(Butters)
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Starting my 1st grow-tent grow. DIY using PVC pipe as the framing and black & white poly as the walls.
Question I have is, why are grow tents made as cubes as opposed to creating a modified prism set up.
Sorry ass pics below show what I am thinking. The traditional grow tent/box design doesn't maximize the available light that we are using. Correct? With light dispersion, some of those lumens get reflected above the plant level and over the HID lighting source as illustrated by the reddish lines in the top pic. This essentially, "dilutes" those particular rays of light (due to not having 100% reflectivity and general properties of light dispersion over space).
The bottom pic is what I'm thinking to maximize light from my 400hps. Prism-like design is meant to absolutely minimize light getting into the supra-HID area. I'm even thinking of allowing NO space between the HID source and the grow tent wall. Cool tubed of course.
Let me know what you think. Will this work to maximize light? What problems would I have to anticipate (this will of course mean I have to modify venting)?
Question I have is, why are grow tents made as cubes as opposed to creating a modified prism set up.
Sorry ass pics below show what I am thinking. The traditional grow tent/box design doesn't maximize the available light that we are using. Correct? With light dispersion, some of those lumens get reflected above the plant level and over the HID lighting source as illustrated by the reddish lines in the top pic. This essentially, "dilutes" those particular rays of light (due to not having 100% reflectivity and general properties of light dispersion over space).
The bottom pic is what I'm thinking to maximize light from my 400hps. Prism-like design is meant to absolutely minimize light getting into the supra-HID area. I'm even thinking of allowing NO space between the HID source and the grow tent wall. Cool tubed of course.
Let me know what you think. Will this work to maximize light? What problems would I have to anticipate (this will of course mean I have to modify venting)?
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