Mirrors

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Light Bulb

Active Member

• Mar 19, 2008

• #1

using mirrors on walls to get more light to plant

 

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Mr. D

Well-Known Member

• Mar 19, 2008

• #2

mirrors absorb the lights "good stuff" and also create heat spots, this is also why al foil isnt the best option.

 

mrskitz

Well-Known Member

• Mar 19, 2008

• #3

yeh mirrors may look like they reflect light but they absorb light mostly,,,,,

 

ballo

Well-Known Member

• Mar 19, 2008

• #4

isnt a flat white surface better?

 

strictly'dope74

Active Member

• Mar 19, 2008

• #5

no mirrors are not good for getting more light they actually change light energy into heat energy and create hot spots on ur plants same with alluminum foil so please never use this stuff if you want light reflectors buy some mylar its looks like foil but it works better.

 

Eefman

Active Member

• Mar 19, 2008

• #6

Or if you can just paint the space it's growing at a flat white, that works pretty wonderfully for those on a budget.

 

buster7467

Well-Known Member

• Mar 19, 2008

• #7

I actually like the white painted walls better than using mylar. Mylar is really hard to get on the walls without any wrinkles. It is best to put it on the walls perfectly flat. But white painted walls work just fine.

 

trues

Well-Known Member

• Mar 19, 2008

• #8

mylar is great its what i use

 

jimmyspaz

Well-Known Member

• Mar 19, 2008

• #9

Matte white is the best surface for light diffusion,superior in some ways to mylar,inthat it reflects light from many angles getting to all parts of plants. I wouldn't use any thing else .Matte "Superwhite "is really good.