Struggling with cloning - need 30-60 per month

[loftygoals]

I took 60 cuts at about the same time. Put 30 clones in my Clone King 36 and 30 in rockwool cubes... they all rooted fine in about the same time.

For me rockwool is less maintenance, less to go wrong and gets the same results as an aerocloner. Since then I've just used rockwool. No clone gels/powders. Just pH'd tap water.

I know it's not sexy but if it works and is easy who cares?

To the OP I'd suggest trying a load of methods at the same time to see what works best for you. There are also excellent tutorials around on cloning, give them all a read if you've had problems in the past. You may pick up some valuable tips

 

[Yesdog]

I got my cloner and a dozen pastries for $5 at Safeway....View attachment 3709240

gotta love safeway. I've got a cake container I should clean up

 

[tyler.durden]

Aero cloner, tap water, no dome...

Clone king,http
://harriganshydroponicsandsupply.com/shop/cloning-machines/the-clone-king-25-site-aeroponic-cloning-machine/
Also on amazon

Been using for a few years, no leaks, no problem
100% success rate...

Another vote for Clone King aero cloners, I just bought my third 36 site cloner, they're pretty fucking cheap with a nice, small 14 inch square footprint. I was running hydroguard and Power Clone in them for years, that gave my about 90% but my percentage started dropping from some new fungus in my room. I use the pool shock solution in my cloners now for 100%, even with crazy rez temps of 85+. Set it and forget it. Never any wilting, and no need for a dome with aero cloners. Good luck...

 

[MeJuana]

Does anyone here reuse their neoprene collars in a bubble cloner? I reuses mine for years with aerocloning, I hit them with oxyclean and then I add a little bleach allowing them to sit for 24 hours. Then I let them dry in the sunlight. Every time I try to reuse neoprene collars with bubble cloners I get the stem slime very very quickly, if I add hydrogen peroxide the plants don't wilt but the slime is there even more the next day!!

I am cleaning up my aero cloner again because I can't afford to be buying neoprene for every single cloner. (I can, don't want to).. Maybe my cheapness is catching up with me here. Words of advice?

 

[loftygoals]

Does anyone here reuse their neoprene collars in a bubble cloner? I reuses mine for years with aerocloning, I hit them with oxyclean and then I add a little bleach allowing them to sit for 24 hours. Then I let them dry in the sunlight. Every time I try to reuse neoprene collars with bubble cloners I get the stem slime very very quickly, if I add hydrogen peroxide the plants don't wilt but the slime is there even more the next day!!

I am cleaning up my aero cloner again because I can't afford to be buying neoprene for every single cloner. (I can, don't want to).. Maybe my cheapness is catching up with me here. Words of advice?

Adding some calcium hypochlorite (pool shock) seemed to work fine for me. I had a problem with slime in DWC (gave up on it in the end) and am certain my aerocloner is innoculated. With calcium hypochlorite at 2-4ppm I have had no rooting issues in the aerocloner and have been reusing neoprene collars.

 

[greasemonkeymann]

but smart growers keep a setup clean and grow from seeds

most "smart" growers don't waste time with seeds (the ones concerned about overall yield)
almost all around here are clones.
over the year, with the same space used, a clone setup will out produce a seeded one, EASY

Sure, if they are searching for new phenos, then seeds are obviously the only way