So tin foil.....

Ontheball

Well-Known Member

• Sep 18, 2011

• #1

i know use mylar etc etc , im broke as fuck no transport and no hydro shops im using cfl , should i add tin foil to reflect the light ? i know its a nono or have been told that but its all i have and the wood of the cab is holding heat in. :S

 

joeweedo

Member

• Sep 18, 2011

• #2

lol why ur so mad !!! its not that complicated , u can use the silver plates above the lights , and foil on the walls . did you know what plates i mean ?

 

Nusky

New Member

• Sep 18, 2011

• #3

Only thing about foil is if its crumpled it'll create hot spots and burn your plants. If the enclosure is fairly small I'd just not do it at all.

 

EaStW00d

Well-Known Member

• Sep 18, 2011

• #4

I used tin foil for about two weeks during the seedling stage, but then I went to walmart and bought some emergency blankets. They are only 2 something dollars a piece and they are made of mylar. I have about 5 of them now in my growing room and they work great. If you have to use tin foil just make sure to check your plants for hot spots, but I really would try to get some mylar.

 

nick17gar

Well-Known Member

• Sep 18, 2011

• #5

make sure its the shiny side, not the dull side, and yea try to not make creases in it (dont let your gf help basically....)

Edit: or paint them walls as white as possible.

 

ak.fortyseven

Well-Known Member

• Sep 18, 2011

• #6

aluminum foil only reflects about 50% light. Flat white paint or the dull side of poster board would be much better ~90%.

and the emergency blankets is a great idea.

 

DuMpSteRLoVe216

Active Member

• Sep 18, 2011

• #7

E m e r g e n c y b l a n k e t!
EDIT: $3.00

 

Ontheball

Well-Known Member

• Sep 19, 2011

• #8

ill have a look for blankets when ive got some money , dunno if ill go for the tin foil or not.

 

Ontheball

Well-Known Member

• Sep 19, 2011

• #9

Nusky said:

Only thing about foil is if its crumpled it'll create hot spots and burn your plants. If the enclosure is fairly small I'd just not do it at all.

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theres a pic of the cab in my sig let me know if u think i should bother.

 

Mr. Anomaly

Active Member

• Sep 19, 2011

• #10

So the thing about aluminum foil or tin foil is that when used to reflect light because of the bent edges (basically impossible to avoid) this directs the light into points which may or may not create hot spots on your leafs.

 

Banteros

Member

• Sep 20, 2011

• #11

Ontheball said:

i know use mylar etc etc , im broke as fuck no transport and no hydro shops im using cfl , should i add tin foil to reflect the light ? i know its a nono or have been told that but its all i have and the wood of the cab is holding heat in. :S

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I had white walls in my cupboard which i heard was fine, but decided to cover the walls with a safety blanket i bought for £2-3 from amazon i think, one blanket managed to do my with grow area, its worked fine with no issues really cheap alternative might be worth a try

 

Carne Seca

Well-Known Member

• Sep 20, 2011

• #12

You're better off with white paint than tin foil. Don't use tin foil. You'll be sorry you did.

 

Nusky

New Member

• Sep 20, 2011

• #13

Ontheball said:

theres a pic of the cab in my sig let me know if u think i should bother.

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I'd paint it white. Would be easier than tinfoil.

I hope you can move your light down, its a CFL and should be a few inches from the plant at all times

 

cherrybomb74

Well-Known Member

• Sep 20, 2011

• #14

Hi OTB, i bought one of these off amazon - http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0017L48RC/ref=oss_product and it arrived the next day. It's done a good enough job, especially for the price, and i only used about half of it. Will probably paint my next cab though.

Edit - the seller i got it from was EVAQ8...just incase you get one and want speedy delivery, they came through for me