Are the 5 gallon food-grade white buckets from the major home box store okay to use by themselves, if covered on the outside? I don't really want to paint the inside of the bucket wit the plant so close, fumes and all that. Is it okay to leave the bucket as is, or should I put mylar inside? Cheers!
Food-grade white buckets okay for space bucket or need mylar/paint?
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HydroRed
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For hydroponic I would suggest covering the outside of the buckets. You dont really want any light getting to the root zone. This also includes any reservoirs as well. For soil I dont believe it to be of great importance since the soil kills any light that would get to the root zone anyways. Welcome to RIU
I meant for light reflectivity. I will probably make a spacer with 5050 strips, but I just want to know if I need additional reflective material or if the inside of the bucket is fine as is.
Kevin the Great
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The white ones are great. Actually, the rectangular buckets like what kitty litter comes in work better. They're closer to 6 gallons and the flat sides work better for the fans. Rather than putting a fan in the side of the bucket, plant directly into a full size uncut bucket and put the intake in the first spacer. That's how I veg and then pop the tops off when I move them to a flowering cabinet and they're already in a nice 6 gallon bucket. My spacebuckets act as my "veg room" and work very well for that purpose.