Old Reviews The Misty Growbox (growboxusa)

[cantbuymeloveuh]

****I am 10000% aware and understand that grow boxes can me made to save money and I don't care how you could've done it with the same or less amount of money****


T/A was about 2 weeks. It was packaged good and discreetly. Set up was easy and straight forward. All components were included to start growing straight away. The build quality is great, everything is made by hand, including the carbon filters. With everything running this box is super super quiet. You can't really hear it from acrossed the bedroom. The carbon filter exhaust setup flat out works. It was able to contain the smell of some of the worst dried bud I have. Between the low sound, odor scrubbing this thing is completely stealthy, that piece of mind is priceless. The DWC comes with a chiller that keeps the water between 66-68 degrees. They use a Venturi style water pump for the bubbles (aids in the low noise factor) it is also fitted with a top feed water pump system too. Finally, there is a float valve that is connected to a backup water bottle to keep the water levels consistent. I got the optional PH monitor/ dosing system and it has been sitting at 5.7-5.9 for three weeks with zero maintenance coming from me. The negative to the PH controller is that is has to be mounted on the backside of the box. The light is a 180 watt LED type that is also made in house. There was an issue with the box getting hot. However, the guys at Growbox sent me a complete fan/ scrubber assembly to add another exhaust fan. This knocked down the temps to keep about 8 degrees above room temp. All in all, I am super happy about this purchase and I will end up buying a bigger setup down the line.

 

[bad dragon bzzz]

sounds good,any pics and what ya growin ?

 

[cantbuymeloveuh]

Doing a skunk and a northern lights.

 

[cantbuymeloveuh]

UPDATE:
I finished up the Lost coast Skunk and was able to maintain the northern lights until I could put her in a bigger grow box (that review to come later). Final thoughts are as followed.

Stealth:
The box is stealthy and super quiet, no two ways around it. It went under the radar in my guest room with several people in and out and never even glanced at it. I did have a slight problem with the carbon filters leaking odor. These filters are homemade in house and require you to fill them up with provided active carbon. I made the mistake of not filling them up to the brim, by not doing so I created an air gap to let odor pass thru without traveling through the carbon. Once I packed more carbon the box was 98% odor free. Im not saying its 100%, because if you really really tried hard, you can pick up a slight whiff of dank. However, noone made any mention of strange odors.

DWC SETUP/ AUTO PH system:
It works, their venturi setup works well in place of a common airstone. I will say during the late weeks the pump had to be cleaned as it was getting clogged with roots. You can definitely set this up and literally leave it alone for 2 weeks with never having to worry about it. I would recommend dropping an air stone in the bucket just in case the water pump gets clogged with roots.

YIELD/ QUALITY:
3 out of 5 stars. I was able to harvest a little over 1oz from the Skunk auto. The quality seemed to be in the mid-range. Nothing that I would brag about, yet nothing I would be embarrassed about either. Since the box is so small and the lights are so close the buds were very very airy due to the elevated temperatures.

All in all if you have the coin and want something turn key that does exactly what they say it does, I say go for it. I recommend this box to people like myself who already spend a ton of time at their normal job and want something ready to go that requires low maintenance. If you have time on your hands I would opt to DYI. I will continue to use this box as a veg chamber only as I have since purchased another box for flowering.

 

[Duckster]

Great review @cantbuymeloveuh I have the growboxusa fullback with the cloning chamber, 480W led, and led side light. I bought the full hydro setup even though I grow in soil. I do plan to try hydro a some point. I use the cloning chamber for germination, storage, and drying so it is not a total waste. Although I have wished that I had that extra 15" of growing space. The 480W led has done well but I am getting ready to replace it after about 20 months of use. I thought the side light was a waste because it is fixed mounted a bit too high to do much good and it puts out a lot of heat. I did do a bit of rewiring so that one of the outlets in the lower chamber would have power when the main switch was turned off. I agree that the carbon filters work very well but you will have to replace the carbon to keep it that way. I did not buy their carbon at growboxusa. Thought it was overpriced $75 for enough to do the 3 filters in my unit (maybe 4-5lbs). Instead, I paid a bit more for a 55lb bag and have enough where I can replace the carbon every 6 months for about 5 years.

