Does this sound so crazy??

Hey guys, I have been thinking of a new way to utilize the sunlight. Not so sure if it would work however, but it sounds legit.

Alright well mylar reflects 99% of light correct? maybe its 98% but either way its a high percentage. Alright say you had a grow room, with a window facing the east, where the sun rises. The whole room was covered in mylar, so that when the sun shines threw in the morning, it reflects threwout the whole growroom. You could still use your current light setup, but also utilize the light from the sun, for free! You might want to have a shutter for the window at night, so that no light got in during dark hours.

What do you guys think?

Growers <3

should work the more light the better

Use The lord Jesus Christ to your advantage.

In my house I have a sort of turret, five sided room with floor to ceiling windows facing east-south-west - I think that would work so cool. Too bad I have other constraints that mean I have to remain stealth and I do mean completely no evidence whatsoever.....I like that Idea though, you could intensify the natural sun that the room receives, with lining the walls with mylar - I wondered if if would actually work like we think it would?

Don't do it yet. yes it reflects light well, but do it from far away. If doing it from close range, it burns the plant with heat. Close range guesstimate is 2 feet. You might be ok with 5-7 ft. but it's hard to do with stealth.

Just remember that all glass deflects UV energy, even cheap windows. I think it could require leaving the window open, and the set up would have to be a precise reflecting set up if stealth was an issue. Still, I always say that the best light is sunlight. Get it if you can. get a light meter and experiment.

Go for it, stealth would be my biggest concern. As far as UV being blocked by glass...it does to some point, but I know when my baby had jaundice real bad we would sit her by the windows and that saved us from having to put her under the UV lights at the hospital. The sun is a powerful mofo.

all interesting comments, I expect that heat management and circulation would be really important....certainly somethingbto think about anyhow. For now, moot, I must stick with a stealth grow cab....which I am looking forward to - and praying will work out.

I dont actually think heat would be a problem. If you have taken a chemistry class, or classes similar. E = q + w. I dont want to sound like a nerd, and confuse you. But Energy = heat + work. Thats why when you have mylar, and you are reflecting light, the energy isnt being turned into heat, becuase its being used as work. Maybe I am wrong in this theory, but im pretty sure using mylar dosnt create more heat.

I think this would work, and you wouldnt have to position the mylar precisely, as long as the whole grow room had mylar on it, it would just reflect it everywhere.

I wish I could try this out.... be energy efficient, and may lead to some crazy indoor yeilds.

jackinthebox said:

E = q + w.

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Nu-uh! E=MC2, dumbass! Don't believe me? Go ask Albert Einstein. He'll be all like "Yeah, bitch, E=MC2. I call it my theory of shut your ass up and read a science book"

Sorry, felt like making a stupid joke. Continue with the thread, please.

DumpsterKeeper said:

Nu-uh! E=MC2, dumbass! Don't believe me? Go ask Albert Einstein. He'll be all like "Yeah, bitch, E=MC2. I call it my theory of shut your ass up and read a science book"

Sorry, felt like making a stupid joke. Continue with the thread, please.

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haha, that was a rather funny joke.



the skylight idea would be sweet, i would also like to try that out, whenever it is that i get around to growing

sounds like a neat idea but wouldn't want to expose the plants to any helicopters cruising around. But if that isn't a concern, then as long as you were using greenhouse-friendly glass it should work. don't throw out your HIDs just yet though!

and damn! I thought E(k) was equal to (1/2)mv2

haha, theres many equations for energy, I believe the E = 1/2 mv2, is for potenitial energy. That uses mass, and velocity. Funny joke about the E=MC2, I thought you were serious at first, so I was kinda like... is this kid serious. But glad we are all just jokin around and having fun. This is just an idea, trying to brainstorm some ideas to help get better buds, with less electricity. Solar power is the way to go guys<3

Yeah there are a couple bugs in this situation, and If done I would still run the HID's. However if you lived somewhere were helicopters werent a problem you could just use this to really give your grow room a major boost of light, and see those outdoor buds that we all love, without all the outdoor problems = )

Much love to you all <3

interesting...yea the idea that the light remains as light as opposed to being coverted into heat - logically makes sense, and meets the needs of energy can't be created or destroyed - only change its form. right now regardless of winter or summer, that room gets stinking hot because of the excellent exposure - so maybe that will work. Can you imagine looking from the outside - it would look like a big freakin flashbulb or spotlight constantly on. No helicopter problems here - but my infrastructure would not lend itself well to a skylight - I still think constructing a room using those floor to ceiling windows might be a VERY productive little alcove - gotta give that some more thought...and its up on the third floor so no other prying eyes either....but now I'm thinking about what brightness like that would look like outside....hmm....prolly no good.

yeah tahoe, I deffently understand what you are saying, about it being noticeable. Thats a major downside, but can anyone think of a way around that?

Another idea, is what if you put tint on the window that the light is going threw, say blue tint, would this convert the spectrum of the sun to all blue? Would that be beneficial for vegging, and then put red tint on the window for flowering? Obviously dont use a strong tint, just one that would simply change the color of the light. I have no idea what tint actually does to light sprectrums. Anyone know if this could work?

Basically this is just a thread of some ideas, and maybe together we can work out any problems with it, and come up with some amazing ways to utilize Solar Power.

Growers <3