Highlights:

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How will this product help you?

This unit will save you money on day to day herbs used frequently in your household. It is a very cost effective light that works!

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Why will you want this product?

If you enjoy cooking with fresh ingredients, this is definitely for you. Although this is an initial investment, it will pay itself off rather quickly. Nothing can beat fresh grown herbs for your everyday needs. Heck even if you decide to grow a fresh salad, almost everything can be provided from this unit.

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What will this product will bring to YOUR garden?

FRESH PRODUCE! This is very sleek looking light weight and adjustable. Although it does not stack, it does play a major roll during the off season of gardening. It also opens your garden up for additional area for produce because you can keep this going for years to come! *Not recommended for hydroponic use*

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Shipping- 10/10!

 

Flawless delivery. Not only fast delivery. Discreet 100% (See Pictures below)

Set up- 10/10 Extremely easy 5min build. Easy to follow instructions. Well packaged as seen here. You will need a Phillips screwdriver!

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Quality of parts- 9/10

 

Everything is well made except one, its probably personal opinion, but the plastic slides that hold the hood up seem flimsy. However where the hood isn't heavy there should not be an issue. Nor should one put anything on top of it. The rest of it is very durable and well moulded.

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Initial impression- 9/10

 

Overall Impression after set up is very welcoming to my household and garden. The cost originally seemed high, however after opening the box and realizing it was much larger than originally expected! Made it well worth the cost of the Sunblaster grow light garden.

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Grow Experience- 10/10

 

Rock wool cubes, 5 plants per cube. 3 cubes per tray. Here is my current grow.

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Cleaning- 10/10

 

Really easy, smooth plastic, capillary mat is harder, but it can be dunked in water and cleaned that way if you are using soil, I am not.

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Power Usage- 10/10

 

49.8 W/Hr . Very low wattage. Based on a 16 hr on/8 hr off cycle, I use 23.9 KW every 30 days. $2.58 a month based on $0.108 a kw.

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Size- 10/10

 

This size suits my needs perfectly! Depending what measurements your seeking, I will come back to this. I need to remeasure each of the following components: Complete LxWxH, as well as the growing reservoir.

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Light spectrum-10/10

 

6400k x2 lights. This is needed for ideal plant growth!

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Replacement parts cost- 10/10

 

10 000 hr life, the bulbs are very cheap, under $20 ea, order a set when you order this product to have replacements on hand with 0 downtime.

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Operating Temp- 10/10

 

32.6 c or 90.6 f (Bulbs)

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Noise- 10/10

 

There is no noise, no humming of lights that I can hear!

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Pros-

1) Very large, can fit many plants, I personally have "60" plants and will cycle them out as required. Note: there are a few spinach plants that did not germinate, these were bad seeds. not the fault of the SBGLG.

2) The reservoir allows watering for up to 14 days. More while plants are young. (Aprox 7-9L of water, I will confirm this)

3) Adjustable light height!

4) VERY portable. If you are moving, let the reservoir dry, take out the trays and it can be moved as one unit without risk of breakage.

5) 34 packs of greens at $5.99 will pay off the unit.

6) A large variation of plants can be planted and grown, however height of plants must be taken into account. You can grow anything from flowers, to transplants, veggies, and herbs.

7) Very sleek looking.

8) Per manufacturer, the lights will last 10,000 hours. (416 days with 24/0 lighting) or 625 days on a 16/8 schedule.

10) Cheap replacement of bulbs.

 

Cons

1)Cost, 199.95 CAD (154.94 USD) seems like a lot, however when looking at using fresh herbs, it pays itself off. Plus the size is bigger than I thought!

2)Plastic holders, where as the hood doesn't weigh much, its not a huge deal, but i would have liked to see it stainless steel. However that would up the cost of each unit.

3) I wish it came with a timer to be a complete grow, but I can easily pick up an analog timer at a local store for 2$.

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OVERALL RATING 9.8/10 Superb item!

 

The cons are solely my personal opinion, they wont necessarily be yours! The uses for this are endless! I highly recommend this item from http://indoorgrowingcanada.com ! If you wish to order this garden or one of the smaller items, don't forget the promotional code in the description box! It will save you some money! Heck add the replacement lights as well so you have some spares on hand and save some delivery cost if you plan on them down the road! This would make a great gift for anyone who gardens, or cooks on a regular basis! Especially Mom or grand mom! Nothing beats fresh greens! Feel free to leave your comments!

Thanks, -Will HGR