Clones not rooting in home made DWC cloner

[Gladio]

Hey fellow growers

I just made a DWC cloner for 100 plants however clones are not rooting as they should.

I also have a DWC cloner bought from a store and the clones in that one has already rooted.

I feel that there is a very minor light leak in the cloner that I made myself.

Do you guys think it can be the reason?

Thank for any input

 

[HeadHunterpipes]

Copper or brass in your new cloner, what is it made from ?
Pic might help

 

[Gladio]

Copper or brass in your new cloner, what is it made from ?
Pic might help

Its straight from plastic as my other cloners are made of

Here is a pic…

It is identical to my store bought cloner. However I have minor light leak nothing too much.

All my cloners are under same conditions. Store bought already rooted but there are none in my homemade one

 

[HeadHunterpipes]

The plants do not look like they ran low on water.
I use rooting compound's gels and powders and Canna Aqua Riz tonic.
But that doesn't explain why one is growing and the other isn't
You have room for that many plants ?

 

[Gladio]

The plants do not look like they ran low on water.
I use rooting compound's gels and powders and Canna Aqua Riz tonic.
But that doesn't explain why one is growing and the other isn't
You have room for that many plants ?
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They are all submerged and looking healthy but no roots yet…

Yeah I got plenty of room since I dont veg for long, usually 20 days from transplant

Do you think light leak can cause an issue?

That is the only difference I see betwenn my home made and store bought cloner

 

[HeadHunterpipes]

Light ======== promotes algae and bacteria
Is your reservoir green/black /smells/slimy

 

[Gladio]

Light ======== promotes algae and bacteria
Is your reservoir green/black /smells/slimy

Its black…

Smells really clean, both reservoir and the bottoms of the clones are not slimey…

I always check for algae growth anyways and always add h2ho to the reservoir…

Thanks for all information

 

[Asmodeus]

Ive been having the same problem with an aero cloner lately. Havent done anything different, used to have massive roots in 10 days, now all of a sudden nada..

 

[Gladio]

Ive been having the same problem with an aero cloner lately. Havent done anything different, used to have massive roots in 10 days, now all of a sudden nada..

I also have an aero cloner and never had a problem with it. One thing I realised with aero cloner is that I get better results when i put longer intervals between waterings

 

[Asmodeus]

I also have an aero cloner and never had a problem with it. One thing I realised with aero cloner is that I get better results when i put longer intervals between waterings

You put it on a timer? Ive always just plugged it in and let er rip. Always had huge roots in 10 days. Now, not so much for some reason.

 

[HeadHunterpipes]

Its black…

Smells really clean, both reservoir and the bottoms of the clones are not slimey…

I always check for algae growth anyways and always add h2ho to the reservoir…

Thanks for all information

What is the reservoir temp? use Hydro Guard and tap water and PH

 

[Gladio]

What is the reservoir temp? use Hydro Guard and tap water and PH

Its around 72 to 73F

I know about hydroguard but its not available where I live

I use tap water add diluted h2o2 and PH is always set between 6 and 6.2

With all other cloners I never had a problem but this one just wont root.

I will diminish the light a bit, change the reservoir and wait couple of days more I guess…

 

[HeadHunterpipes]

Never used Hydrogen peroxide in my reservoirs .. used bleach 1 drop per gallon per day.
Your reservoir temp is a little warm. I like 65 to 68if possible.
As said above you can hang 15w led above the clones. they don't need a bunch of lighting until they root.
There is another product works great and just like hydroguard . I will find out what its called again .

How is the lighting from one cloner to the other ? exactly the same ?
My ph which I keep my PH pen calibration in check I keep my ph at 5.5 to 5.8...........
Clones do not need nutrients before they root,
I use rooting agents gel and powder
I have a large air stone in my cloner .

 

[DRan88]

I made my aero cloner. It works pretty good for first time. I think ph to 5.8 to 6.0, run a timer 1 min on 2 mins off, and try to keep temperature around 68f
Is most important. I had roots starting in 11 days.

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[HeadHunterpipes]

Its around 72 to 73F

I know about hydroguard but its not available where I live

I use tap water add diluted h2o2 and PH is always set between 6 and 6.2

With all other cloners I never had a problem but this one just wont root.

I will diminish the light a bit, change the reservoir and wait couple of days more I guess…

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[Wuddup_B]

Are you aerating the water? I use nothing but straight tap. Never bother to pH but it's about 7.2 from the sink and use nothing else. Roots in 3-10 days.

I clean it out every 2 - 3 weeks with soap and water. The soap seems to promote rooting since they root faster after cleaning with soap. No difference if I just dump and refill.