alfoiled walls go or no go?
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bird mcbride
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I make my own light meter with a photo resistor and an ohms meter. I have calibrated it with new light bulbs so I can understand what it's telling me. The meter has to be the same distance from the source to get anything that means anything.
bird mcbride
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Home made is only cheaper. You still have to figure the readings. The main thing is that you take your reading from the same distance from the source. I use this so I know when to change my lights.
trichlone fiend
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...you will get hot spots from using foil....I'm not going to go through the whole google process, but, you'll find many foil burnt foilage images here on this very site. All in all, your reflective materials used will show at harvest time. You'll not see big yield'n growers using the shitty foil...sounds like the trailer park boys are on here give'n advice again, ehhh?
bird mcbride
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I would never use tinfoil. I at one time bought acid at that trailer park.
legaltoker
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hey guys, im not trying to thread jack or anything but i was reading through this thread because i was thinking of putting foil up myself and i noticed some of you guys seem to "not" like george whatever his name is, anyways i was actually getting ready to buy a book that was written by him and i was wondering if there was another book you guys think would be better(recommend).from the way you guys talk about him it sounds like his theories are outdated? i dont wanna buy a book with outdated theories.....thanks and sorry to interupt
bird mcbride
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Despite the fact that this may be a fire hazzard, I'd rather hang white bed sheets before I used tinfoil. It's the types of wavelenghs that are being reflected that is important, not so much the intensity.hey guys, im not trying to thread jack or anything but i was reading through this thread because i was thinking of putting foil up myself and i noticed some of you guys seem to "not" like george whatever his name is, anyways i was actually getting ready to buy a book that was written by him and i was wondering if there was another book you guys think would be better(recommend).from the way you guys talk about him it sounds like his theories are outdated? i dont wanna buy a book with outdated theories.....thanks and sorry to interupt
trichlone fiend
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ScrogThis
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Hey guys, the question was "can I use this aluminum foil I have cuz' I don't want to spring for panda film?" I'd recommend flat white paint before foil but it's better than bare walls imho.
I like Ed Rosenthal's and Greg Green's books, Jorge is kinda hokey and a little outdated but there's good info there also.
bird mcbride
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Not only do I recommend the black and white fire retardant reflective plastic,(the hydro guy will understand) I also skirt my beds with 360w flouresent. With an op using 4000w/hps, or more I drop the flouresent skirtings.
ScrogThis
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You need some insulation to stop detection via IR, foil will just heat more evenly and produce a bigger sig. Try to setup near a natural heat source such as a water heater or furnace or maybe a barn; new hay, compost, cows & horses all produce heat that could help shield your grow. All that said just keep a low profile, pay cash for supplies, watch the odors and don't tell anyone that you grow then the odds are much slimmer you'll have an interaction with LEO.
realmaple1
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Emergency blankets.. cheap and you get alot of coverage of mylar..
