Quote Originally Posted by McToker
Thanks Weezard.

Trust me; I read all of Snstealth's logs and the perfect grow light thread. Took me the better part of two days with all the side links.

I came to the same conclusion. The Procyon seems to be the way to go. I even bounced the argument off my better half, telling her that by the time we get a good digital ballast, an air cooled hood, a good bulb and then spend about that same amount to upgrade our ventilation system to accomodate the extra heat, we'd be darn close to the price of the Procyon.

Then, she had to go and spoil it by asking the price of the Procyon. The side of my head still hurts.

I initially thought going to an HPS would be fairly cheap when I saw some of the enticing prices on several vendor's websites. But, the more I looked into it, those "bargain priced" units didn't seem so hot. At least they were not what I was after for my situation.
From the rest of your thread that you've done plenty of homework

My wife wouldn't bat an eye. She loves to buy stuff.
It was the folks from Anti-social In-security that yanked my chain.

And you've seen the builds.
Wish I could say "just DIY".:thumbsup:

I did.
The concept was just too not to play with.
Well, that might generate odd pains in the other side of your head.
Because, when the dust settled, it cost me almost $400 to DIY!:upsidedow

Not too unhappy about that though.
Here on the Island the electricity is mostly generated by burning oil. We pay one of the highest rates in the country and I don't see that getting any better in the future.
So, between that, and the cost of replacing HPS/MH/ bulbs every season, or the CFLs every 2 seasons...
Like you quoted, the growng can get to be more elevating than the smoking. So, god willing and the creek don't rise, I'll be way ahead of the money part in less than 3 years.
Also, getting better results than the Procyon grows, for less wattage was the deal maker for me.

Sexing happened in 2 days of 12/12.
Got bigger, tighter buds, sooner than Snstealths grow, etc.

BUT, (and that's a big but.), I also switched to hydro for my second grow under LEDs and Whiskey Tango/ Dough Boy still grow in dirt.
When they switch to Hydro, or GITC, we'll have a grow-off.

65 is the new 70
Weezard