 

[derek420colorado]

UPDATE:
I finished up the Lost coast Skunk and was able to maintain the northern lights until I could put her in a bigger grow box (that review to come later). Final thoughts are as followed.

Stealth:
The box is stealthy and super quiet, no two ways around it. It went under the radar in my guest room with several people in and out and never even glanced at it. I did have a slight problem with the carbon filters leaking odor. These filters are homemade in house and require you to fill them up with provided active carbon. I made the mistake of not filling them up to the brim, by not doing so I created an air gap to let odor pass thru without traveling through the carbon. Once I packed more carbon the box was 98% odor free. Im not saying its 100%, because if you really really tried hard, you can pick up a slight whiff of dank. However, noone made any mention of strange odors.

DWC SETUP/ AUTO PH system:
It works, their venturi setup works well in place of a common airstone. I will say during the late weeks the pump had to be cleaned as it was getting clogged with roots. You can definitely set this up and literally leave it alone for 2 weeks with never having to worry about it. I would recommend dropping an air stone in the bucket just in case the water pump gets clogged with roots.

YIELD/ QUALITY:
3 out of 5 stars. I was able to harvest a little over 1oz from the Skunk auto. The quality seemed to be in the mid-range. Nothing that I would brag about, yet nothing I would be embarrassed about either. Since the box is so small and the lights are so close the buds were very very airy due to the elevated temperatures.

All in all if you have the coin and want something turn key that does exactly what they say it does, I say go for it. I recommend this box to people like myself who already spend a ton of time at their normal job and want something ready to go that requires low maintenance. If you have time on your hands I would opt to DYI. I will continue to use this box as a veg chamber only as I have since purchased another box for flowering.

pcitures?

 

[cantbuymeloveuh]

Great review @cantbuymeloveuh I have the growboxusa fullback with the cloning chamber, 480W led, and led side light. I bought the full hydro setup even though I grow in soil. I do plan to try hydro a some point. I use the cloning chamber for germination, storage, and drying so it is not a total waste. Although I have wished that I had that extra 15" of growing space. The 480W led has done well but I am getting ready to replace it after about 20 months of use. I thought the side light was a waste because it is fixed mounted a bit too high to do much good and it puts out a lot of heat. I did do a bit of rewiring so that one of the outlets in the lower chamber would have power when the main switch was turned off. I agree that the carbon filters work very well but you will have to replace the carbon to keep it that way. I did not buy their carbon at growboxusa. Thought it was overpriced $75 for enough to do the 3 filters in my unit (maybe 4-5lbs). Instead, I paid a bit more for a 55lb bag and have enough where I can replace the carbon every 6 months for about 5 years.

I recently purchased the silver back EC that was a show model...Able to get a pretty good deal on it...Thing is super heavy. Had to take my door frame off my guest room closet to get it in. This thing is absolutely sick.... Definitely worth the money.

 

[Duckster]

Yep same as mine cept 12" wider. Did you go with the hydro setup? Which light? Clone chamber? Any of the other extra whistles and bells? Have ya started a grow with it yet? I'm curious to see your results and compare notes etc....

 

[cantbuymeloveuh]

Yep same as mine cept 12" wider. Did you go with the hydro setup? Which light? Clone chamber? Any of the other extra whistles and bells? Have ya started a grow with it yet? I'm curious to see your results and compare notes etc....

The silverback EC has a built in AC unit where your cloning chamber would be. I am using a kind k5 750 LED. The box came with he hydro setup but I am not going to use it ( it's too big for me). Currently I am in week 4-5 ( not quit sure) of flowering Gods northern lights and so far it is out-fuckin-standing... Here is a pic

 

[Duckster]

Really an AC unit in the bottom - that would be sweet for me. I had to take a look at their site. Looks like they have added some really nice options since I bought a couple of years ago.