Grow room reflective materials compared - Silver mylar - Matt white paint - Gloss white - Grow tents
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2018
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We compare the most common reflective finishes used in grow rooms. We look at a HPS and LED lighting system and demonstrate the benefits of using a good quality reflective surface to maximise the amount of light reaching your plants. More light = higher yield so this is very important!
Test results for HPS setup (LED is very similar)
Quantume (PPFD) sensor reading for the following setup:
No walls: 640 PPFD
Wooden wall: 680 PPFD (5% increase)
Matt white wall: 750 PPFD (20% increase)
White mylar wall (same as glos white paint): 750 PPFD (20% increase)
Silver Mylar (generic): 800 PPFD (27% increase)
Silver Mylar diamond pattern: 800 PPFD (27% increase)
Grow tent lining Lighthouse tent: 840 PPFD (33% increase)
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nice to see that even the cheap reflective material is better than not using any. great test 👍to show how much a reflective surface is really needed
Awesome way to demonstrate the results. Thank you a ton.
Great video! I’m slowly getting an education on what I need to do for my plants.
Bro literally this is exactly what I was looking for thank you @MIGRO
Right? Like literally EXACTLY what I was looking for, and it's the second video that he hits the subject bang on for me, great content my dude, great content. Oh and Thaaaaaaaank you for the info o/
Very useful and elemental video thank you. I will continue with the white lined budbox pro even though silver would be better, just because I find silver hurts my eyes. Good info like this allows people to make their own decisions.
First of all thank you so much for your passion and honesty. I'm researching the market to find out what the latest and greatest is. No matter what choices I make I will find a way to help support your channel either through a donation or a purchase from your site. I am considering making my own lights LED strips extruded aluminum I'm going to check out your site right now and see if there's anything that I can possibly use. Whether my purchases today or many months from now I just wanted to say thank you for being so thorough and so helpful. Thanks again.
Thanks, timely advice. I appreciate the detailed presentation. I heard back in the day matte white
was best. Now I know better.
Just built a new grow area a 6x6 multi tiered twelve foot tall cielings and I plan to maximize area with shelving for plants stages I needed this video thanks!
I absolutely enjoyed your demonstration very informative thanks 😄
Love your vids bro really helpful info throughout
wow this videos are really amazing and helpfull, omg I really appreciate your efforts and your will with intention in making tests, thank you very much again
Great video Shane. Am stil waiting for the Optic 1XL and Fluence Spydrx video :)
I really enjoy your videos, as you are very informative in your testing. Thanks for sharing your test results.
Thanks Matt, I checked out your channel and subscribed. I'm going to watch your videos on hydro pepper production. I'm looking for advice on the best nutrient solution for our upcoming grow test with chili plants. Any advice on what to use for good flavor and yield?
Personally, I use Dyna-Gro Grow 7-9-5, which is a complete one-part macro/micro nutrient with pH stabilizer, and cal-mag. While I have not used them personally, the Masterblend, General Hydroponics, Maxi Grow, and other nutrients seem to do well too. Regarding flavor, a mature chili from a flavorful variety is a good start. Soil grown plants, when water stressed can produce some of the best flavors. For quicker results indoors, growing in rockwool blocks or small containers helps. Topping right after the 3rd or 4th leaf node helps to change the shape of the plant. You want a short and wide plant, with a good canopy. Also, trimming off the leaves under that massive canopy helps. Otherwise those under canopy leaves that are not getting light are just wasting the plants energy. In addition to small pots and effective shaping, using a wet/dry cycle with extended dry times will stress the roots without killing them. This is often another trigger to start the flowering and fruiting process. Don't be afraid of trying to switch peppers to flowering sooner than thought, as pepper plants will continue to increase in canopy size even after starting to fruit. Dryer air and more air circulation, combined with more interspacing between plants, helps push peppers toward fruiting too.
Thanks for the advice. I'll use that👍
Cool stuff tnx! Take care 😊 peace ✌️ from Welland Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
Thank you sir, this helped me to choose a reflective material for curing my 3D resin prints. 😁
Lovely and informative as always, cheers
Excellent test. I had always thought matte white was the way to go, but you have convinced me otherwise.
Mirrors. Aromatic Cedar slats on the floor, sections of, or full size of your space mirror. I have the shiny mylar in a closet and a 3x3 mylar tent.
