Hi all
I just bought a 2X4 Mylar tent and was wondering if the distance from the light to my plants will have much of an effect on the lumen count. The way I understand it, people want to put the lights as close as possible because the light is comming from a point source and the further the light is away from the plants, the more the "light rays" will diverge. In my situation it shouldnt matter. Even if i put the light ten feet above the plants, the only way the lumen count should be reduced is by 5% every time photons hit a wall. I have a 2X4 tent with a 400 hps.
My real question is, what do you think the change in lumen count would be going from 18" to 36" in such a tent. I would guess based on my theory that it would be less than 5% as opposed to maybe 50% or more in an open space
I just bought a 2X4 Mylar tent and was wondering if the distance from the light to my plants will have much of an effect on the lumen count. The way I understand it, people want to put the lights as close as possible because the light is comming from a point source and the further the light is away from the plants, the more the "light rays" will diverge. In my situation it shouldnt matter. Even if i put the light ten feet above the plants, the only way the lumen count should be reduced is by 5% every time photons hit a wall. I have a 2X4 tent with a 400 hps.
My real question is, what do you think the change in lumen count would be going from 18" to 36" in such a tent. I would guess based on my theory that it would be less than 5% as opposed to maybe 50% or more in an open space