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sugarfree-gardens posted an update in the group
3 weeks agoGrow Talk AERO CLONERS!!! Sometimes I love mine and sometimes I want to throw it out the window. I do everything the same each time yet, sometimes I have roots in 5-7 days and sometimes it’s weeks or they just don’t ever root. What’s the trick that I only pull off subconsciously?
I use clonex gel and my reservoir is filled with clonex solution and I ph to 5.7-6.0. If water starts to get warm I put a cycle timer on it and don’t let it run 24/7. Tell me DGC! Please!!!
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Biggest thing for aeorcloner success is sanitization between runs… Gotta kill all pathogens…Hypochlorous acid works great and doesn’t eat your rings and neoprene collars over time like regular bleach will, but bleach works, too.
I throw all components into the cloner and fill it with water then add a half cup of hypochlorous or bleach. Cover with an old towel.and run overnight (24 hours with bleach).
A few other points for your consideration:
Elevate your cloner with a milk crate or something similar and place a small fan so that air can flow under the cloner to help cool it. ( I use a clip on fan )
Use your timer from the start…set it to 15 min on/off so that the pump doesn’t warm up the water…
Clonex is great. I prefer KLN.
Also…have to hold your mouth juuuuuust right haha.
Hope this helps. G’luck. ✌️🔥
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@Hash AC infinity has all that stuff for AV cooling. I’ve wandered their menu pretty good lol.
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@Hash thank you!!!! Truly appreciate you taking the time to help out! I actually have a bottle of KLN so I’ll give that a go!
I always clean everything with bleach so I’m thinking my issue is likely water temp. Never thought of raising it for airflow underneath so I’ll give that a go too!
Thanks again! This is true DGC stuff!
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@sugarfree-gardens happy to help …just hope it helps lol… Also I would be remiss if I didn’t say use gloves with Clonex and KLN…. I’m sure you use PPE…but I have to say it anytime I recommend using anything potentially harmful. ✌️✌️
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Came here to say the same. Cleaning and temps are key. If it rots before it gets a chance to root your gonna have a hard time.
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I upgraded my air pump as well as doing what @Hash said.
This last time I added a 1/4 teaspoon of recharge to the reservoir. I’m not sure if it made a difference on successful roots or not but I definitely see more vigor in their growth at the start.3 -
Water temp and moisture levels around stem affect root formation. An over-saturated stem will take weeks for roots to form. I prefer to clone in a media like rockwool where any excess moisture can be squeezed out. I always get 100% success in 4-8 days depending on the genetics.
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@jmystro I dig rockwool as well, but my favorite is just solo cups with Promix HP in a humidome. 🙂
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@Hash don’t get me wrong, I have close to 100% success when I do my canna coco in a clear solo cup in my humidome. I just like being able to do it all and have a never ending thirst for knowledge. The inconsistency I was having in the cloner was driving me nuts and I really wanted to keep the cuts I have in it now.
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