Hydroponics and Procyon 100 LEDS

[Iscandar]

Has anyone tried using Procyon 100's with a hydroponic system?

What would be the best set up if one were to try this?

Would WW be a good strain?

Iscandar Reviewed by Iscandar on 12-19-2008. Hydroponics and Procyon 100 LEDS Has anyone tried using Procyon 100's with a hydroponic system? What would be the best set up if one were to try this? Would WW be a good strain? Rating: 5

[dichlorvos]

I am wondering the same, but also with the haight solid state LEDs. I'd love some opinions of either.

[Weezard]

Has anyone tried using Procyon 100's with a hydroponic system?

What would be the best set up if one were to try this?

Would WW be a good strain?

I vegged up an MK-Ultra under a UFO clone and flowered a WW and an AK-47
under Homebrew leds in 5 gallon, DWC, bubba-bucket.
Had to move the Ultra out doors early when she outgrew the closet.
The WW does very well under leds but the AK and MK were both better suited to outdoors. (Too tall)
Have some G13 flowering under 150W. of led now, and will be taking photos tomorrow if yer interested.

Aloha,
Weezard

[Weezard]

<grumble> dblposting cranky &*^%$ server!

[LEDGirl]

The Procyon 100 has only 635nm and 450nm, which is nowhere near enough spectral diversity to take a plant from veg to bloom, with good results. From what I've heard on many other forums, these lights make good veg lights or supplemental lights, but they certainly don't compare to a 400W in bloom.

If you want to get good grow results using LED's, you need to find a light that has the correct spectrum for marijuana. Weed uses 439nm, 469nm, 642nm, and 667nm for photosynthesis and 439nm, 483nm for carotenoids. You'll want a light that hits all of these, and one that does so with a narrow viewing angle. Most every product on the market uses a wide viewing angle (120 degree) or a varying angle (120 degree and 90 degree). If you want to make the most out of your grow with LED, and get good penetration, you need a 60 degree LED.

[dichlorvos]

So where might someone get lights like that? I know the haight led has more spectrum than the Procyon, but those are the only available lights I've really concidered, though I've heard first hand that the supernova is good. I really want to use LEDs on a 3x3 ebb and flow, but gotta go mh/hps fer now. I'm just waiting for the right led. I may use hps over one tray next to another 3x3 with led down the road, as an experiment.

[LEDGirl]

Lights featuring the #'s found above, are at Untitled

[headshake]

Lights featuring the #'s found above, are at Untitled

quit pumping your wares around the boards!!!!!

how far away is the MH or HPS in the comparison grows?

THANKS!


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[LEDGirl]

I did a 150W HPS vs a 119W beta light, and after about 3 weeks stopped the test, as the HPS wasn't performing well.

I am doing a second test now with a 126W against a 400W MH, and the MH is losing by quite a bit. Once I hit bloom, I'll be removing a plant from LED and placing it under MH, so we can have an equal bloom comparison, since the MH has fallen way short in veg.

[headshake]

well if you are testing anything like in the pictures on the website the MH in the pics is way too high!

think that could be part of the problem?


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