Who is using Inda-Gro lights or induction lights?

I've been through the plethora of lighting systems over years. I've finally settled on the lights produced by Inda-Gro. I've had more success and less trouble with this system than any other as far as efficiency, veg, flower and yield. Wouldn't mind some thoughts of fellow induction light growers. Sorry if there's already a topic regarding these lights but I couldn't seem to find much

Ive always wanted some of those lights! I was researchin about them a while ago and just couldnt get the money for them. Ive always wondered how they compared to hps/mh

What wattage do you have and what would you compare it to in the mh/hps world.

Ive always heard the claims with leds and induction lighting that a 400watt is equal to a 1000watt hps/mh but never really believed it. But always hoped.

IMO the induction light is the way to go after weighing the benefits vs risks (pros vs cons) compared to LED or HPS. I first bought the 200 watt Inda-gro to try out. I was so pleased with the resuts that I bit the bullet and bought the 420 watt light from them. If you can maintain a 4x4 sq ft grow area the 200w and some side lighting is fine. Anything bigger than that up to 5x5 you need to go with the 420w. Honestly I would go with the 420w everytime if you have room for it. the 200w is a little small IMO. I started with an M-land 200w when i went induction lighting. If you're thinking about an induction light save the cheese and go inda-gro. the M-land is just ok but won't offset the cost of the light in one grow. The inda-gro lights will pay for themselves plus more in one grow under the correct conditions because the yield is that that much better. Veg time for me has been cut down by 2 weeks after upgrading to inda-gro as well. For example, I used to switch to flower around 8 weeks. now 5-6 weeks and plants are 20". This is counting the time from the day the seed sprouts from the ground.

How is the light penetration. If you grow a 4 foot tall plant will the lights penetrate to the lower bud sites?

The penetrate better because they produce less heat so you can keep them close like flouro's. I was researching them as well. It's good to hear some good reviews. I was skeptical on the 400w being equivalent to a 1000w hps but i guess only time and grows will tell.

From light surface to minimum penetration measured with my cheap intensity meter the 200w inda-gro is aprox 32" and the 420w aprox 36. I've found that i can keep the light 2-3ft above the canopy for veg and about 1ft for flower. The distance seems to vary a bit according to the strain. some thrive better a bit closer and some a bit farther. You will still get ok light to the near bottom of a 4ft plant but I'm not sure overall if the yield is that much better going so tall. This can depend on the distance your plants are from each other (shading issue) I don't normally let my finish at more than 3.5ft but what I have done when I have the time is that I harvest the upper part of the plant, chop it in half and move the light to the lover part for a couple weeks. Ive also had good luck using the lollipop method with the induction lights.

In addition, I would say from past experience that the 420w induction can be compared with a 1000w HPS. Even if it's not quite the same, which I couldn't tell either way. When I went to the induction light my power bill dropped to normal living conditions but one of the best points is they run so much cooler. My rooms stay between 78-84 when the light is on and probably in the 60s during off time.

Perimeter plants are 4 weeks old today and the others are 3 weeks. All were started under an inda-gro 200w for the first 3 weeks. They are now under the inda-gro 420. All are strains that I came up with from various other potent strains by selective hand pollinating. They might not look the best but I'm happy with them at ~20" and ~13", respectively, in the one month time frame.

I'm a big fan of Indagrow 420 lights, but we need to be honest here.

The DO NOT perform anywhere near a 1000w HPS.
In fact, a 600HPS done side by side gives a higher yield.
Not by much, and a 600 actually uses about 650watts, plus added ventilation.

Compare to a 400w MH though, this thing ROCKS.

As for coverage:
These lights cover 4'x2'.
You can get 2 big plants in large pots going really nicely, or you can get 6 small pots all the way to flower if you like that.
They only penetrate WELL about 18". Get a light meter, it's the facts. A 1000w HPS? Several feet further down.
You cannot grow 6' plants with an Indagrow420.
Instead, you can do a great SCROG or something else that keeps plants low.
Should be noted in a SCROG, cut every single bottom branch as they will get absolutely no light penetration below one the screen fills out.

In end, the Indagrow is an awesome machine that SAVES YOU MONEY.
It's $700. But the nicest ballast is almost $200 and the 400w MH bulbs are $120 each and should be replaced every 6 months..

I've been looking at these induction lights for a while now. I have experience with larger areas, but am looking into a small room now. The area I will be illuminating will be either a 2x2 or 14"x30" foot ebb n flow. I will be attempting a scrog. Is it possible to get a good yield with 8-9 plants using the indagro par-200? Or should I just stick with a 400 watt hps ? 600 watt hps?

I havn't tried the 200s, so I can't help you there tntkush, but I have 2 of these lights, and have found the same results as seattlegreens said. Great lights, but don't have the penetration you need for bigger plants. perfect for vegging, or scrogging.

In case nobody's mentioned it, they have several Indagro threads in the led subforum you might want to have a look at.

FYI.. I live in a Senior Mobile home park in Orange County,Ca., with a 50 amp main feed limiting my power supply.. I am using (4)-420 watt Indagrow in an 8'x10' room.. I have used (1),150 watt Red Booster LED along side each 420 light when in Flower.. Cheaper and way more light than the "Pontoon".. I have also grown with quality LED's only with some success, but the Indagrow seems to do much better.. I have several "Envirolux" pro rail full spectrum LED light bars almost as long as the 420.. I just finished tweaking the "fixture", which is a combination of 4 Envirolux LED's.. Meaning 2 on each side of the 420.. Each fixture now weighs 35 lbs.. I am excited to see if the added LED's in Veg will make a difference.. I will pot some pictures soon...