My 15 minute bubble cloner

[nivek]

this is an example of how professionally lazy i can be, this post i mean,,

and the pics i post will prove the point

i am wanting to build a small, two or three clone at a time, bubble cloner,, but have not yet got all the pieces together,, but i bought a new fish tank air pump and some hose and an air stone,, the first pieces of the puzzle,, but no tub or foamies or anything else,, yet

so i plugged the pump to test it and noticed the pitiful amount of air coming out the stone,, told me instantly that my tub need be small

and i have a hundred empty coffee cans around,, mostly made of cardboard,, but air tight to seal the coffee, so,, maybe water tight too???

only needs to hold water for ten days or so,, so,, i needed to test the cans,, so i thought,, well, might as well whip a quickie together and test er all,,

so i did

the coffee can sits in the bucket,, for when/if it fails to retain the water

literally 15 minutes from idea to holding a clone

the plug insert is a garden kneely thing, cut out to shape,, i need to darken the lid to keep the light off the roots

this project will not be entered in the monthly contest at 'buildgreatstuff.com',, i assure you

will post back with root pics or will shamedly ignore this post and it will go away,,

cheers, nivek

 

[nivek]

One item I might point out,, i actually got this point from another site forum while researching bubble cloners,, probably a banishable offence some places,,

The lid to the tub/bucket,, note it is upside down,, so as not to catch on the lip whilst checking etc,, a good point indeed,, cheers,,

 

[nivek]

no funeral yet, all is good,,

day two..

day three..

day four,,

when it get's here silly,, cheers

 

[BrodyNitro]

We must be at least a little alike, aside from the time it took for me to hit the pet store for an air pump I did the same on a whim not long ago and realized the air pump was too weak. I used one of those little 8oz club soda bottles wrapped in electrical tape in an attempt to funnel the small amount of bubbles toward the stem but I soon grew impatient and questioned its effectiveness so I built a fog cloner a week later. Hopefully that works for you, I always get the best feeling of accomplishment when my tactic was a spur of the moment experiment

 

[nivek]

ha, thanks for the input,, cheers

a fog cloner,, yes,, the ultimate i am thinking,, i pursued that one,, the fog machine not as readily available as the air pump,, but i may go fog yet,, i will update with pics today,, no roots, no bumps,, black stem tip,, not real confident,, i will be working on version two soon,, two clones at once,, maybe three,, i might even clean the coffee can this time,, ha,,

cheers bro