Killer cloner!
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klx
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Is there any other way than running sterile?Imo unless you have air flow or run sterile it can stagnate ....
But mine is almost air tight
Just cause the sprayers churn the water doesnt mean that its refreshing the air in the chamber .
Not arguing just sayin
Nah, I get what you are saying but if you are not adding anything to keep it sterile, an air pump is not gonna stop slime after 2 weeks of the same water. Either dose it or dump the water weekly and all good.
Cold$moke
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Ive never ran sterile and only recently started running hydroguard (because i used bleach lol)
I do love the bleach smell if i add it to the cloner
(On occasion)
And i use my cloner for a veg setup somtimes to where they could be there for weeks i just top up.
And add nutes when i need too
But i hear ya differnt strokes for different folks
I do love the bleach smell if i add it to the cloner
(On occasion)
And i use my cloner for a veg setup somtimes to where they could be there for weeks i just top up.
And add nutes when i need too
But i hear ya differnt strokes for different folks
Hydrowannabe
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Can you guys give me some input on how you drain your reservoirs. I know it should be a common since question, but I feel I’m not quite doing it as efficiently as I could be doing it. This is the bal valve drain adapter setup I got this morning for like five bucks. I’m thinking of putting the L downward with the ball valve part inside the reservoir to control drainage. I’m a little bit of an over thinker if you haven’t noticed yet lol
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Hydrowannabe
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Gotchya, appreciate your thoughts. I think I’m going to run an air stone since I too have several just laying around and an air pump that’s just collecting dustExactly same thing it adds air to the water before it sprays out .
With a pump it churns it enough just through the spraying i just added stones as i have a fuck tone of stones and little air pumps
But i threw the venturi away lol
JSB99
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Ball valves work great! I used many on my pump manifolds. You can also syphon the water, use a pump to drain the res, use a wetvac, or, if you decide to go with a small tote, it's easy enough to carry.
Hydrowannabe
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I’m going to use this simple 2 part drainage on all my reservoirs. Cheap and water tight and easy as twisting a lever. Over the years I’ve learned so much about plumbing due to wanting to grow weed, it’s kinda cool how this hobby forces you to learn about electronics, water content, plumbing. I got my best plumbing knowledge when I installed an “easy” r/o system at my old house. Not so easy. Now I’m rambling.
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Hydrowannabe
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Hah that looks legit. Some Dr. Seuss shit right there lol. I think we are similar in the fact that we don’t mind breaking the KISS rule if time allows
Hydrowannabe
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I’m going to be making a bunch of little projects with pvc now that I bought a pair of pvc cutters. Wow, what a difference. It makes these projects fun when you can cut the pvc with ease. I used to avoid pvc bc I hated sawing
Hydrowannabe
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Nice nice!Yep drains are nice.
I found a hand water pump at hemp depot
It pumps a gallon in 4 strokes so i dont have to clean out my vacuum when i wana use it wet
Canadain Closet Gardener
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They cut stalks of your plants with ease too. I use them to cut down my plants and chop up the stalks.
Cheers
CCG
GoatSoup
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For draining the rez: Put a tee on the up pipe and run a section of pipe out the side of the tub thru a 2" hole, (Make sure it is above the water level Use foam pipe insulation section to seal the hole around the pipe) and put a ball valve on the outer pipe. When you want to drain, open the ball valve.
I think Stink Bud has the pix on his "How to grow a pound every three weeks" thread. Put a 1/2" PVC hose adapter on the pipe and you can connect a garden hose to run it out to a drain. Also makes it easy to get a sample to check PH and Nutes PPM if you grow to maturity in the tub. I grew 8X Super Lemon Haze in one tub ( actually 16 in two tubs) and never had a problem, except for leaks, until I adjusted the sprayer bar heights. I did have to build a PVC support cage to hold them up as they got 40-48" tall and the 2" net pots would tip over. Makes a nice closet grow set up.
You can use a cheap mechanical timer 15/15 min for the pump or a 1/5 min fancy timer, both work fine. Not much need for an air pump/stones as the sprayers oxygenate the water just fine.
I think Stink Bud has the pix on his "How to grow a pound every three weeks" thread. Put a 1/2" PVC hose adapter on the pipe and you can connect a garden hose to run it out to a drain. Also makes it easy to get a sample to check PH and Nutes PPM if you grow to maturity in the tub. I grew 8X Super Lemon Haze in one tub ( actually 16 in two tubs) and never had a problem, except for leaks, until I adjusted the sprayer bar heights. I did have to build a PVC support cage to hold them up as they got 40-48" tall and the 2" net pots would tip over. Makes a nice closet grow set up.
You can use a cheap mechanical timer 15/15 min for the pump or a 1/5 min fancy timer, both work fine. Not much need for an air pump/stones as the sprayers oxygenate the water just fine.
Hydrowannabe
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Well, I’m testing the cloner out today. Some of The cuts are a little smaller than what I like to start with, but I couldn’t wait any longer to test this thing out. I will keep you guys updated on how they do. There is about 10 gal of adjusted r/o water in the reservoir: ph= 5.8 ec= 0.4. Ingredients that went into the water are calmag, rapid start, and a little bit of GH flora bloom. This has always proved to be a good mixture for cloning for me
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JSB99
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I use my cutters a lot, but they're notorious for cutting off-angle. If I've got a lot of pipes I'm cutting, or need precision, I use my mitre saw (chop saw). Any blade will work.
JSB99
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Those cuttings aren't small at all. You might even cut a few of the fan blades on each.
You don't need a lot of what you are using in your water. With clones, you do not need the following:
- Balanced water
- RO, distilled, or purified water (use plain tap water), unless really chlorinated, or hard
- CalMag, Grow, or Bloom. Your plants won't be using nutrients from the water. They use the stored energy in the leaves, to root.
- Bright light
Rolla J
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Hope your areocloner is a success!
@Hydrowannabe
I was infatuated over aero cloners for like 2 weeks before building one. Didn't really like it during test running
¼ tubbing and 7 T nozzle sprayers but the hose would always swell and lose connection. Even had to swap out a cpl nozzles. I said fk it and made a bubble cloner. For some reason i personally like it better. And hey I got one to root outta 4 lmao. Cost me lil less than 20 bucks cuz of the pump but the parts were all about a buck a piece. This is this "make sure it works" stage.
Made adjustments since then as in flow of water and and what not, I have it to perfection now 
I have 3 pumps at home the small one in there, a 185, and a 1000gph for spares. I wana build like a huge aqua table some day. That would be the shyt
As of now I have neoprene collars instead of using sponges. Too saturated! But thinking of doing hour on 2 off cycle
@Hydrowannabe
I was infatuated over aero cloners for like 2 weeks before building one. Didn't really like it during test running
¼ tubbing and 7 T nozzle sprayers but the hose would always swell and lose connection. Even had to swap out a cpl nozzles. I said fk it and made a bubble cloner. For some reason i personally like it better. And hey I got one to root outta 4 lmao. Cost me lil less than 20 bucks cuz of the pump but the parts were all about a buck a piece. This is this "make sure it works" stage.
I have 3 pumps at home the small one in there, a 185, and a 1000gph for spares. I wana build like a huge aqua table some day. That would be the shyt
As of now I have neoprene collars instead of using sponges. Too saturated! But thinking of doing hour on 2 off cycle
Cold$moke
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Yup, i use my lil dewalt 20v chopsaw i love that little thing
Always got a future in plumbing