Thank you for this video, very interesting.
Once and for all. Thanks, numbers don't lie, just people do.
Thanks diamond Mylar is my choice for first grow
best content about reflective materials !!!!! ty
Nice to see 'back to basics' still has a place.
Great video. Have you tested any color variations in walls for reflective values? Blaze yellow, orange, green and blue. Materials like reflective signs, and tapes
Silly maybe
Very nice review. Really appreciate your methodical approach. What is the display unit you have plugged your apogee SQ-520 into?
Orca sheeting.. 20 plus years of gardening has proven this to me 👌
Just wondering if you could get ahold of “silver board” rigid insulation and get the reading? I have to insulate and reflect in something.
Nicely done, real science.
Hy,
Could you try with an high reflective white acrylic paint please.
Just got 4x2x6'11 Gorilla tent, 1640D diamond mylar. Worth every penny
Could you do a par test for the topolite tent material? Says it's 600D 96% reflective mylar material, but your tests will have the real say...
How would roll aluminium foil glued to a flat surface to reduce wrinkles work? Thanks for your great videos and your responses to questions.
GREAT information 😍😍
Hi. I started growing about 2 years ago. I was wondering if u have ever checked mirror reflection?
WHAT? Youve been reading my mind shane... 5☆ mate.
Do You have a Grow room using (Holographic reflective material) on the walls for Lighting If so Can You link the video or done.. I Was Think How Do Plant React to Rainbow Color Lightings
Could you do a test with the Orca paper I'd be curious because their claims are pretty high I have used this before with good results what would be very curious but the comparison thank you
I have a problem, my grow area is 5’ by 20’ and not sure about the layout when yours are 5 lights to a ring. Should I buy two ring sets or just hang 6 x 400’s? Thanks, it’s a big purchase, any help will do and my canopy should be 4’ that way I can work?
what reflecting wall is the best for the whole spectrum R B G UV
I went and bought that car front windshield son reflector stuff it looks just like that stuff they use to make heating & air duck work but i can use that stuff where i couldnt afford to order the tent cause i was already ordering the seeds so i figured by getting the pvc pipes to make my tent out of would be a cheap easy way to have one finally lol
On the molar, could it be tacked to the walls like wallpaper to reduce or eliminate wrinkles?
I was thinking about mirrors, would they best? Cheers. Love the channel.💚🐛
I’m using the Mylar stuff but it was a emergency blanket so it was all folded up so it s not completely flat so it don’t get hot spots
Great video
Would reflective material be much help for the sides for the veg stage when plants are small?, as all my leaves receive light from above 2 x 600 watt MH for 18 plants grown a week apart on stands to keep the canopy even and to save space as well as having a continuous grow
I don't see how light on the edges of the leaves would help?
I harvest one plant per week
9 in flower, also if the light is powerful enough to penetrate the canopy, how does side reflective help, as there is none separating the plants in the middle of the tent
I have 18 vegging, for 18 weeks to get bigger plants and keep with the 9 week flowering cycle
9 week veg is not enough
I have a tent for the flowering stage, to separate the light cycle from the vegging plants that are in the same room it has
2 x 1,000 watt HPS
Thank you
Migro For the win
Panda film will always be my best friend!
Don't know if you'd have access to it, but I'd love to know where stucco aluminium sheet would stand amongst these. It's what the light shades are usually made out of
Matt white my personal choice on a small grow room shows any foriegn contamination dust, dirt, bugs easy to clean no hot spots.
and mold and fungus you need to worry about, PM and botrytis. Need something that is washable
@@SuperCanada89 from what I understand, using a mold resistant paint or bathroom paint helps.
Diamond its easy too. No hotspots
Hi good man.... Please answer what w;l be happen 'f you paste mirror ?
i hope Migro does a review of the Torus Hydro PerfectpH, it sounds to good to be true and nobody has tested it on youtube!
I moved to a smaller place and have no room for my 2.5 x 5 ft grow tent. I made a small pvc with cardboard covered with tinfoil grow area and now. Might just cut the tent up and custom make walls now.
Good video very helpful.
Great info here. I'm surprised how much of a difference the reflective material makes. Would have been nice to try Orca as well. Thanks
We have an old video with orca tested against Mylar link here ua-cam.com/video/XwTOlnZrUOE/v-deo.html
Can you use high strength reflective tape?????
