Hey GC, Man, I can't tell you all how glad I am to have found some of you again. I am an old OG member from years ago who has been avoiding technology as best I can in this day and age (no facebook, twitter, texting, etc)! What a fabulous site and I am loving all of the information. I am having a problem in indexing or searching for specific information such as my title "diy aerocloner". I was hoping that becoming a paid member would make this easier (maybe it did, maybe I am just too find to stoned it...) Anyway, if there are some links out there to some DIY Aerocloners I would greatly appreciate your time and consideration! I have a pretty good idea of what I am doing and where I am going with the basics, I want to see the creativity of others to help me decide which way to go for my needs. GC rocks! Thanks to all, BillyBonzai
whether it be because you're sick of poor results or slowness or humidity domes, or because you wanna start the right way the first time, i understand your need for roots, so here is a simple step-by-step guide to building what is known as an Aero Cloner and been popularized as the expensive EZ-Cloner. Parts List: 350GPH Danner Supreme Mag-Drive Utility Pump Model 3 (Model 5 500GPH for larger units) 35x 2inch Neoprene Insert Collars (only 50cents a pop in the 35x bag 12x Aeroponic Misters (EZ-Cloner replacement sprayers, Mister 320 etc) 1x Rubbermaid Roughneck 31gal Tub or equivalent Schedule 40 PVC 1x 1/2" Pipe in length 1x 1/2" Female Connector 4x 1/2" Elbows 3x 1/2" Tees TOOLS Drill 2" Holesaw 11/32 Drill Bit (or 10/32 tap) Glue Gun + Glue (or 2" netpots) Composite Hacksaw (something to cut PVC) Have you pulled these things out of your back pocket yet? Vundeba, let's begin constructing... 1. Screw the 1/2" Female PVC onto the pump output... 2. Cut PVC pipe for a length that ends up at least 6" below the top of the tub. Remember, you can always cut more off later, so don't cut too short. Clean all ends of plastic, and stick the pipe in the pump's fitting. 3. Stick 1/2" Tee on the pipe... 4. Cut 2 equal lengths to go the long distance of the tub... 5. Put the 2 last Tees on the ends... 6. Cut 4 equal length short pieces and stick in Tees after cleaned... 7. Attach the 4 elbows... 8. Measure and Cut 2 more equal length pieces to fit your rectangle, clean, and check to see how your barebones fits together... 9. Now take apart the PVC and with an 11/32 drill bit (or 10/32 tap) drill holes for the sprayers in the pipes, and screw in the misters. sealing these isn't really necessary, also your pvc should fit together tightly enough not to need sealing either. As you can see that 18gal tub was a bit small, so i got the 31gal with plenty of space. Longer PVC, more misters, and a bigger pump and tub will allow you a bigger cloner, simple as that, design remains the same... 10. The Lid... drill the 2" holes you need. Clean the stray plastic off the holes without enlarging them, do no cut the plastic further yknow. Here you can either drop in 2" netpots, or what i had to do on some is to hot glue around the outside of the hole so the neoprene collars stuck in nicely, no netpot to fall in or for roots to get tangled in, or to buy note: experience has shown users to cut the bottom half of netpots off so roots are not damaged on removal... Voila! keep an eye on temps, they should be 68-78, 75F optimal. the pump keeps my temps perfect, but i suppose if it gets cold an aquarium heater would just be needed... but this... means this... you can see net pot or not makes no difference... and really temps are not a worry like in bubblecloning ugh... just ease here... warmer temps at the start n cooler temps after roots show is optimal, but any in the range will get ya success, and the pump should put the temp in a perfect spot!
mental_assassin, Thank you very much for your quick and informative response! Unfortunately your pics did not come through on your post (at least not for me) but I got the gist of your cloner! Thanks again brother! Anybody else have something (I am talking something for the hobbyist not something commercial). I made one once out of a 1/2 gallon plastic jar an air pump and an air stone. The mist created in the small space from the popping bubbles was sufficient to create the environment for root stimulation, it worked well but only 3 - 4 clones at a time. Thanks again, BillyBonzai
Found some in grow room design and setup / do it yourself! Great resource. Thanks again everyone! BillyBonzai
You could make a cloner out of pretty well anything (almost as easy as making a bong or pipe ). Like, a half dozen 16oz plastic soda bottles each with a vinyl tube connected to a small air stone in each; all tied together to a central aquarium pump. This would be a bubble cloner and not an aero cloner, of course, but I do recall a post some months back from someone making a bubble cloner out of a clear plastic storage container, with small holes drilled in the top and a strip of clear packing tape covering the holes and a smaller hole punched in that to allow the clone to drop down through the lid, and this seemed to work pretty well for him.
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