SunBlasterT5HO Indoor Growlight Garden, Home Growing Kit

I am thrilled with this light box. It is very well made, not cheap thin plastic at all. You have so many options too, settings for height of light and filling it with water on the bottom so the plants water themselves, etc. I am highly recommending this product. I can't imagine anyone not liking it. In the winter we will grow Herbs. Right now I have grown several plants from seed to go out into my garden. So far they have all survived and are flowering already. I love this! I wouldn't hesitate to buy it. The only problem is it didn't have instructions for assembly. But its so easy to figure out by looking at the picture that you really don't need them. Mine is on my kitchen counter. It fits perfectly there and is convenient to watch the plants grow day by day. Thanks to the manufacturer!!!Cathy Foley

The day after the unit arrived, I unpackaged it and found everything in good order. The assembly was easy, and the instructions clear. After I had assembled the unit, I set it aside for a couple of hours. When I returned to it, I discovered that the top portion (light assembly) had slipped, coming to rest directly atop the bottom portion (tray). I raised the light assembly and repositioned the "O" rings, hoping for a better result this second time, but to no avail--it crashed again. It seems that the supplied green "O" rings are of insufficient strength to support the weight of the light assembly, which puts me in the position of either finding a better "O" ring or coming up with a better method for holding the lamp assembly securely at any given height. For now I'm using large binder clips, which I may use permanently unless I can think of something better. I like the concept and flexibility of this Grow Garden, but the "O" rings are a major deficiency.

I like that it contains a reservoir for water that keeps all the plants perfectly watered for a week or more. The quality of the light seems better than many of the other grow lights I've tried. The height of the light is fairly easy to adjust. It IUses a screw on bock that you hand ttighten and then rest the light fixture on.

I just bought this unit and within an hour of setting it up had the same experience as Rebecca L, where the hood pushed the o-rings down the poles and the hood slipped down completely on top of my plants.What I ended up doing is wrapping the support poles with black electrical tape just below the lowest point I'd ever want the hood to be (for seedlings), to widen the pole there so the hood can't slip down further. I'm not sure how I'll handle it when the plants get taller and the hood won't stay higher, but I'll deal with that when I get there. At least now I can be sure it won't close completely and burn/crush my plants.The o-rings just don't stay where you put them. This boils down to a really serious design flaw. The hood is heavy enough and the o-rings slide easily enough that it just doesn't stay put. A peg system or something more stable to really lock the hood into place is really what's needed here.On the upside, this was very easy to put together, and looks like a really nice unit. I'll have to find a way around the light-height-positioning problem as my plants get taller. If not for the o-ring issue, this would easily be a 5 star review. The system is otherwise sturdy and well-built.

This is perfect for my needs. First of all, this item did come with instructions. One set for how to put the unit together, and another for how to lay out the plants on the water mat. As you can see from my picture, I am not using the trays that came with the unit as the pots that I purchased (Coco Fiber 3.5" square pots) fit in the bottom perfectly without the trays. I was able to squeeze in 24 plants. I got an extra bonus when I realized that the light shows beyond just the tray, so I am able to put extra plants next to the tray and they get light too!I did take the advice of another reviewer and purchased the (Nelson 50381 Premium O-Ring Style Hose Washers) which are a lot thicker and work well for holding the lid at the exact point where I want it. I also ordered extra 24 watt T5 2 ft 6400K bulbs from Hydrofarm in case these go out. I'm prepared to have my plants under the lights and growing nice roots throughout the entire winter so that I can plant them in 5 months.One thing I will say is that this is bright! It lights up the entire kitchen and living room. To help with the brightness I covered the unit with a silver thermal Mylar blanket (which turned out to be see through with the bright light)... Plus the silver reflects the light back onto the plants. Win win.

It was easy to put together but the top keeps sliding down. My poor sproutlings keep getting squished. Very disappointed

Worked well for about 6 months. Impossible to find "good" replacement bulbs that fit this unit. Very expensive unit to just sit on the shelf! VERY DISAPPOINTED!!!