tricky cloning questions

Here are some questions for the experts.
I use happyfrog soil with worm castings and 2 liter soda bottles duck taped for light blocking. It seems to work fine for my SoG. I like the forgiving aspect of soil as I am a still a newbie I don’t want to risk my crop with the unforgiving nature of hydro, but for cloning I don’t think it can be beat.
I have a home made aero cloner that seems to work better as a DWC cloner so that’s how I use it. I change the water every other day but I still get slime on some of the stems. Some times it’s a thin even layer over the stem and sometimes it’s like a ball at the end, almost in the shape of a Q-tip.
I can’t seem to find out what the substance actually is. Is it living? Should I pull the clones with the slime or just wipe it off with tissue paper? Is it in all the water ready to contaminate the rest of the clones or will they be fine. I run a perpetual SoG grow so the clones are at different stages of development all the time, and the cloning never stops. How much of a problem do I have? What should I do? Thanks.

i get that slime too but i change the water about every 2 weeks when i take new clones.anyone know what this is from?i've read that people put small amounts of
H2O2 "hydrogen peroxide" in the water to keep it fresh i'll try this on my next batch of clones

It's a colony of anaerobic bacteria. H2O2 should fix.

If its green it could be algae, kill it by making sure it sees no light.

Thanks for the replies guys.
It’s not green, it’s clear and very slimy. I light blocked the cloner with a black rubber spray paint coating. I only have 3% hydrogen peroxide. Is that safe to use? If it is how much should I put in per gal? I also use super thrive every water change.

i dont think that kind of peroxide is good for plants
there is a special kind for it yo

3% will work, but your gonna need a lot of it, see if you can get the good 35% stuff. Always premix into water before giving it to plant.

yea, and that stuff has a lot of other chems in it. still wouldn't recommend it!!!

Ok looks like I need to hunt up some of the 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide. Do you guys have any suggestions as to where to buy? Any good websites “paypal” is best for me.

ebay is always good i guess
and HTG Supply is a good supplier of stuff like this

K9will said:

Ok looks like I need to hunt up some of the 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide. Do you guys have any suggestions as to where to buy? Any good websites “paypal” is best for me.

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3% is dirt cheap. Hit up a dollar store for a bunch. You don't need 35% and there are no other chemicals in H2O2.

the drug stoor stuff is hydrogen peroxide (stabilized) and water. idk what the "Stabilizer" is but it must be something. No?

here are some picks of the cloner in a veg/mom space.
It looks like there should be enuff aeration.
there are 2 identical bottoms that get changed out and disinfected every other day. I did feel the under side of the top and it is slick with something. i use short
segments of the black air hose, hot glued in place, to hold the cuttings and as a light block.