Ok, last question. Are opaque sides better than translucent?
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If you look at mine I covered the bin with black duct tape and half assed the top with a black marker. I dont know how much it matters. @PhilCuisine I believe his are clear or translucent
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I’ve been seeing both in pics, that’s why I thought I’d ask.
My buddy does HVAC, so I can get that aluminum tape from him if it’s better to have it dark.
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I think any time you have light on water you can get green stuff. I use to have fish tanks. lol
If your going to make one, why not get a colored or dark plastic one just in case. The only reason I used the one I did because I had it on hand. I dont know if I needed to black out the bottom or not.
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Actually I just remembered that bin was originally meant for growing mush. lol
Thats also why had those lights. lol
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Ok, again back in the day the old Overgrow people said make your cloners out of dark plastic do not use clear plastic because the stems need to be in the dark when you’re trying to root them otherwise it won’t work…well guess what people that was just a myth, that’s why I made one out of a small black container and one with a clear container…I had 2 cuttings same strain and 1 went in the dark one and the other cutting in the clear one and they both started showing roots at the same time with optimum conditions. Ever since then I’ve been using both of them with no problems. As you can see the top of my clear cloner is blue and it blocked most of the light from the water that’s why I never got algae. As long as the light is not shining on water you won’t get algae. I also made another clear cloner that busted another myth but that will be on another post…
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Yep, another thing that’s not really a thing. 
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I made one out of a Tupperware container. A 5 gallon bucket also. I use tap water. I have used other things. Tap water works. The ph will rise. I did use clone x on my last ones.
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I had always heard roots need darkness- so the logic tracks there, but yeah… I trust what I see people doing more than what I’ve heard.
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You can make one out of anything, you just need a air pump and a stone. Got a pic? I think cloning is easy. Ive always thought it was easy. Bubble cloner … even easier. If you want to make something more like what you buy with sprayers etc. @Guitarzan has a good tutorial somewhere here on OG
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Hey @anon62804309! Here’s a post I did about the Kitty Cat Cloner.
I really like the cat litter pails. They’re small, easy to move around, and the lids fit them tight, so they don’t drip. They’re 12" deep, and 9 1/2" wide, so you could fit 3 of them in a 2x2 for sure. The way I size the standpipe, mine holds about 2 1/2 gallons. If you double up on your clones, you’re looking at 72 per run.
Oh yeah, that’s a 550GPH pump, it’s $15-$20 bucks at Amazon.
Building a small aero-cloner isn’t very expensive, and it’s easy to do. For me, the key to success is that Permaclone process. I’d used aero-cloners in the past with single digit success rates. Since I found their site, I’m in the high 90s.
I don’t know that anyone ever will, but if you’re reading this, and you decide to build one, post a picture somewhere, and tag me. I’d love to see how it works out. 
Have a great day everyone. 
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My first dwc buckets were folgers cans.
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IF you are using a clear container for cloning, make sure you aren’t using nutrient solution as well. If you are using nutrient and light falls on the solution, it’s definitely not good. It made algae and rotifers grow that ate the clone. Don’t mix plant species in the cloner as well, some are incompatible.
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Good heads up, I have a wandering Jew cutting I was thinking about putting into mine too.
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I’ve put okra cuttings in my cloner and it rooted and no problems, I guess they were compatible…
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We don’t need no stinking airstones (my solution until the airstones comes tomorrow). I made it yesterday and seriously the clones look so good today, they were all wilty, and looked really bad, before I got them in it.
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“Badges? What Badges!? We don’t need no stinking badges!!!”
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