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What up guys & gals, just thought I would share with you this cloner I built... the root pictures below were taken at 12 days from cutting and dropping into the collars. I hadn't been to see these for a few but judging from the size of the roots, I'm guessing they had been rooted for a few days (at least).
The two most beutiful aspects of this unit are the simplicity of use and the relatively low price. The unit consists of a 5 gal bucket w/ lid ($5.00), a cloner sprinkler head ($1.75), a 185 g/hr pump ($15.00), some 3/8" tubing ($2.00), and a scrap piece of PVC pipe ($1.00). As you can see, the PVC slips over the 3/8" vinyl tubing so it stands up straight.
Also needed are neaprene collars (bag of 25 - $15.00), although one could likely substitue something homemade here (i.e. piece of pool noodle, etc..) so I didn't add this into the price.
Simply drill holes in the lid to accomodate the number of clones you'll need at once. Use the little circle indention in the middle of the lid as a guide point for where the spinner head is and put your clone holes in a circle around that. Basically, the sprinkler spins in the middle of the clones and constantly wets them all.
You'll need a hole in the side (see where I have the metal tape) to run the power cord for the pump out of the bucket. I added a thermometer just to monitor for the first use but this is not really needed. My temps were at around 90 degrees and I had zero problems. I add 1 tablespoon of Hydroguard per gallon to plain tap water and adjust the PH to 7. The pump runs 24/7.
All I do is cut the clone, make another clean angle cut with scissors or a razor under water, then stick into the neoprene collar, NO ROOTING HORMONES NEEDED OR WANTED. You can see from the pictures, I give the bigger leaves a haircut to help with transpiration and I mist them one time once I get them sittuated in the bucket. No more misting is needed or wanted. Keep the bucket under floros (about 1' to 2' away from the tips) and VIOLA, roots..
One more thing, prolly a good idea to change the water after each use.
K.eep I.t S.imple S.toners...
Peace, 900d
The two most beutiful aspects of this unit are the simplicity of use and the relatively low price. The unit consists of a 5 gal bucket w/ lid ($5.00), a cloner sprinkler head ($1.75), a 185 g/hr pump ($15.00), some 3/8" tubing ($2.00), and a scrap piece of PVC pipe ($1.00). As you can see, the PVC slips over the 3/8" vinyl tubing so it stands up straight.
Also needed are neaprene collars (bag of 25 - $15.00), although one could likely substitue something homemade here (i.e. piece of pool noodle, etc..) so I didn't add this into the price.
Simply drill holes in the lid to accomodate the number of clones you'll need at once. Use the little circle indention in the middle of the lid as a guide point for where the spinner head is and put your clone holes in a circle around that. Basically, the sprinkler spins in the middle of the clones and constantly wets them all.
You'll need a hole in the side (see where I have the metal tape) to run the power cord for the pump out of the bucket. I added a thermometer just to monitor for the first use but this is not really needed. My temps were at around 90 degrees and I had zero problems. I add 1 tablespoon of Hydroguard per gallon to plain tap water and adjust the PH to 7. The pump runs 24/7.
All I do is cut the clone, make another clean angle cut with scissors or a razor under water, then stick into the neoprene collar, NO ROOTING HORMONES NEEDED OR WANTED. You can see from the pictures, I give the bigger leaves a haircut to help with transpiration and I mist them one time once I get them sittuated in the bucket. No more misting is needed or wanted. Keep the bucket under floros (about 1' to 2' away from the tips) and VIOLA, roots..
One more thing, prolly a good idea to change the water after each use.
K.eep I.t S.imple S.toners...
Peace, 900d
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WELL.. I love it!! 
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...bummer...
