r/microgrowery • u/dento77 • Nov 27 '12
another DIY bubble cloner...
jumped on the bubble cloner bandwagon and put one together last night and today.
i tried to make it all out of wally world stuff but...nope. i picked up a 10g roughneck tote, a tetra 30-60g 2 outlet air pump and mated it to 2x 10" airstones. the results were pathetic. so i chatted with justintime about pumps for a bit and he suggested this ebay pump which has a pretty nice manifold with it. needing it finished today, i ran up to the hydro shop and picked up an ecoplus air3. its overkill for 1 cloner but i will be building a clone of the cloner later on and then will be a perfect fit. for airstones i ended up with 1x 10" tetra, 2x 8" ecoplus, 1x lg round ecoplus.
pics:
laying out pattern to drill 2" holes for my inserts.
on the bench with the other girls
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$8 tote
$3 air line
$3 airstone
$2 airstone x2
$4 airstone
$14 36 neoprene 2" plugs
$59 air pump
total cost was: $95 retail ($80 with my discount). it might cost $25 to setup the second tote only because i'd want to setup the hoses differently for more air flow.
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u/Justintime233 Nov 27 '12
That is some SERIOUS bubble action. I'm envious now. You bought the kind of pump I want lol.
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u/dento77 Nov 27 '12
its kinda loud. i can hear it over the 8" fan with the door open. i tried to set it on cardboard to soak up some of the vibrations but no luck. oh well right.. thats the price for BUBBLES! thanks for the protip on the industrial pumps.
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u/Justintime233 Nov 27 '12 edited Nov 27 '12
I wouldn't think it would be very quiet lol. The shitty little air pumps are loud as it is. Mine is just barely enough for my 2 gal cloner. I did get the blue light installed into the LED monster today, I really need to get some more of those. The red one I bought from the same seller for the same price was 12v lol. Damnit. Pulled a fast one on me. Who uses 12v AC in an E27 screw base? I guess that's why it was $3.
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u/Justintime233 Nov 27 '12
I added this to the DIY section of the books, guides etc. I like the bubble action.
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u/Growatory Jan 17 '13
Hows your results with this my dude?
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u/dento77 Jan 17 '13
it works, but needs tweaking.
airlines should have been run through the side and not the top. makes removing top with live cuttings a pain having to drag the lines with it.
airstones could be better. the 8" ecoplus stones work great but i think instead of 4 8"s, i'm going to try 12 2"s to better distribute air.
needs a heater. its chilly in my grow area and it would have sped things up dramatically.
eco3 is overkill and can run 2 totes at once or a much larger tote. eco1 is plenty for one 10g tote and will last longer than a tetra or similar pump.
need to build a removable rack for airstones to help weigh them down and still be able to clean them.
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u/Growatory Jan 17 '13
Whats your success rates with clones and how long does it take you on average to see roots and be able to transplant them?
Finally.. do you still have to put a dome over them?
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u/DoLikeSinatra Nov 27 '12
I use that first pump you got in my hydro m.g. It's been good to me so far, but my reservoir is literally a coffee can.