is this more efficant use of light?

[johnny12r]

(EDIT:THE NEW SET UP I DID IS THE 4TH POST) this is how i had it (see pics) the smallest ones in the middle and the taller ones to the outside spaced out good enough so light gets down to lower branches.

 

[pinkjackyle]

this is how i had it (see pics) the smallest ones in the middle and the taller ones to the outside spaced out good enough so light gets down to lower branches.

more is mostly better when it comes 2 lights next is location , location , location..

 

[Pipe Dream]

generally yes u want your smaller plants in the middle and your taller plants on the outside.

 

[johnny12r]

this is what i just did.(see pics) i put a taller one that had less vegetation..(ie big leaves)in the center right under the light ,then the five tallest ones got spaced out even from each other one foot from the center plant.(edge of pot),then the five shortest ones went onto five gallon buckets evenly spaced 18 inches from the center one..to me this looks like every plant is now as close to the light as i can get unless anyone has a better way? please let me know.

 

[johnny12r]

i was not done when you guys posted??? is the new way better?there under a 1000w eye super hps and i have 11 of them

 

[johnny12r]

the old way my farthest plant way about 3 feet from the light now the farthest plant is 18 inches..i think it will be a nice improvement ?

 

[Pipe Dream]

Hard to really say I think you would probably be best at determining which way works best for your situation you got a jungle going on in there!

 

[johnny12r]

you see what i have how can i make it better? i'm looking to be as good as possible so please advise me. most of the big ones are about 5ft from floor to top.

 

[johnny12r]

i got the idea looking at people growing on a step shelving set up.

 

[pinkjackyle]

those white plastic covered walls r neet . i would "bring the bling" with some emergency blankets plastered everywhere walls floor ceiling , maybe not ceiling unless ure hi . wally world in camping/outdoor section

 

[johnny12r]

i have every thing covered in panda film are those blankets going to be better?

 

[johnny12r]

i just took some measurements .the way it was if i measure from the light to the top of the farthest plants it was about 3.5 ft now the farthest plant top is just under 2 ft from the light ,and the lower branch are getting more light so do you think it will increase my yield? if so by how much? 11 plants 3-5 ft tall under a 1000w eye super hps? thanks for any help.i will +rep any good ideas.

 

[mookie brown]

Those blankets are Mylar, very thin sheets by Mylar all the same..

I always thought emergency blankets were
vacuum deposited aluminum. Are you "100%" sure its mylar ?

Yo Johnny, did you ever make it to dollar tree ? I'm going tomorrow evening to see if I can get more hempy buckets

 

[AquafinaOrbit]

I always thought emergency blankets were
vacuum deposited aluminum. Are you "100%" sure its mylar ?

Yo Johnny, did you ever make it to dollar tree ? I'm going tomorrow evening to see if I can get more hempy buckets

Sorry, wasn't sure of anything I said in that post, which is why I deleted it. Your correct though, its a plastic that is sprayed with a aluminum vapor if I understand correctly.

 

[mookie brown]

Sorry, wasn't sure of anything I said in that post, which is why I deleted it. Your correct though, its a plastic that is sprayed with a aluminum vapor if I understand correctly.

It's ok, it's possible you were also correct. Sometimes when I'm high I like to fuck with people.

 

[AquafinaOrbit]

Haha no offense or anything taken man. They actually do sell emergency blankets that are called Mylar and as both Mylar and Space blankets are in the PET family there is a good chance those are actual mylar as in the name brand. Either way the spaceblanets reflectivity is still around that of mylar which is what the issue here would be. Anyway what I was saying about that was probably wrong, but more importantly the information given on lighting was wrong. So just correcting the mistake before BS is spread.

 

[johnny12r]

so are them blankets any better then my panda film? and what do you think of the new set up ? i figure most of my plants are 1.5 ft closer to the light how big a difference will that make? is there a better way for me to put them?

 

[johnny12r]

how big a difference is a foot and a half closer going to make? any one know if those emergency blankets are better then panda film?

 

[cutman]

mylar would be the best you can put on your wall. i was using white melamine at first but switch over to the mylar and im glad i did. also the easyest way to tell if your light are to close is the feel test. feel your leaves up top if they are cold to the touch thats what you want warm and light are to close. so lower your lights till your leaves are starting to feel warm the back a way from there. with a good fan you can lower your lights to 3-4 inchest from plant give you max lumens to your plants with out burning them. Now your 1000 watts are going to be hotter than my 400 so that 3-4 might change to 6-8 inches. but put a fan no them will help. i found the lower the better. the higher the lights just introduces streching between the nodes. Not to mention penetration, closer the better as well. but thats what i do with my lights.

 

[johnny12r]

i have it as close as it can get and still hit all the plants but its 1-2 feet from each plant and i have an osculating fan going to plus the fan cooling the light.i can't see a better way for my light to get all 11 plants then this, but i like ideas if any one has one?