I just got my kit from homegrownlights.
holy shit! That is a lot of light for such a tiny thing!
holy shit! That is a lot of light for such a tiny thing!
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procyon 50 first impressions
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potlatch
Thanks for the heads-up, I was wondering if these would ever be in stock (limited qty now).
I'm guessing the red is the same as in the model 100, 635nm?
Edit: must be 620-630nm, http://www.cree.com/products/xlamp_xpe.asp
I'm guessing the red is the same as in the model 100, 635nm?
Edit: must be 620-630nm, http://www.cree.com/products/xlamp_xpe.asp
It's now been a few days, and the seedlings under the procyon mini are growing! Got some new growth on the clones too.
ok, the second set of true leaves is coming in, and they are practically glued to the cotyledons.
this is very compact growth.
this is very compact growth.
vegging along nicely
vegging along nicely
vegging along nicely
The procyon 100's are great for veg you need to supplement with more deep red for flowering because they don't have the 660 nm + red or any far red at 740 nm which you really need for good flowering results but the procyons do veg the hell out of plants I had great results in the past with the 100's they are good lights very bright and their blue range is great for nice roots and bushy foliage. 
yeah this is veg only
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potlatch
Glad to hear that--I was afraid you were headed for disappointment.
Wanted to also encourage you to add in a nice bright CFL at 2700k with it you will see the growth increase dramatically. If you can manage a big one just hang it vertical in there
I think I can manage that, thanks for the tip.
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potlatch
Hey SOTF420, just to go a bit offtopic, are you still supplementing your Lumigrows with fluorescent strip lights?
& at what color temp? (3000k as I recall)
& at what color temp? (3000k as I recall)
No they are the 6400k T5 HO's they have a nice far red bump in the 740 nm range or so and are full spectrum Sun Blaze strips I think? Those all around the perimeter of the canopy with Lumigrows blasting over the top are just about insane for growth quality the plants look make believe almost about as vigorous growth levels as you can possibly have. As good as if not better than a 600 hps hortilux which I used to run for years. Plants grow way more stocky though and less stretchy under LED and buds are more potent.
so your saying led buds are more potent than hps^^^^^^^
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sm0k4
Depends what LEDs you are running, but yes, flavor and potency are noticed to be better than HPS due to what most believe is the better and more efficient blue spectra available. You still need the proper PPFD though or it won't do much good.
Yes, mostly I feel because of the lower heat no infrared along with no damaging uv rays that can destroy volatile oils and thc glands. I have found LED grown buds to be delicious and very potent at least when using the high powered Lumigrow ES lights they are very intense and cover a 3 x 3 ft area very well with pretty good penetration. Supplementing around the garden canopy as described above really improves the flowering response to as good as if not better than HPS if you have healthy plants in the right conditions. Add in Sweet Tooth ladies and CO2 and it's a plant pistil party.
UV-c is the main concern in regard to damaging plant tissue and chemicals as well has human skin. UV-c is not present in any grow room unless one uses a UV-c lamp. That said, UV-b can damage plant tissue if the PAR range (and UV-a range) irradiance is not sufficiently high.
Sufficient irradiance of UV-b (ex., 6-13 kJ/day) actually increases THC, flavonoids, anthocyanins (color pigments; ex., makes purple plants more purple) and may increase some terpenoids. Flavonoids and anthocyanin pigments are UV-b screening agents; that is why they are increased under UV-b irradiation. UV-b also helps keep plants stocky and reduces stretch.
UV-b and UV-a photons, as well as very low end PAR range photons can/do induce "cryptochrome" mediated responses; cryptochrome are blue light sensing pigments in plants. Cryptochrome has been implicated in various plant photobiological reactions, including but not limited to induction of flowering and reducing stretch.
FWIW, far-red light of 720-740 nm (e.g., phyto-B range light) counts as infrared light. I.e., "IR-A" is 700 nm–1400 nm according to the International Commission on Illumination (CIE). Therefore, any LED array that has phyto-B range diodes (720-740 nm) emits IR light...
a week later
a week later
this is just the right speed for me
a week later
this is just the right speed for me
@ Mad,
Nice looking plants
I wanted to clear something up - I got replacement boards because the units were not drawing enough power at 12 volts. Even with the new boards, I am getting brighter light around 13 volts. So if using fixed voltage gear to run some procyon mini's, get a 13.8v power supply, not a 12 volt.
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