Help with using a phototron

Milky Weed said:

How did you get a pound out of a small glass box lol

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He weighed the leafs, stems and dirt after the grow for his total weight lol

PhilCuisine said:

put it in a Phototron and go straight to flower 12/12..it also depends on which Phototrons you have..if you have the big Phototron let it grow to 7" then flower..

Btw, are you the same P warrior in Overgrow..

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I have a buddy that used to grow in one back in the early 90s. Small yield, low quality and potency. His outdoor grows were always so much better. I never thought id say an outdoor grow was better than an indoor grow, but in this case, it was.

If they were effective, they'd still be making them, and the masses would still be using them.
The last model I seen from them used blurples ffs.

Good for vegging cannabis? Ok, maybe, but for flowering.... not so much.

If I'm gonna go thru the trouble of converting it to dwc, and full spectrum led, I'm just gonna use a tent.
They don't have airflow, so there's another upgrade that would have to be made.
Tents are easier, more versatile, and just all around better. That's why people use them instead.

The 80s called..... they want their phototrons back.

They don't make them any more, the company is gone..not once did I say to go buy them.. I bought 1 Phototron in my life and the other 6 were given to me or I traded them a few hard to get clone only strains..Phototrons are still around apparently otherwise this thread wouldn't be here and you can probably get them for $50..I just trying to helps people that do still have them..

Myself and roommate had one in early 90s. Don't recall yield; maybe an ounce of marginal bud and and plenty of larf; but we were happy; it beat scraping resin out the bong. Not long after, I saw a small HPS grow setup and the phototron was quickly replaced.

Billy the Mountain said:

Myself and roommate had one in early 90s. Don't recall yield; maybe an ounce of marginal bud and and plenty of larf; but we were happy; it beat scraping resin out the bong. Not long after, I saw a small HPS grow setup and the phototron was quickly replaced.

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I have no problem with that.. even when I had a 1K veg and flower rooms I still used mine..I'm using one right now for winter grows..during the summer I do outdoors..

PhilCuisine said:

put it in a Phototron and go straight to flower 12/12..it also depends on which Phototrons you have..if you have the big Phototron let it grow to 7" then flower..

Btw, are you the same P warrior in Overgrow..

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The 4 inch thing was supposed to be a joke, lol.

But ya, I've got the same name there too. Doug's the man over threre. He's been member of the month at least once.

Jeffrey Julian DeMarco is the pioneer of the grow box and the father of the 1st commercially sold, self-contained, all-in-one, grow system.

He created Pyraponic Industries.and by 1985 he was selling The Amazing Phototron for $199.00.

Why do the OG like to grow in it? Same reason collectors drive Model-T's and hunt with muzzle loaders. And most of all...it takes skill.

Jeff Demarco was raided by the DEA and given a cease and desist by the FTC, but not before he made $100M and sold over 150,000.

Growlife, Inc., tried to bring it back but failed. The company is still in business and still sells more modern

Good or bad according to recently born, pimple faced, sippy-cup, bed-wetting, self-proclaimed grow-elites, who have been had all grow technology spoon fed to them - this was the first grow box ever available. Jeff Demarco launched the G.D. industry. Anyone who would criticize the Phototron is a complete moron and totally ignorant of the history of the industry that they claim to be an expert in.

Northeastskier said:

Jeffrey Julian DeMarco is the pioneer of the grow box and the father of the 1st commercially sold, self-contained, all-in-one, grow system.

He created Pyraponic Industries.and by 1985 he was selling The Amazing Phototron for $199.00.

Why do the OG like to grow in it? Same reason collectors drive Model-T's and hunt with muzzle loaders. And most of all...it takes skill.

Jeff Demarco was raided by the DEA and given a cease and desist by the FTC, but not before he made $100M and sold over 150,000.

Growlife, Inc., tried to bring it back but failed. The company is still in business and still sells more modern

Good or bad according to recently born, pimple faced, sippy-cup, bed-wetting, self-proclaimed grow-elites, who have been had all grow technology spoon fed to them - this was the first grow box ever available. Jeff Demarco launched the G.D. industry. Anyone who would criticize the Phototron is a complete moron and totally ignorant of the history of the industry that they claim to be an expert in.

