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You need to get rid of that aluminum foil my man. Aluminum is only like 30 or 40% reflective - you should just paint the walls of your box with a plain flat white spray paint, which is 99% reflective. Plus the aluminum creates "hot spots" that can focus light like little laser beams, burning your plants.
You could put cardboard on the outside of your foil as reinforcement and paint the tinfoil white. Or you could keep a good watch on the plants to see if CFL's would actually burn or damage the plants. IMO when the foil is pretty wrinkled it works better than just smooth shiny foil.
BTW a couple of peeps are running those Skunk#1/NL#5, getting some good reports back.
I agree with ghengis...
The tin foil crinkles up and focuses light on leaves and burns them...
Get flat white spray paint at wally world for $.89 a can. Simple yet super effective!
Hey ghengis, thanks for stopping by. I have painted some cardboard, but it needs another coat. Plus all my walls are already painted flat white if you noticed. The cab will be moved soon to veg with, then put down where the cab was to finish. The foil is a temp thing for now. I need to get 1 more light set up and il veg up here and finish down there. Got a lot of usable space, but not enough cash to get it going right now. But thanks for your input:thumbsup::rasta:Quote:
Originally Posted by ghengis
Thanks Hemp, I have 3 of them going, so i hope its one of each:thumbsup: Popped two of those Edna and they look super healthy! Id like to get one of each strain grown out before summer. I am going to try to germ a couple of Wit next! Iv gotten 5-6 to pop so far, lets hope there the lady type:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Hempsouth
Thanks for stoppin in my man:rasta:
I was thinking and do you have any idea how many grows iv seen using the back of tin foil. just so ya know, i have it on using the back. Its a popular item iv seen in a lot of grows. This is the first time iv heard of that:rasta:
not to mention that tin foil is more than 30-40% reflective. reflection of the bright side is about 88% while the dull side is around 80%. the problem with using the bright side is that it creates hot spots. do you suppose that it would create hot spots if it wasn't very reflective?Quote:
Originally Posted by ghengis
also, flat white paint is not 99% reflective. i think it's around 85% or so. i can't locate the exact number at the moment. why would people buy mylar or panda plastic if they only needed flat white spray paint?
i appreciate the willingness to give advice, but perhaps you should KNOW what you are talking about (or at least have a small clue) first!
LSY, things are coming my friend. i read through your log last night. is everything still good? did you get everything finished? again, i'll be around as much as i can.
good growing!
-shake
I was thinking the exact same thing. SOunded like numbers were just pulled out of the air...at least he could have done a little research and picked numbers that were close to accurate.Quote:
Originally Posted by headshake
LSY, that tin foil is fine. Seedlings look great, keep doing what you're doing. People like to nitpick other people's grows because it isn't exactly how they grow. Your plants look happy and healthy, you're not a first-time grower...:hippy:
Glad ya were able to stop in Shake, i was thinking about ya after i got the don't use tin foil advise. Its only that iv seen it used so much, thanks for the info. Everyting is getting along better now that iv move down to the bottom shelf. It helps to be able to adjust the reflector on the light and concentrate it on the plants better. The space on the shelf is under a sq foot using 7,000 lumen's of light. I got a timer and thermometer that reads humidity. So, im hoping to go 12/12 soon. Its just not right when ya cant pop in to give me that great advise and understand the newbie part of me, thanks man:thumbsup::rasta:Quote:
Originally Posted by headshake
Hey man, didnt even see your post, i think i was posting at the same time. But yeah i was thinking iv seen to many people using tin foil not to use it myself. Il be getting the rest of my supplies tonight. I am going to run 8 26w cfl's, but was wondering if i could get a mh light at wal mart to flower? I wonder if a clamp light would accommodate one? Just thinking about 12/12 soon. Im not sure what to flower with. Some cash fell into my lap and its burning my pocket. I have my thermometer gage with humidity on it as well and i have my timer. Think i just want to start 12/12 soon, my usb cable is broke, but il get one tonight. They look good though. I could just use the 8 cfl's, just defies everything iv read. 27 k to flower? Haven't thought about how i should flower em. Iv seen people use 1 set of lights from go to done before and looked killer to me. At this point im looking at getting them done as fast as possible. Id take some clones and then grow those out differently. The outdoor is about gone.'' I cant believe i smoked the whole thing'' - anyone remember that reference?LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by psychodelic
Any thoughts out there?:rasta: