what should i do for reflectors

tin foil or plain white or other

  • tin

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • plain white

    Votes: 4 57.1%

  • other

    Votes: 3 42.9%
  • Total voters
    7
johnny781

johnny781

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Tinfoil or just leave the white walls alone or use another whatever it maybe ? For Reflection... I had tin foil up but 4 people told me it was bad cuz it causes hot spots and burn. So I took it down but now i have lighting issues and I know its because I'm using cfl in a 3 cluster for each plant containing 1 2700 and 2 6500 with 23watt each 69 watt or = to 300 watts eqequivalen. With that said please help
 
warble

warble

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Leave the white walls, get those lights closer, but don't burn your plants. While in veg, go with two 2700k and one 6500k then switch to what you have for bloom.
 
Hugo Phurst

Hugo Phurst

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warble said:
Leave the white walls, get those lights closer, but don't burn your plants. While in veg, go with two 2700k and one 6500k then switch to what you have for bloom.
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Sorry, but it more 6500k in veg.

johnny - When I did CFL's, I used a 3:1 ratio (2:1 is OK), but when the girls get a bit bigger you'll want 100W (real) for one plant and at least an additional 50W for every extra plant.

I made my CFL reflector from a piece of 8in vent pipe.

My advice, is to start saving for a HID tent set up.

Good luck
 
johnny781

johnny781

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I have a 3:1 but my lil guy died last night couldn't take the stress of the lights falling on it last night ttheir was laying flat I chopped it up into clones but the pieces were small small .... So idk but I had to go down at some point I had to many for my space I was ganna just deal with it in till I cloned then I was ganna keep it under 2 in each stage with veg broken into 2 stages.
 
Dr.StickyFingers

Dr.StickyFingers

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Eggshell or glossy White paint
Panda Film
Emergency blankets (which is mylar)

Paint is easy, effective, you can ask people at home depot or whatever for the type that cleans super easily so its also long lasting
 
lilroach

lilroach

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You want to evenly defuse light, not reflect it.....white is the most even way of defusing your light.
 
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