Endo's DIY Easy-Space Saving AERO CLONER

[Endo]

Good Evening Everyone,

figured id show off my homemade super cheap aero cloner. cost less than 40 bucks.

parts:

4-5 gallon bucket (free)
1- 200gph water pump. (i used a rio brand rated for 200gph)(14.99)
3-4 feet 1/2 in pvc pipe (2.35)
3 T shaped connectors (1.49 for 3)
1 pvc coupler (.49)
4 pvc end caps (1.39)
2-5 misters (your choice) i used raindrip 360 low pressure sprinkler heads. (4.49)
1 2-3 in length of 1/2 in rubber hose (1.99)
drill-drill bits-hole cutting bit

grand total under 28 bucks.. but your prices may vary.

INSTRUCTIONS TO FOLLOW

[livewire420]

nice these are handy. might be careful though cause the pump might get the water to warm. you normally see them in 18 gal or more rubbermaid totes

[Dipole]

Cute little setup Endo. I am mildly confused about how the stems get held in place. Will you post a picture of the cloner in action?

[Endo]

For the stems i have neoprean like material that fits over those black ones, the black ones are just there to seal the edges cause my cuts were not very symetrical.

as for the pump ive tested it out, and its a pretty small pump, the water stays a good temprature. i did order a bigger pump that im goign to try too.. worst case scenario, i have frozen poland spring bottles i can rotate out. but for now the temps stay about 70-75 degrees. perfect for roots.

thanks for lookin..

Endo

do you guys need instructions or is it pretty clear cut from the pics, i can get way more pics for you guys to.. im just too lazy to type them all out and i tend to ramble.

[Endo]

old pump burnt out.. it was old anyways, bought a new pump rated 660gph but its adjustable, so going from 200gph to 660 is a big step. currently in testing today to see how the water temps do. may have to
A: get a bigger container
or
B: start swaping out frozen water bottles every 12 hrs or so. which is not a big deal for roots in a week time at 25 cuts at a time..
not bad at all actually.

ill get lots of pics once its in action and fully operational. pretty self explanitory really.

[Dipole]

Now if you can score 120VAC to 60VAC step down transformer, 250VA power rating probably would do it, you can run the pump on half voltage and the sucker would run slower and cooler too. AllElectronics.com has an odd selection of transformers, but they are relatively cheap.

Crap, just looked, nothing high enough in voltage, but they have lots of wall worts, LEDs, and stuff.