taking reflector off -ok??

[Al B. Fuct]

i might be wrong but i'm sure i read somewhere recently that you need 50 posts before you can post pics,might be wrong though

50 posts and a member for more than 2 weeks.

and thanks man,albfuct too,i feel 4oz a plant is respectable,especially as i only veg for 4 weeks and flower for 8ish,seed to weed in 3 months,and i always find my homegrown to be way better than anything i buy

You're quite welcome. 4oz per plant IS respectable.

However, growing methods like SoG can quite intentionally give you a relatively small per-plant yield, but improve the avg quality of the buds and speed things up a bit. Takes 8 wks to go from clone to bud around here.

Your homegrown will indeed usually be better than what you buy for a couple of reasons, mainly the care you can take in drying and proper storage conditions, something that 'commercial' growers don't always do ('cept for me, of course. ). THC can break down into non-psychoactive cannabinoids if buds are stored above 29C or exposed to light after drying.

Al B. Fuct Reviewed by Al B. Fuct on 06-18-2007. taking reflector off -ok?? its getting pretty warm over here. im using a closet with 250HID and one NL Fem in soil. the plant is growing quick. 4 weeks now and into the 12/12. the reflector makes things pretty hot...can I take it off? its a straight up ( bulb....not horizontal. Thanks! Rating: 5

[Al B. Fuct]

hi there the reflector is to reflect the light and does not have anything to do with the heat the best bet would be to use CFL in a closet grwow CFL is compact flourescent lighting and produces next to no heat

Beg to differ in this case. The vertical reflector is part of the problem here. A mass of hot air is being trapped under the vertical type reflector. Air mass temps under the reflector will get fairly high, betting 60C. This high heat will be transferred to the remaining airmass due to this op's other problem, insufficient air motion through the op. The grow in question needs an improvement in air through-flow to better cope with the vertical reflector. Swapping to a horizontal type reflector would reduce temps a little, but the real solution is to move more air through the grow.

CFLs produce less heat (mind,they still make some heat)but also make nowhere near the light intensity of HPS. CFLs are great for seedlings and clones and slow-vegging some mums, but in flowering are a serious compromise. You can flower with CFLs but you're trading off yield and bud density. If there's absolutely no way ventilate a space to keep temps down, CFLs might make the difference between growing a little poor to ordinary quality dope or none at all.

There are small HPS lights out there (60, 75, 100, 150, 250w) that make less heat than the big 400-600-1000W mothers and would be a much better choice than CFLs, even in a closet grow with limited ventilation ability. The little HPS lights still make high-intensity discharge light, like their larger cousins, but can't effectively light as much area owing to their lower output. However, they might be small but they're still HPS lights. Due to their high-intensity output, they will still make respectable bud density.

Still, consideration number one in setting up a grow op is ventilation. If you can't ventilate a space effectively, you'll have recurring problems related to heat and humidity. Pick a better space.