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Headrush


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Anyone else out there remember the Phototron?
#23913413 - 12/10/16 03:03 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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The Phototron from mid 80s was my first grow. I had some success after some practice.
I will never forget my beloved grandmother finding the unit in the closet and she said "I don't know where you got that robot spaceship looking thing with the pot plants at... but It's gotta go"
Anyone else remember these? Wish I still had it.
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hostileuniverse
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Re: Anyone else out there remember the Phototron? [Re: Headrush]
#23913421 - 12/10/16 03:06 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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I remember seeing them in the 90's as well
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Headrush


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Re: Anyone else out there remember the Phototron? [Re: hostileuniverse]
#23913530 - 12/10/16 03:40 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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damn I just googled and you can still buy them. I had a white one and grandmother thought it looked like r2d2!
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hostileuniverse
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Re: Anyone else out there remember the Phototron? [Re: Headrush]
#23913568 - 12/10/16 03:52 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Headrush said: damn I just googled and you can still buy them. I had a white one and grandmother thought it looked like r2d2!
As a Star Wars geek, that would be pretty cool
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Prisoner#1
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Re: Anyone else out there remember the Phototron? [Re: Headrush]
#23914069 - 12/10/16 05:54 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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my brother brought up the phototron just a few days ago.
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Konyap

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Re: Anyone else out there remember the Phototron? [Re: Prisoner#1]
#23914150 - 12/10/16 06:17 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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it looks like it makes it 5x more expensive honestly lol
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PlantManBee
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Re: Anyone else out there remember the Phototron? [Re: Konyap]
#23914153 - 12/10/16 06:18 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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hahahahahahahaha
i do
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Headrush


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Re: Anyone else out there remember the Phototron? [Re: Prisoner#1]
#23914169 - 12/10/16 06:24 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Prisoner#1 said: my brother brought up the phototron just a few days ago.
I bet it would be great for cactus cultivation.
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Headrush


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Re: Anyone else out there remember the Phototron? [Re: Headrush]
#23914180 - 12/10/16 06:27 PM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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I always see the U shaped florescent bulbs at local Ace hardware, always brings back memories.
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Prisoner#1
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Re: Anyone else out there remember the Phototron? [Re: Headrush]
#23915798 - 12/11/16 09:53 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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Quote:
Headrush said:
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Prisoner#1 said: my brother brought up the phototron just a few days ago.
I bet it would be great for cactus cultivation.
it would need brighter bulbs, the ones it had really arent all that, replacing the U bulb with CFLs would have dont a lot more for vegetative growth. hell, I may build something the equivalent of the phototron just for trying that experiment
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Re: Anyone else out there remember the Phototron? [Re: Prisoner#1]
#23915806 - 12/11/16 09:56 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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You could probably put together a similar box using LED lights for under $100. Sell it on Ebay for $350 and you're selling cheaper than most of the competition from what it looks like at a quick glance.
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Prisoner#1
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Re: Anyone else out there remember the Phototron? [Re: PatrickKn]
#23915810 - 12/11/16 09:57 AM (7 years, 1 month ago) |
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in my experience, LEDs suck for growing until you start getting into the really expensive CREE lights
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