Hi all,

I have built an aeroponic clone box (very similar to Hatch´s tutorial), but I have several questions and instead of asking my friend Hatch in a PM I think it is wiser if I start a thread so other readers can benefit from the answers to my concerns
Here are my doubts with a clone box:
1-. In a clone box what should be the schedule for the pump (24/7; or 15min off/15min on)?
2-. I have the clone box in the same room as the mothers, and the mothers have a 6 hours night time, should I turn the pump off in the clone box during the night hours, or when in a clone box should the cuttings be in daylight 24/0?
3-. I have built a transparent dome to keep the humidity, should I use it while the cuttings are in the clone box, or it is not neccesary to keep a high humidity during aeroponic cloning?
4-. What is the best temperature in the water for the clone box?

Peace to you all and thank you for your help

Howdy 4evergreen,

I've inserted my answers into your post, in red.

Hope that helps some..

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Hi there ISO2BWELL,
Thanks my friend
Peace

I think that everything reccomended sounds good. That being said i do it all wrong with great results, My pump is an old pond pump and i run it 24/7, The water is warm to the touch but i don't know the actual temp since i'm to scared to check. I imagine it could possibly make things faster if i had the pump on 15 off 15 but i don't have another timer hanging around and it seems to be working great.

I think aero cloning is awesome, I also think alot of things people recommend may be good practices but alot of it seems unnecessary. Aero cloning just seems to work so well that you can do a bunch things "wrong" and still get great results. I just keep breaking rules and rooting clones, I haven't even changed the water out in like 4 cycles now. I'm not recommending it and i'm sure some super pathpgen will be along to kill a batch sooner or later but they do seem to be incredibly forgiving.

Hi there Password,
I laughed with your remarks, we all are so afraid about this plant, and she is a survivor, look at you! you don´t even bother to change the water and you get excellent results!
Peace my brother, and thanks for the recommendations

Hey What's Up!!!I Have Cloned Many Different Was, & Kinda Like P@ssw0rd Said The Simpler The Better, I Do Though Change My Water Regularly & Try To Keep The Systems As Clean As I Can, I Don't Use Any Root Hormones Or Stimulants I Don't PH The Water In The Cloner Any More I Just Use Straight Tap Water, I Don't Cut The Clone In Any Special Way No Scraping ect...The Biggest Reason I Stopped Doing All That Was It Was Taking Me Way To Long To Make Clones, When I Clone I Make Around 80 To 120 Each Time At A 99.999% Success, I Loose One Every Now & Then. But Any Way, I Have Cut My Cloning Time Way Way Down, I'll Take A Glass Of Water Take However Many Clones Of One Donor, Then I Just Put Them In A Neoprene, Toe Tag & Put It In The Cloner, Then Repeat.


When I Use To Run 15 On / 15 Off The Clones Use To Wilt Real Bad, Now I Run The Pump For The First 48 To 72 Hours & My Clones Stay Perky & With No Wilting, I Will See Bumps Around The End Of This 72 Hours, Then & Put It on The Timer 15 On / 15 Off, & Will Have Roots Forming On The Fourth Day & Will Be Exploding With Roots By Day 7.


I Run The Pump For The Clones Weather It Be 24/7 For The First Few Days Or Weather It Is On 15 On / 15 Off Day & Night.
On The Light's, I Like For Them To Have A Dark Period, I Use To Run The Light 24/7 In The Clone Chambers & It Added Two Days To Start Seeing Roots.


This Is The Only Place I Like The Temps To Be It The Upper 80*fzz To 90*f With As High Of Humidity That I Can, So The Whole Chamber Is Like A Dome, I Also Mist The Clones Several Times A Day For The First Three Days.


And Again, This Is The Only Place I Like The Res'zz Of The Cloners To Be Warm To The Touch For The First Few Day's Tell The Root's Start Forming Good, Then I Will Let The Water Cool Back Off.

Well, What Did I Miss???,,,Hope That Will Help Out..But I Have Found That Simpler Is Okay For Cloning..

Cheers`;`Hatch`;`

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Hi Hatch my friend,
As always, THANK you so much!
Peace

I will follow to my best your recommendations and I will keep you posted about the outcomes
Peace and once again, thanks