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back story: I have been struggling with aero cloning for a while now. Things were ok when I first started to clone using a DIY cloner. Recently I have been battling something extremely powerful....it could be the devil himself. For a while I was running 80+ temperatures with the addition of Chlorine(clear Rez) after following a members post on here about problems with slime..rotted stems. Things were ok for a bit...but they have been getting progressively worse.
So...I went ahead and purchased a Turdbo Klone....and the first round went AMAZING. HUGE WHITE ROOT BEARDS...I WAS SO STOKED!!!!
The next round was horrible...I had several die...and the ones that did root...were seriously sick...and I was lucky enough to have them root and do ok while vegging...at least they look ok...they are starting to pick up under the 600w in veg.
Third round(current round)...I have been monitoring temperatures every day...20x per day. I have like 25-30 days to get some clones going(luckily I have someone who has extra if I need)..and since they have been in my cloner for 5 days now(previously in my friends DIY cloner for a few weeks)....there was grayish slime on the stems...many of them had stems that were hollow and rotted in the middle...and the leaves were a nasty shade of yellow...and they are starting to get curly and turn inward on themselves(I have never even seen that in my 2 years of ez-cloning)
before this round...I ran it in my bathtub with bleach for like an hour. As per the manual..I took all the parts off..and soaked them in bleach and water over night(pucks,misters, orings). While they were soaking..I ran the machine overnight with H202. Could it be the pucks harboring bad bacteria? Do I have SMS...even with all of the aggressive sterilization?
What should I do with the clones currently? Some are trying to root...others are not. Should I scrap the clones and start over ASAP?
Should I try cloning with rockwool starter plugs? Can you offer any info on that...as I have had zero success with other methods...and I am in a major time crunch. I have a heat mat...should I get a thermostat for my tray w/dome?
Anyone gone through this here..what helped. Also...there was crap floating in the water. The only thing I added to the water was Botanicare Powerclone solution..and I ph'd it.
PLEASE HELP!!!!
TpM
PS. I know there are guys on here that strictly clone in rockwool...I like the idea...and would like to give it a try...any tips for a newbie...AS per krunchbubbles thread...I will pick up a bottle of RooTing powder from Home Depot...and give the rockwool starter plugs a shot...I purchased an orange tray to make sure they are not in water(as rockwool holds alot of water)...I have read threads online about it...but really Im just wondering what you guys would do if you were in my situation. Like I said...I have 25-30 days in which I need like 25 rooted clones.
Thanks guys
back story: I have been struggling with aero cloning for a while now. Things were ok when I first started to clone using a DIY cloner. Recently I have been battling something extremely powerful....it could be the devil himself. For a while I was running 80+ temperatures with the addition of Chlorine(clear Rez) after following a members post on here about problems with slime..rotted stems. Things were ok for a bit...but they have been getting progressively worse.
So...I went ahead and purchased a Turdbo Klone....and the first round went AMAZING. HUGE WHITE ROOT BEARDS...I WAS SO STOKED!!!!
The next round was horrible...I had several die...and the ones that did root...were seriously sick...and I was lucky enough to have them root and do ok while vegging...at least they look ok...they are starting to pick up under the 600w in veg.
Third round(current round)...I have been monitoring temperatures every day...20x per day. I have like 25-30 days to get some clones going(luckily I have someone who has extra if I need)..and since they have been in my cloner for 5 days now(previously in my friends DIY cloner for a few weeks)....there was grayish slime on the stems...many of them had stems that were hollow and rotted in the middle...and the leaves were a nasty shade of yellow...and they are starting to get curly and turn inward on themselves(I have never even seen that in my 2 years of ez-cloning)
before this round...I ran it in my bathtub with bleach for like an hour. As per the manual..I took all the parts off..and soaked them in bleach and water over night(pucks,misters, orings). While they were soaking..I ran the machine overnight with H202. Could it be the pucks harboring bad bacteria? Do I have SMS...even with all of the aggressive sterilization?
What should I do with the clones currently? Some are trying to root...others are not. Should I scrap the clones and start over ASAP?
Should I try cloning with rockwool starter plugs? Can you offer any info on that...as I have had zero success with other methods...and I am in a major time crunch. I have a heat mat...should I get a thermostat for my tray w/dome?
Anyone gone through this here..what helped. Also...there was crap floating in the water. The only thing I added to the water was Botanicare Powerclone solution..and I ph'd it.
PLEASE HELP!!!!
TpM
PS. I know there are guys on here that strictly clone in rockwool...I like the idea...and would like to give it a try...any tips for a newbie...AS per krunchbubbles thread...I will pick up a bottle of RooTing powder from Home Depot...and give the rockwool starter plugs a shot...I purchased an orange tray to make sure they are not in water(as rockwool holds alot of water)...I have read threads online about it...but really Im just wondering what you guys would do if you were in my situation. Like I said...I have 25-30 days in which I need like 25 rooted clones.
Thanks guys