morning but has since bounced back.



But my cat still has doubts about the Aerogarden, so he has started on an 18 gallon, 35 site cloner on his own.

[Drunk_Unicorns]

Well, my cat works faster than I do. He finished off the cloner already!



And sprayer manifold seems to be spraying.



We'll see how it works, I may have to buy someone a shopping cart full of cat toys.

[noyd666]

swimming pool noodle is a cheap and easy way to get plenty of collars.