losing light?

[2hiegh4u]

so i think i may be losing light thru my fan holes. they arent very big holes. is there a way of stopping this?

 

[mrnelsen]

so i think i may be losing light thru my fan holes. they arent very big holes. is there a way of stopping this?

Theres not really a good way of stopping this (Assuming this is a PC Case grow), and plus the light escaping isnt going to make a significant effect on your grow. If you really want to keep it from escaping though you can make a small cube made from cardboard to fit the size of your fan. Stick that over it and be sure to either leave on of the sides of the cube open a little bit or poke a bunch of holes in it so the air can still flow through the fan. Also make sure the entire cube is coated in mylar or some kind of reflective material.

 

[jgreenbeast]

only thing I can think of is to construct a light trap

 

[2hiegh4u]

what u mean light trap? example please

 

[jgreenbeast]

what u mean light trap? example please

a simple trap would b some sort of 90 deg angle pipe, inside painted black, perhaps pvc, or as mentioned earlier a box type trap

 

[d r0cK]

i wouldnt do anything, like said before its not going to have much of an impact if any on your grow. not to mention any kind of trap you put in is gonna slow your airflow down, air flows best in a straight line....

 

[2hiegh4u]

both ideas sound good. i hate when i hear two different things and dont know what to do. i need to get a thermometer to see how much airflow i can lose

 

[darkdestruction420]

how do you keep light from leaking in during the dark period if it leaks out during lights on or is the room your box is in not have lights on in it during the dark period at all??

 

[2hiegh4u]

my lights are in 24-0 untill i start to flower. that is why i am trying to fix the problem now during veg cuz its not that big of a deal. but im worried about light leaking in when i start to flower

 

[guitarzan420]

i've used black nylons. keeps light out and keeps good air flow.

 

[darkdestruction420]

my lights are in 24-0 untill i start to flower. that is why i am trying to fix the problem now during veg cuz its not that big of a deal. but im worried about light leaking in when i start to flower

i see, i was hoping this was the case but i was also kinda worried you'd say you were in flower and hadnt realized/thought of that yet and i was gonna have to tell you that you were gonna have a bunch of hermies on your hands. i will find a few links for you on light traps, i'll be back in a second

 

[2hiegh4u]

lol thanks man. deff dont want no shemales. what do you think about tha black nylon idea?

 

[darkdestruction420]

https://www.rollitup.org/view.php?pg=faq&cmd=article&id=563 im surprised, it took me alot longer to find good info on this than i thought it would. i almost gave up, lol

 

[2hiegh4u]

awesome yo thanx again man rep

 

[d r0cK]

you can also get from Lowes or your hardware store, black air filters, layer them if you have to..... black nylons sounds like a good idea too.