Procyon, Is it worth the cost?

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somebuddy

Active Member

May 31, 2009

• #1

if you have about 4x4 to grow in, and wanted to keep it real simple. And very cool, could you grow, and flower under one of these units with some cfl's mixxed in?
I have looked around quite a bit, and see it mentioned a few times, but i think this thing might be worth its own thread.
Is anyone actually using one yet?

 

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somebuddy

Active Member

Jun 1, 2009

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somebuddy said:

if you have about 4x4 to grow in, and wanted to keep it real simple. And very cool, could you grow, and flower under one of these units with some cfl's mixxed in?
I have looked around quite a bit, and see it mentioned a few times, but i think this thing might be worth its own thread.
Is anyone actually using one yet?

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Bump, someones got to have an opinion..

 

Mcgician

Well-Known Member

Jun 1, 2009

• #3

What are you talking about? Thanks.

 

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somebuddy

Active Member

Jun 2, 2009

• #4

Mcgician said:

What are you talking about? Thanks.

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Sorry.. http://www.homegrownlights.com/100W.html

here is the link to the product, it is an led system thats supposed to replace a 400 watt hid.
What im wondering is, does it really? I dont mind a small decrease in yield, as long as its still good.

 

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somebuddy

Active Member

Jun 3, 2009

• #5

wow, really still nothing? any opinions on how it might work then??

 

Tanuvan

Well-Known Member

Jun 3, 2009

• #6

For the price, you would probably do better getting a T5 setup. From what I hear, the Procyon by itself yields around 2.5 - 3 oz. Of course ymmv.

 

stiffer

Well-Known Member

Jun 4, 2009

• #7

i have tried growing with led's and the plants become very stretchy, i would not recommend them at all

 

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somebuddy

Active Member

Jun 4, 2009

• #8

yeah looks like imma go flouro and CFL for the veg, and some of the flower then get um to pop with a hps

 

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uglybetty

Active Member

Oct 9, 2009

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I have the Procyon and if anything my plants are stockier. Maybe it's because of the reduced heat versus my old 400 watt metal halide.

 

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uglybetty

Active Member

Oct 9, 2009

• #10

PS. Are you sure that the LED light that you were using wasn't too low a wattage to support compact growth? There are many cheaper LED panels out there but I doubt they put out the same lumens as my Procyon.

 

bigkuz68

Active Member

Oct 10, 2009

• #11

plants absolutely will not stretch under led as long as you have coverage, all my plants under led stay short and stocky with close nodes. just a matter of getting the proper coverage

you wont be disappointed with a procyon, although they are expensive. i have 2 they work great

 

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fartsalot

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Oct 11, 2009

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Ugly Betty or Bigkuz68, do you flower with the procyon alone or do you add CFL's or anything? What types of yields do you get? Thanks!