mirrors for reflective walls?

cvbud

cvbud

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has anyone ever done this? is there any reason why you wouldn't use mirrors instead of Mylar or white paint or anythign else. i mean to get the most reflection, wouldn't you want to use the most reflective material? seems like a mirror would work great.
 
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rmoreno1771

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cvbud said:
has anyone ever done this? is there any reason why you wouldn't use mirrors instead of Mylar or white paint or anythign else. i mean to get the most reflection, wouldn't you want to use the most reflective material? seems like a mirror would work great.
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This is a great question!!!

My brother asked me why dont I use mirrors instead of mylar and I had no response lol....I am awaiting a response along with you
 
wineart

wineart

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Quite simple, glass absorbs more light than it reflects. Even the glass on an air cooled hood takes away a lot of light. The less glass the better.....
 
wineart

wineart

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If a mirror worked, you could light a candle, put it between 2 mirrors and you would have infinite lumens.
 
SmokeyMcSmokester

SmokeyMcSmokester

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wineart said:
Quite simple, glass absorbs more light than it reflects. Even the glass on an air cooled hood takes away a lot of light. The less glass the better.....
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yup...mirrors suck for light reflection, but are great if you wanna make sure you have no boogers in your nose!
 
Weedoozie

Weedoozie

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Mirrors are bad for light reflection for plants because they create heat spots and can burn your plant. Also, they absorb more light then they reflect

Stick with Mylar IMO
 
wineart

wineart

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I like so many others are here to get information. All your questions are good ones. Answers might not always be the best (unless you got boogers) LOL. Seriously keep posting questions and thinking outside the box. Overall, there are so many who have HUGE amounts of experience who are willing to share. Through decades of trial & error I suggest following in the steps of those that preceeded you and then fine tuning to meet your specific needs. You won't go wrong there I promise!
 
cvbud

cvbud

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wineart said:
I like so many others are here to get information. All your questions are good ones. Answers might not always be the best (unless you got boogers) LOL. Seriously keep posting questions and thinking outside the box. Overall, there are so many who have HUGE amounts of experience who are willing to share. Through decades of trial & error I suggest following in the steps of those that preceeded you and then fine tuning to meet your specific needs. You won't go wrong there I promise!
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thats what i have been trying to do. you can see my grow room build and first crop in my journal so far at this link

https://www.rollitup.org/grow-journals/309652-medical-grow-op-newbie-so.html

I am on week 4 today in the flower room. i have black, big bud, blueberry, sweet tooth, and i found 2 sweets from a Panama Gold plant that turned out to be female when i germinated them. im pretty excited. its been going great, and i saw some mirrors today and wondered why I never tried it. Thanks for all your reply's. i appreciate the help.
 
cvbud

cvbud

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i wonder if nasa has any really cool reflective material that someone in the know can get their hands on?
 
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