NEW PICS!! new light, need advice

[edwardvanhalen123456]

hey guys its me again i have some pics of my plant, shes about 3 or 4 weeks into flower and shes beautiful, so my question is, my big light in the middle is a 85 watt cfl that plugs right into a regular household socket(can you believe that,pretty awesome) but anyway i was thinking about bying an aluminum dome for it, but if i do that ill be eliminating about 4 of my smaller cfl lights because the size of the reflector (its just a regular 12 inch diam dome reflector) so what would you guys do would you leave it without a dome or put a dome on it and take out a couple of those smaller lights?? thanks

 

[KP2]

hey guys its me again i have some pics of my plant, shes about 3 or 4 weeks into flower and shes beautiful, so my question is, my big light in the middle is a 85 watt cfl that plugs right into a regular household socket(can you believe that,pretty awesome) but anyway i was thinking about bying an aluminum dome for it, but if i do that ill be eliminating about 4 of my smaller cfl lights because the size of the reflector (its just a regular 12 inch diam dome reflector) so what would you guys do would you leave it without a dome or put a dome on it and take out a couple of those smaller lights?? thanks

i'd swap the big one for 4 small ones. the big ones are really not as intense as i'd hoped for... however, reflection is a good thing. add a reflector

 

[2plezdaworld]

i would leave it alone and add some typ of reflectors to the walls

 

[TeaTreeOil]

Maybe try to find some thin(fairly easy to bend, but rigid enough to hold shape) sheet metal(aluminum), find the shiniest you can get, and then make a big reflective 4' cylinder around it all.

I've always wanted to try this, take a 5 gal round bucket, and put aluminum sheet in a cylinder right inside the bucket's lid going up several feet, then a circular(cone) reflector for a light that slides into the cylinder trapping 100% of light.

 

[edwardvanhalen123456]

hey thanks guys i dont think im gonna be makin any reflectors i think im just gonna put white cardboard on the walls, so how does the plant look does she look nice and healthy

 

[KP2]

looks happy to me

 

[edwardvanhalen123456]

do u think i should invest in some mylar, my closet is kinda white but how much of a difference would it make if i got mylar

 

[KP2]

do u think i should invest in some mylar, my closet is kinda white but how much of a difference would it make if i got mylar

mylar blankets are about 2$ each....

couldn't hurt

 

[TeaTreeOil]

do u think i should invest in some mylar, my closet is kinda white but how much of a difference would it make if i got mylar

Aluminum puts the reflectivity in reflective Mylar.

What Mylar does do better than aluminum foil is specular reflectivity. While most Al foils are around 50% diffuse, Mylar foils are typically around 25% diffuse. This means Mylar has a higher quality of reflection, and reflects higher intensity(more focused) rays.

White paint is the flip side, negligibly specular, hugely diffuse. Spends out light is all directions 'randomly'. Not focused at all. Not intense, either.

Al foil is a nice middle ground, IMO.

 

[brick20]

heard that foil can create hot spots

 

[demonic1]

Used HID shades on craigslist can be had for 20 bucks. You could probably rig it up for all your cfl's by drilling a few holes.

 

[TeaTreeOil]

heard that foil can create hot spots

So can prescription eye glasses.

 

[brick20]

So can prescription eye glasses.

never seen anyone use prescription eye glasses in a grow.
hay but what do i know seen and heard stupider ideas

 

[edwardvanhalen123456]

i just got some mylar so im good so what do you guys think of my plant its like 4 weeks into flowering, how much of a yield do you think ill get and how much bigger do you think it will get, its 16 inches now, thanks gys

 

[edwardvanhalen123456]

Ne suggestions on how tall and how much of a yield I would get from this plant

 

[NuteGreenwitch]

Ne suggestions on how tall and how much of a yield I would get from this plant

Let me throw my blessings out there and take a wild guess - just by the pic and knowing the light setup and how she looks in 3-4 weeks of flowering, I'm going to take a stab and say 11-14 grams dried... but if you add some more light and keep her flowering for 9-10 weeks (don't get too excited and chop too early) and keep your leaves from obstructing the bottom of the plant so it can get more light, you MAY be able to pull out 18-22 grams dried.

 

[edwardvanhalen123456]

ok sounds good thanks man