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sheapdog420

sheapdog420

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I stopped into my local hydro shop and saw the price tag on the tents and can't afford that. The guy there said that I could use Foam insulation that has a reflective exterior. What are your thoughts on this? It would end up costing like $20 to build and therefore much more affordable.

I'm not to worried about heat as I have a 48" shop light with Gro-lux bulbs. They don't get hot at all, I can keep my hand on the bulb even after it has been on for hours.
 
waterboy8083

waterboy8083

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Sounds good. Lowes or Home depot sell sheets of reflective foam insulation for about $9 for a 8'x4' section. We are actually going to be using that for our attic grow... They differ in thickness and are very lightweight.
 
UNICRONLIVES

UNICRONLIVES

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sheapdog420 said:
I stopped into my local hydro shop and saw the price tag on the tents and can't afford that. The guy there said that I could use Foam insulation that has a reflective exterior. What are your thoughts on this? It would end up costing like $20 to build and therefore much more affordable.

I'm not to worried about heat as I have a 48" shop light with Gro-lux bulbs. They don't get hot at all, I can keep my hand on the bulb even after it has been on for hours.
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those lights will be fine for veggin but not for flowerin so i hope you have an idea as far as what to do when its time to flower!!....like maybe CFL's or hps ...sumthin along those lines!! but the foam insulation thing is definitely a good idea tho!! ive seen plent o people use it !
 
sheapdog420

sheapdog420

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Well I could always do CFL's, I know many people around here prefer HPS, but not affordable. I've seen GRO-LUX lights that are in both the blue spectrum, which is what I have now, and also in the red spectrum for flowering. Does anyone think the red spectrum ones would work?
 
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