Mars Hydro grow tent unboxing, setup, review and first impressions - 120x60 cm / 4x2 feet

Presenting the unboxing, setup, review and my first impressions on the Mars Hydro 120x60 cm / 4x2 feet grow tent.
Winter is not a great time for tropical plants (bonsai included) if you live in a temperate climate and have to keep them indoor. The limited amount of light and reduced light levels are not sufficient for most house plants. One solution for this is to provide artificial light, and a grow tent is the perfect place to keep your plants in winter.
Mars Hydro offered to sponsor the channel with a grow tent and a nice grow light to go with it to keep my bonsai happy during the winter months. They sent me a 120x60x180 cm grow tent which is equivalent to 4'x2'x6' or 48''x24''x70''. So in this video I start by unboxing the grow tent and then do a comprehensive setup and assembly guide. Then I do a review of the Mars Hydro grow tent features and finish up by telling you my honest first impressions on aspects such as size, practicality, inside temperature and light leaks.
The promised video covering the Mars Hydro SP3000 grow light is available here: • Mars Hydro SP3000 - Ex... .
I'm thinking of doing a follow-up video after using the bonsai grow tent for a while so let me know if this is something you would like to see and if there are any particular aspects you would like to see covered.
You can purchase a Mars Hydro grow tent or grow light from here:
USA: mars-hydro.com
UK: marshydroled.co.uk
AU: marshydroau.com
EU: marshydro.eu
CA: marshydroled.ca
Mars Hydro were kind enough to set up this 3% discount code : ODDBONSAI
📜Video outline:
00:00 Bonsai Christmas gift
00:38 Unboxing the grow tent
01:30 Grow tent assembly
04:06 Feature review
06:07 Something missing?
06:55 First impressions
#marshydro #growtent #growlight

[@TheBonsaiZone]

A nice setup for winter, your trees will love it!

[@OddBonsai]

I think they're liking it already. 😊 We've been having a very gloomy winter so far and even trees located on a south facing window are getting very little light.

[@andersnrregren9087]

Nice setup for all you ppl that have tropical trees or a house but im houseless living off grid and only have outside trees but nice to see how you overwinter your plants

[@OddBonsai]

Thanks Anders! I hope you're ok and that not having a house is only temporary or that it was by choice and not because of unfortunate circumstances. I can't explain why but I seem to be attracted to tropical species more even if I also like indigenous ones. What tree species do you grow?

[@Boru06]

I need one of these in my life badly. Id almost make videos just to get mars hydro to send me one, but I'm much, much better at procrastinating. This is a great review. If you need to work on the plants when the lights are off, you can use a green fluorescent bulb as the spectrum doesn't confuse the plants cycle. Another nice thing for your set up would be a plastic tray, itll keep it safe and dry nd easy to clean. Happy growing, looking forward to seeing your tropicals' progress.

[@OddBonsai]

I was starting to think that maybe I need one when I my window sills got full this year. 😊 Thanks, I appreciate the tips. I like the tray idea but where to get one that size? I'm also very curious to see how much of a difference a grow tent/light makes on their winter progress.

[@RosarioCostanzo]

Wow great! Your trees will be happy. I am searching for some good grow lights and this video was very helpful

[@OddBonsai]

I will do a more detailed video on the SP3000 Mars Hydro grow light that I got but you should also check out the @MIGRO channel. Shane is very knowledgeable on the subject and also has the proper setup to make in depth technical reviews of grow lights. He covers a lot of grow lights on the market from various producers. I'm sure it will be helpful in deciding what to get.

[@BlueSkyBonsai]

Well done Stefan, that grow tent will really accelerate all your tropicals over winter! 🌳👍🏻

[@OddBonsai]

Thanks Dave! I just hope they won't outgrow the grow tent.😋

[@BlueSkyBonsai]

@@OddBonsai haha that's a good point. Also when you have a lot of leaves pushing together there's a high chance of cross-infection if any of your trees have mealy bugs or scale, which seem to thrive in warm humid conditions. I have eradicated the mealy bugs but I have never been able to fully get rid of scale, they keep coming back on two of my indoor species (Sageretia and Carmona). always a couple of months after I think I've completely removed them. I probably need to use Neem oil a bit more iften to prevent their resurgence....

