Thanks ssg. I checked on my aerocloner this morning and some of the cuts already have bumps! I'm so happy it's heat and not black magic cause the federal government already owns my soul... With nothing to sell to the devil I was in a tough spot.
my old apartment never got below 80 now that I've slept on this idea... In the middle of winter, I had the kitchen window wide open 24/7 to let cold air in... In my grows before that, I didn't have good ventilation, and temps were high there as well...
So, that being said... I think you guys have got me headed in the right direction. All this cause of temperature... It just didn't make any sense that I had never needed heat mats before.
Was going interject with the root zone temps (RZT) but seems you guys have picked up on it... clones IME will root about 50% quicker (7- 10 days) if the RZT is a consistent 75 - 80F. Any lower than 70F and they will take up to 20 days!
How are you getting on with the aero/dwc cloner?
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Do you guys have those jumbo heated propagators over there bro? Like this:
They're like 4' x 2' and come with heat mat and thermostat... You can fit a shit load of cuttings in there 2 of those should fill your pods. 1 of those holds about 500 smallest size rockwool cubes, not sure how big those trays you have are though.
I've been thinking about your water cooling system for next summer and have a couple questions. You said you buy the radiators off Ebay, are these just car radiators? Do you just look for something cheap like a Honda Civic radiator or are there specific ones that are better?
Also, what size pump are you using to move the chilled water through the radiator and does that pump run all the time or does it kick on when the fans do?
Thanks.
In the summer, I'm gonna disconnect the chiller and run the water straight from the tap through the radiators and down the drain... Cause it's not worth the extra electricity to chill the water after heating it. No need for temperature controls, cause when it's 90F+ outside and 80%RH, you can't get it cold enough burning 1800w and running a 200pt dehuey.. I'll be pumping it out of the ground at my place up north. People can say what they want, I'm not depleting any water tables... There's a friggin lake in front of the house.
Does running R/o water effect anything when using a radiator...I would suspect no? I an close to getting a r/o system plumbed in.
I was reading some about it and most said you want to use RO or distilled water to prevent buildup in the pipes.
Hey Bobble,
Seems like you have the clones under control, but to echo above, warmer root temps for cuttings are the key. I put an aquarium heater in my cloner, set at 75 degrees, and have roots in 5-10 days tops. Here are the USD cuttings that I put in last Thursday, with no rooting hormone, and scissor cuts...
Next time I will use rooting hormone, I promise Mega...
wouldn't the hormone just get washed off? I mean I quit using it... and all of the sudden my clones are taking... lol
lmao... you guys are funny.
To be perfectly honest with you it would be a waist of RO water. If you're worried about build-up in the radiator b/c you have ultra hard water... dilute it down... or run some cal/lime/rust remover... but RO is going to pull copper out of the pipes and into the water. I wouldn't use that water for anything else.
Yeah, I totally spaced out the fact that rooting hormone isn't needed... I was thinking of a cloning solution rather then hormone. I know you can make your own from base nutes, I just have to figure out the ratios. For now I have been using a weak veg solution and superthrive resulting in 4-500 ppm, and it works.
I think you misunderstood my question.....I am talking about using a brand me radiator like the one you use for cooling, I simply wantd to know if their are any "known" issues running a R/O system with a NEW radiator like you use......I should have been more specific in my question! Good job on figuring out the cloning issue, just do whatever works for you why mess with success?