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Daviii
07-08-2008, 10:46 PM
hi all i just want to see if anyone has some good advise for me i am currently building a grow-closet in my apartment its four foot wide six foot high and and two foot deep im gonna cover the inside with mylar(anyone know a good place to get it in dublin ireland?)i have ordered two 200 watt enviro-grow lights the vegging ones.I ordered 10 superskunk seeds i also have four 56 watt fluro strip lights four foot long each the kind they use in factorys i was gonna put them vertical on each side of the closet?i was thinkin of using john inn,s potting soil?il have to get a fan of some sort a quiet one would be good.not sure what nutes to use so anyone see anything wrong with what im doing please set me straight"constructive criticism is always good"but keep in mind i live in ireland so any help with nutes and soil would be great

Daviii
07-08-2008, 11:02 PM
sorry guys posted in the wrong place???????????

Rusty Trichome
07-09-2008, 02:47 PM
If you can't find mylar, try a couple of coats of flat white enamel paint or a box of flat white linoleum. (the 'stick-on' kitchen tile squares)

Some folks love the Mylar, but I personally like not having to carefully clean overspray and dust off of it all the time. (can scratch, rip and crease fairly easily, too)

Not knowing what nutes you have access to, I recommend the Fox Farms or Botanicare lines. You'll want a veg nute, a flower nute and micronutes.

Do you have a way to check water ph? (ph pen works best) Soil checkers are a waste.

Placing your 4' fluoro vertically, you'll lose valuable lumens unless the plants are 4' tall. Try placing it horizontal, flat against the back wall. (if the interior dimensions are allow it) Sure wish the company that designed my home would have made my closets 48" wide, instead of 46". Then I could actually use the fluoro lights and fixtures I had for vegging, lol.

the image reaper
07-09-2008, 06:00 PM
I'll not use Mylar again, total pain in the butt to keep clean, and dulls with age ... I've had more 'quality' reflectance with the flat white paint ... even the cheapest latex paints tend to have anti-fungal/mildew properties, these days, too :thumbsup:

NaughtyDreadz
07-09-2008, 06:49 PM
man flat white paint!!! actually, I use on the roof of my house in brazil to reflect the sun's rays... I go onto my roof in brazil and I'm blinded... that thing works like a mofo... if only I knew the english name... after some googling, I think in english its called paint lime.... that thing is SO reflective...