[@OddBonsai]

Never thought about this potential problem. I think I've been lucky until now. I only found scale insects on an olive tree once. Thanks for pointing this out. 👍 I'll keep a close eye on them.

[@BeTheCREATOR]

Interesting presentation, though we do not need this type of growing system in India, I enjoyed the video fully. Thanks.

[@OddBonsai]

Thank you Mr. Samar! You are indeed lucky to live in a warm climate where you can grow many tropical plants outdoors without the need of a grow tent. In the end I think each climate has it's advantages.

[@BostonBonsaiIdiot]

What is it about daughters and stickers and furniture?? I don’t even know the source of the stickers. I just know they they are not there, and then suddenly there. On the furniture. And the walls. And especially the floor. Anyway this looks like a great setup. Can’t wait to see the impact on the trees. Cheers!

[@OddBonsai]

I didn't notice any stickers on the walls yet but we have little scribbles instead. We had a sticker on the TV screen once, I thought my eyesight was going bad 😁. I'm also looking forward to seeing how big of a difference a grow tent makes and I intend to cover this in future videos.

[@BostonBonsaiIdiot]

@@OddBonsai OOh, scribbles...even worse!

[@mishosashiki6557]

Great! Didn‘t know that kind of tent. Looking forward to see how it works out for you 👍🏻

[@OddBonsai]

Thanks! This one is almost the size of a medium wardrobe (length and width) so it should fit many places in a house. I don't know if it's just my imaginatiin but I think the trees are already starting to grow faster 🙂 I will report back in a while.

[@MaybeBonsai]

It sure is hot in the grow tent, I could use a vacation in that temperature haha

[@OddBonsai]

I'm a cold loving person so everything above 25-26 deg C is too warm for me.🥵 You're welcome to visit and use the tent if you're not claustrophobic 😋. I will have to play around with the setup a bit to lower the inside temperature when the door is closed.

[@MaybeBonsai]

@@OddBonsai yea I might start to cook when it hits 30 hahaha

[@OddBonsai]

@@MaybeBonsai We can leave the door open 😋.

[@BlueJayBonsai]

Congratulations Stefan! Please send the Mars people over to me next! 🤣

[@OddBonsai]

Thanks Jay! If it were up to me... All I can do is to point in the right direction. You are doing an awesome job with your videos so I'm sure you will get sponsors soon enough.

[@BlueJayBonsai]

@@OddBonsai I’m just joking as usual.. no need for you to do anything. But thanks for the compliment.😁

[@bonsaibrothers1766]

Here to support....👍

[@OddBonsai]

Thanks! I appreciate your support.

[@yummyfoodrecipesmalayalam]

Nice

[@OddBonsai]

Thanks! Glad you like it.

[@baldyeti]

Nice grow tent, Stefan! Congrats on being sponsored! I hope it serves you well.

[@OddBonsai]

Thanks Yetti! I think my bonsai are enjoying it already. 😊 This should hopefully keep them growing more or less like during the summer months.

[@ujteabonsai51]

L1. Hadir awal. Langsung nyimak

[@OddBonsai]

Thank you! Hope you find it useful!

[@eprohoda]

Woohoo. interesting done-

[@OddBonsai]

Thanks! Cheers!

[@levis569]

Sounds you got a case of the ol sausage fingers😅👍

[@therisingofroninbonsai]

looks setting up....i am learning my friend

[@OddBonsai]

Unfortunatelly, where I live, we need this kind of setup in winter for tropical species.

[@therisingofroninbonsai]

@@OddBonsai yes My Friend..understand...i could imagine that...me still lucky...for the next premna..it will show te effect of moving premna from cold place to hot sea place to mine..

[@potus9573]

Hey, when did you buy it? Are there UV LEDs on the Mars Hydro sp3000? Or just the red ones?

[@OddBonsai]

Hy! The guys at Mars Hydro sent the tent and grow light in December to sponsor the channel. There are no UV LEDs in the Mars Hydro SP3000, only warm white (3000K), white (5000k) and red (660nm). Hope this helps!

[@potus9573]

@@OddBonsai thank you very much

[@OddBonsai]

You're very welcome!

[@t4t6cn4hoatay5]

I love your video So nice . Ny2b

[@OddBonsai]

Thank you!