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Thank you for your thoughts but that seems like quite a broad generalization and totally biased
Have a great day

Northeastskier said:

Jeffrey Julian DeMarco is the pioneer of the grow box and the father of the 1st commercially sold, self-contained, all-in-one, grow system.

He created Pyraponic Industries.and by 1985 he was selling The Amazing Phototron for $199.00.

Why do the OG like to grow in it? Same reason collectors drive Model-T's and hunt with muzzle loaders. And most of all...it takes skill.

Jeff Demarco was raided by the DEA and given a cease and desist by the FTC, but not before he made $100M and sold over 150,000.

Growlife, Inc., tried to bring it back but failed. The company is still in business and still sells more modern

Good or bad according to recently born, pimple faced, sippy-cup, bed-wetting, self-proclaimed grow-elites, who have been had all grow technology spoon fed to them - this was the first grow box ever available. Jeff Demarco launched the G.D. industry. Anyone who would criticize the Phototron is a complete moron and totally ignorant of the history of the industry that they claim to be an expert in.

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Yea, I'm still not sold. I've witnessed grows in them. Again, I'm not saying you can't grow in them. Just expect to be disappointed if you do.

Northeastskier said:

Jeffrey Julian DeMarco is the pioneer of the grow box and the father of the 1st commercially sold, self-contained, all-in-one, grow system.

He created Pyraponic Industries.and by 1985 he was selling The Amazing Phototron for $199.00.

Why do the OG like to grow in it? Same reason collectors drive Model-T's and hunt with muzzle loaders. And most of all...it takes skill.

Jeff Demarco was raided by the DEA and given a cease and desist by the FTC, but not before he made $100M and sold over 150,000.

Growlife, Inc., tried to bring it back but failed. The company is still in business and still sells more modern

Good or bad according to recently born, pimple faced, sippy-cup, bed-wetting, self-proclaimed grow-elites, who have been had all grow technology spoon fed to them - this was the first grow box ever available. Jeff Demarco launched the G.D. industry. Anyone who would criticize the Phototron is a complete moron and totally ignorant of the history of the industry that they claim to be an expert in.

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He was a pioneer of making crappy grow boxes that are a waste of money.

Anyone that would praise the Phototron is a complete moron and totally ignorant. The Phototron is already historically known as an overpriced piece of crap and the modern ones are just more overpriced crap. $1000 for a damn box with 100 watts of light. Nothing more than a marketing scam.

If you want to see a moron then just look in the mirror.

And who the hell cares how much money he made or how many he sold. He left nothing but 150,000 unhappy buyers after they realized what a marketing scam that junk really was.

Before I knew anything about growing weed I definitely fell in love with the "promise" of the Phototron. I never had a ton of space to grow in so the idea of a relatively small, kinda cool looking "appliance" that supposedly could crank out a decent amount of good weed was always attractive to me.

I went ahead and built my own appliance, based on my own requirements.

What a bunch of noobs ….. Fuck that Positron / Pissboxotron or whatever the fuck that is.


I invented the PottyTron ( The Ultimate Grow Box ) !
Superior Construction
Food Grade high density plastic
Excellent odor control !
Grow the Biggest Plants !

Piss in side bowl to add life giving nitrogen and micronutrients !
Drop a most heinous Duece right into lower grow “ chamber “ !
Stealth growing to the max !
Even “ flush “ yo shit ….. convenient.

Budzbuddha said:

What a bunch of noobs ….. Fuck that Positron / Pissboxotron or whatever the fuck that is.


I invented the PottyTron ( The Ultimate Grow Box ) !
Superior Construction
Food Grade high density plastic
Excellent odor control !
Grow the Biggest Plants !

Piss in side bowl to add life giving nitrogen and micronutrients !
Drop a most heinous Duece right into lower grow “ chamber “ !
Stealth growing to the max !
Even “ flush “ yo shit ….. convenient.



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I bet the yield is HUGE

Logs bro … logs

In keeping with theme I think this where we show another outdoor plant to validate legitimacy

Budzbuddha said:

Logs bro … logs

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Boatguy said:

My favorite of the dr who's

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Love me some Tom Baker