Rusirly 11 pod + Atomizer

Looks intriguing and sounds like a good deal!  The mister functionality is interesting - can it be turned on/off?  The one benefit I can think of is some pests (aphids) don't like moisture / humidity.  

Any idea what the wattage of the lights is?

Looks like a decent unit for the price.  Keep us posted!

Great review and photos, mattphoto!

Where is the mister located? In the hood? In the upright thingies on the deck?

What is mineral dust? What kind of surfaces are affected?

Thanks for the review, Matt.  That does seem like a good price.  I notice that it has a 2 year warranty which is a plus. 

Sorry for the delay getting back to you folks. 


Atomizer
The atomizer does turn off. It also has its own 1L reservoir (so it's not spraying fertilized water all over).

Atomizer dust is a concern when using high volume atomizers with tap/spring water (humidifiers have this issue). Filterless humidifiers (the ones that spray mist from an atomizer) are great because they don't use filters, but they just kick up all the minerals from your tap water into the air. It them precipitates onto all your surfaces, electronics, lungs, etc. It can accumulate as a fine white dust. Adding a straw filter helps atomizers avoid this issue.

The atomizer and its tank take up the left 1/3 of the surface and that may cause issues for people. My plan is to put a larger plant on the left-most pod so it can grow out over that space. 

The two hook/handle-like things are to the right of the mister, they are rubber, removable caps for the two water reservoirs. Open them up and there is a shelf under each indicating the max fill lines


Lights
On the default (Veg) mode that are certainly pink. The Flower mode is a warm white. Hard to capture with my phone. When I get some time I'll use my camera and a white balance card to get accurate shots. I'm bothered by the pink so i just have it on at night.

I can't measure the intensity of the light. They claim 35w. I have learned these claims from most manufacturers are garbage. Even if it consumes 35w that has little bearing on the light intensity. It seems to be "suitable." It is not as bright per area as the harvest (which is smaller). The phone i used to capture my photos make it look dim because it needs to balance the picture, but it's much brighter in reality.

Pump

Can not hear it at all. It's more silent than the Harvest.

I ended up buying 2 more of these. It's working well. Wife wants to grow japanese peppers and greens we can't easily get in the states, so she keeps planting as she obtains seeds and I'm trying to keep up with the space. The last one we ordered had much whiter light. The light is much like the aerogarden now. Seems brighter too. Maybe they refreshed the model. I'll know better when yet another unit arrives in a week. This is costing me more in space than $ at least.

these are coming up as $32 after coupon for me now. I still do want to get my hands on another Aerogarden model, just waiting on a sale.

Here's a photo that kind of shows the lighting difference



the two in the back, with pinkish lighting, were bought in December. The one in the front, which has more white lighting, just arrived yesterday.

Otherwise they seem to all look and work the same.

ups just delivered one of these to me at work and a sawdeny ( which i know nothing about)

Be sure to post your reviews of the new gardens!   I love to hear which ones are worth buying. 

Thanks, slw. That one tempted me, because of the modular grow lights. But the $39.99 price is a red flag, along with the review that says the pump stopped working after 2 months. The one thing that hardly ever happens with an AG is pump failure. (Though the pump controller did fail on one of my Farms.)

My curiosity almost got the better of me anyway, until I remembered that I never grow fruiting plants and herbs or lettuce together. Thus I don't know that I would need modular lights at all. Maybe the color shift will encourage veggies and flowers--it's an interesting concept.