How do u clean/maintain your cloner in between taking clones. What your water temp? Do u use anything to keep the water sterile while cloning? Are u filling your cloner up completely with the 20%D&G solution after nubs are seen or adding a specific amount of D&G to water in your cloner
Great cleaning regimen
I finally figured out my problem. My water pump is an ecoplus 633. This water pump, like alot of others, has a back plate. This back plate is glued somehow. I read that if this back plate isn't removed then this cloner would continue to fail no matter what. Also I wasn' t removing the impeller and internals either. With that being said, I use to put a half gallon of bleach in my cloner and let it circulate for 24hrs, rinse, then add the other half gallon for another 24 hrs. Now this back plate is vented. U would think a bleach solution that strong would kill anything it comes in contact with. I'm sure that bleach water got behind the back plate. It's impossible for it not to. The reason I didn't remove either of the 2 is cause I figured that crazy strong bleach solution would kill anything after circulating for 48hrs total. Well I had to break the back plate off last night and I removed impeller and cleaned the parts with my bare hands submerged in bleach water. I put everything back together and turned it on. I'm going to rinse it and add more bleach for 24 hrs more circulation plus get a tooth brush and scrub the pump inside and out with bleach. I' also going to add a little concentrated dish washing liquid to the bleach solution. Recommended by permaclone.[/QUOTE]
Permaclone has an awesome cleaning and cloning regimen. Check it out. Great info!
For some reason it doesn't say on permaclone site. I also noticed it didn't mention anything about adding ph to the solution.
Does ur cloner use that much water? I add 10 gal and it seems to be 10 gal a wk or so later. If I topped off daily it would overflow. Do u ph ur solution before u get roots. Does cloning solution require ph adjustment before adding cuttings or only after roots show?
Thats too much work for me... make the clone..put dome on it and wait a week
Thats correct..water temp of 65 may be a little low. ..do you scrape or score the stem?
No sir I didnt. My res is sitting on a seedling heat mat. It's so damn cold my room is staying 61.
Add a timer, 30 on 30 off, don't scrape the stems just make your cut
Everyone has there own way but when I see bumps and no roots, it means there getting hit with water 24/7 and they're not gonna work to make those roots properly, you need oxygen, I mentioned the timer and 30/30 intervals. Dude all that crap you listed you put in is shit you put into a grown plant. Add 30ml clonex to your resevoir only and dip your clones immediately after you make your cut in any rooting gel. I like my water temps at 62-65
