white grow bucket?????

i was just giving some advise to a fellow riu er and was stating that white buckets let the light through and thats not good for the roots. this is what someone told me when i was at hydro store.is there any truth before i preach any more i have never tried it so i wouldnt know?

macrael said:

i was just giving some advise to a fellow riu er and was stating that white buckets let the light through and thats not good for the roots. this is what someone told me when i was at hydro store.is there any truth before i preach any more i have never tried it so i wouldnt know?

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practice what you preach,,,,,,,,,,


shout it from the stealthiest grow area,,,,,


engrave it on yer headstone,,,,


bet yer grandmas soul,,,,,,,





git my drift?


in plain ol' english yes you are right, roots don't like light. or high temps above 72f, or colder than 65f.


boomerb here,
bomblasting all that ain't Igloo,,,,,,,,




ftp

It really depends on quality of bucket and amount of light pentrating the canopy down to floor level. IF you have a CHEAP thin wall white bucket, then most likely light will get thru and cause problems. One thing that can happen is mold, which is def not good. You'll see it show up as whitish/light green spots along the outer edge of the bucket if you pull the root mass out to transplant. I know from past experience.

So...say you have LOTS of 3-5 gallon white buckets and want to use them? 2 easy approaches to use and both are fairly low buck AND effective.

1. Wrap a heavy duty BLACK plastic trash bag around the outside of the bucket.
2. Wrap Black white Panda poly film around the bucket, same fashion, but wrap WHITE SIDE OUT. Why? White reflects more light BACK into the room to be used. Since the Panda poly is heavy duty AND black on the other side already light WILL NOT pass through. Anyone who says different is either a noob or just plain idiot. I did this for years when I grew dirt and worked like a charm. Also used ono some of my outdoor buckets as well, worked awesome. DARK black buckets got HOT in the sun. WHITE relective bucket stayed cooler.

NO WHITE BUCKETS!!! light get thru almost 99% of white buckets!!! be safe and go with black .....same price......just better for growing stuff!!!

The gray ones from Lowes are lightproof. Just an FYI to save some $$$.

Yea... lol, you posted that on one of my pix. And thanks for the concern. But I believe that these white buckets are fine. Well, the one's I'm using anyways. They aren't completely white, well, most of the bucket isn't actually white. But I used it for the entire grow and had no problems at all! And I'll continue using them. Works perfectly for me, and I spent zero $ on them! That's the best part!

Here's proof if you need it.....
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/296341-264w-cfls-stealth-closet-1st.html

Just throwin out my $0.02

I use white buckets and have noticed a little algae at the bottom of the bucket at harvest time. Results are still good, but next time I will be lightproofing these things...

HookdOnChronics said:

Yea... lol, you posted that on one of my pix. And thanks for the concern. But I believe that these white buckets are fine. Well, the one's I'm using anyways. They aren't completely white, well, most of the bucket isn't actually white. But I used it for the entire grow and had no problems at all! And I'll continue using them. Works perfectly for me, and I spent zero $ on them! That's the best part!

Here's proof if you need it.....
https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/296341-264w-cfls-stealth-closet-1st.html

Just throwin out my $0.02

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lol i am not in no way trying to tell u what to do u are way more experienced then me
once again im sorry if i had offended u
im still jealous of your mini bonsai tree

and thanks to the rest of you guys for the info as to why they are no good at least till around 5 gal. buckets and bare those bigger ones look like coolers from boomerbloomer57 and i dont think that those ones let the light through

macrael said:

lol i am not in no way trying to tell u what to do u are way more experienced then me
once again im sorry if i had offended u
im still jealous of your mini bonsai tree

and thanks to the rest of you guys for the info as to why they are no good at least till around 5 gal. buckets and bare those bigger ones look like coolers from boomerbloomer57 and i dont think that those ones let the light through

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Igloo Coolers. Can't beat em,,,,,

No light leaks, no water leaks, easy fill and drain, sturdy, no tipping, maintains water temps for days without adjusting, easy to clean........


i've tried the rubbermaids, heat and light issues. i've tried the fibreglass tubs, heat and light issues big time........

I tinker. Plus I have the cash. I have so much equipment that failed to do any good for the grow it's pathetic.

i'm getting ready to do another room and heading to the hydro store on friday with 5k to buy the goodies,,,

this one is gonna be killa! Another sealed room and this time Co2.

boomerb just
boom boom bloomin along,,,,

ftp

macrael said:

lol i am not in no way trying to tell u what to do u are way more experienced then me
once again im sorry if i had offended u
im still jealous of your mini bonsai tree

and thanks to the rest of you guys for the info as to why they are no good at least till around 5 gal. buckets and bare those bigger ones look like coolers from boomerbloomer57 and i dont think that those ones let the light through

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Oh no you didn't offend me at all! sorry if i came off as a prick, thats not at all how it was supposed to sound! Just stating that it has worked well for me, thats all. i can't find that size bucket anywhere except for my parents house. They were throwing them away, and i said NO! lol, so i put them to good use! Perfect size buckets for my set up

BoomerBloomer57 said:

Igloo Coolers. Can't beat em,,,,,

No light leaks, no water leaks, easy fill and drain, sturdy, no tipping, maintains water temps for days without adjusting, easy to clean........


i've tried the rubbermaids, heat and light issues. i've tried the fibreglass tubs, heat and light issues big time........

I tinker. Plus I have the cash. I have so much equipment that failed to do any good for the grow it's pathetic.

i'm getting ready to do another room and heading to the hydro store on friday with 5k to buy the goodies,,,

this one is gonna be killa! Another sealed room and this time Co2.

boomerb just
boom boom bloomin along,,,,

ftp

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same here looking for a co2 set up but money kinda scarce here lol i found a 20 lbs co2 tank but its use for making beer i just hope the regulators fit up too it

the more i look around the more i see people using them maybe in cfl grows it dont harm them as much