cheap and easy DIY cloner and what to do with the results

[justanotherbozo]

I've been reading your posts, and I'd like to say thank you so much, you've helped me immensely. The only other question I have: you keep your cloning pump on 24/7. What are the hours on your hydro system pump?

hello and you're welcome, i'm glad my efforts have helped you as i'm sure
your efforts will help others. as to your question, i run those pumps 24\7
as well to deliver a constant supply of oxygen to the roots, this is very
important to your plants.

[justanotherbozo]

high guy's and gal's, just wanted to say that i'm experiencing financial
difficulties again in the real world which have temporarily cost me my
connection. which means i'll only be around sporadically until i can work
something out. shit almost makes me want to start a commercial op, lol.

anyway, on the plus side, i've been in negotiations with the boutique
regarding a lost shipment and, while he isn't willing to resend, he is
willing to send me a couple of freebie packs
plus, i got the confirmation e-mail today regarding my second attempt
to get beans and they say they have shipped my order of regular
AK-47, White Rhino and Pure Power Plant plus the freebie which is
supposed to be a Mazar Afghan cross.

WOOT WOOT woot? (damn, i hope they come, lol)

God willin' n' da creek don't rise, i'll be startin a new, multi-strain thread
real soon. wish me luck!

[headshake]

hope the beans come through bozo. and i'm sorry to hear about your finacial difficulties.
i can't wait to check out the grow if/when the beans get there. i think me and my brother are about to put together a couple of strain hydro grow too.

anyhow lookin forward to the log.

-shake

[yourbuddies]

Thanks for the awsome write up.

I have one quick question.....

When you are transfering the new babies to the Hygromite the roots are not out of the basket yet so how do you ensure they are getting watered once in the new veg bubbler (since roots are not in the res water yet)? Will the bubbles take care of that?

Thanks!!!:thumbsup:

[purplehaze11]

Question:

What has everyone found to be the best support for the clones in the system? Are those just strips of foam that you use in yours bozo?

Also about how big of a container and how many clones would fit with an airpump that is rated for a 60 gallon aquarium?

[headshake]

Thanks for the awsome write up.

I have one quick question.....

When you are transfering the new babies to the Hygromite the roots are not out of the basket yet so how do you ensure they are getting watered once in the new veg bubbler (since roots are not in the res water yet)? Will the bubbles take care of that?

Thanks!!!:thumbsup:

your buddies, bozo said he won't be here often for a while so let me try to answer your question for you. you can either hand water until the roots hit the nutes or you can set up a drip system to do it for you until the roots hit the nutes.

What has everyone found to be the best support for the clones in the system? Are those just strips of foam that you use in yours bozo?

he just uses foam insulation for pipes (i think) and cuts it lengthwise so it's open and easier to get the plants out when time. and he obviously cuts them into little pucks. he uses them so the clones don't fall in the res.

Also about how big of a container and how many clones would fit with an airpump that is rated for a 60 gallon aquarium?

you are more limited by the size of container that you use. you can't really have too much air. just put them evenly spaced across the top of your box. he gets like 20 or so i believe. (i'm too lazy to go back and read.)

hope this helps.

bozo, didn't mean to step on your toes, just trying to help out while you are away....so get your a$$ back!

-shake

[the image reaper]

sorry to back-track, but in one of your early posts, you mentioned the 'Hygromite' ... is it as good as their website's pics demonstrate ? ... I haven't found anybody that uses it, to question, yet ... none of the local hydro stores stock it, and the freight charges kept me from ordering it, until I know more ... thx :smokin:

[TurboALLWD]

Just wanted to say I made this exact bubble cloner, and it works amazingly well. So far i've rooted 6 out of 8 clones and the other 2 are starting to show signs of roots. IT WORKS! I ended up putting the stems in the water, thinking it wasn't working but who knows, it seems to work both ways. pics are in my grow log! bubble gum getting hairy!

[d4twamp]

sorry to back-track, but in one of your early posts, you mentioned the 'Hygromite' ... is it as good as their website's pics demonstrate ? ... I haven't found anybody that uses it, to question, yet ... none of the local hydro stores stock it, and the freight charges kept me from ordering it, until I know more ... thx :smokin:

TIR, talk to WH she uses higromite and she loves it, if my memory serves me right... She'll be able to answer some of those ?'s....I know she does, prefer it over hydroton...

And Purplehaze I went to the hydro store and got some EZ cloner neoprene collars less than 50 cents a piece, and they work great...or the insulation works too...

[justanotherbozo]

high everybody, just wanted to let you know i'm back, lol, until my
next crisis.

and -shake, thanks for steppin' in and takin' up the slack while i was
'away', it's nice to see that there's someone still answering the noob's
questions.

as to the collars i use to hold my cuts. what i did was get a length of
pipe-wrap insulation, the kind that comes in 5 foot lengths with a split
down the middle so you can wrap it around a hot water pipe. (they cost
about $1.00 - $2.00 per 5 foot length and they come in different diameters,
get the small ones)
then, i just cut that into 1 inch pieces and i wrap those pieces around
each of my cuts and stick them into the 1 inch holes i drilled into the
top of my cloner, easy as pie and cheap as hell.

and reaper, good to see ya. anyway, i think doughboy's right, i'm pretty
sure it's weedhound that is actually using hygromite. (i'm back playing in
the dirt again right now). i'm pretty sure Stinky is familiar with it too.

if i remember correctly, i liked the hygromite because it's ph neutral right
out of the bag, plus, i believe it also leachs (not the right word i'm sure)
minute amounts of silica to help promote cell wall strength.

i also wanted to say that my beans arrived so look for a new bozo thread
coming soon to a forum near you! (i've got 5 PPP's and 5 White Rhino's
germinating as we speak)