Thank God you did this B4 I wasted money on mylar
muy interesante las comparaciones de papel para reflactar !
The regular mylar won't create heat points?
How much does it multiply if you move the light up and add another wall on the other side?
i always wondered how a textured brushed aluminum contact paper would work. its really cheap
nice comparison test
Wouldnt those wrinkles affect the reflection/dispersion of light???
This video got me curious about reflectix vs these options. Mylar and painted boards work better than reflectix from what I've read. Thank you for the informative video. I guess I'll make my grow tent out of some mylar and scrap wood or pvc
mirrors
@@gatoslokosforever hmm is that one of those things that makes complete sens when you hear it and then theres some weird reason it don't work
I USE A REFLECTOR TYPE MATERIAL USED UNDER TUNG AND GROOVE HARDWOOD FLOORS, LOOKS IDENTICAL, ITS CHECKERED AND REAL THICK W NO GROWROOM PRICE
Have you tested Tyvek house wrap?
What white paint do you recommend for better light reflection? Matte or glossy? I want to paint the walls in the corner of my room without a growtent.
Grate video Man, Thanks.....
Does the silver diamond mylar reflect UVA & UVB
Thank you.
great video
Yo bro can mylar be overheat and can cause fire i wnna grow indoor
Thx for those vids
And chance of an update video on some of the new HGL boards? Always found your videos to give fair comparison, I also own one
I agree. I'm also wondering about Hidden Harvests Growlight's 36 watter. It looks good but the low power kinda makes me wary
HLG? Like the 550 V2?
Where can you bye that mylar?
Great test btw.
thanks
You know those silver blankets that mountain climbers pack and that people wear after marathons / triathlons ? as a real budget build I am planning on using PVC pipes to make a frame then make the walls from cardboard wall papered with that silver blanket stuff , thoughts?
i want to know what happens if we use mirror as reflector
How much of an effect does a reflective wall have on the Migro light? I'd assume because of the glass lens that the light is more defined or ??? thank you,
Yes. Using reflective walls improves efficiency by only 5%. The lens directs most of the ligh onto the grow area
How about using thermal blanket or silver foils for food? Very cheaper
what if you do it with mirrors ?
Would be interesting to see the results putting the reflectors on an angle towards the light?
...I dont understand ? Why isn't anybody using reflector panels inside tent near the plants ?...A.C.Feuerhelm
I wonder if the Lighthouse tent material be bought in bulk. In other words, do ya have to buy one of their tents to get the material.
Diamond silver Mylar is $5 a metre and just as good. Most silver Mylar tents are just as good. It's a generic and cheap material. In this case the cheap solution is best👍
Great info..💯👍👍
Is mirror any good?
What about regular old aluminium foil?
What's that measuring device called
ty
Wish you tried mirrors and aluminum foil
Shane thanks for making these videos. My grow area is 5.2 meters squared. I am using a 1000 watt metal halide. When I lower the light to what I think is the optimal height achieving a ppfd of 750, the perimeter doesn’t get anywhere near the light they need. Question is.... should I use two 1000 watt metal halides to ensure proper light coverage. Any help is much appreciated.
Hi shane. What’s the difference btw 75um and 125um Mylar beside the measure? Is the 75 semi transparent or is it lightproof too? I already have matte white walls, no light leaks, should I buy the cheaper 75um one? Thx
The thicker one reflects more IR back so its better for ceilings of the room if you don't want to be the only house in the snowstorm with a clear roof. And its tougher/longer lasting, less rip/tear prone and if its backed with white, its cleanable. Thin mylar doesn't last, it goes see through over time becomes brittle and its noisy, thick stuff looks the same after 10 years
Have you tried using a standard wall mirrors would love to know
Never mind found info right after. Going with milar on a home build
what's about using traditional mirror ????
NICE JOB...THANKS
Hay Shane hope you enjoyed your vacation. Could you please touch base with me about your lights.
Sorry I'm late in replying. I'll answer your mail tomorrow. Take care Shane
4:41 where to buy this reflector?
Heres a question to see if u guys know your stuff lol, light showing through hole of a cabinet door frame, worst is the side, problem is i can put anything there to cover the gaps as the door needs the gap to open/lever…
thanks man
Danke😎
Which shop I get that minor?...
Interesting
Thanks
I've had pretty good success using orca paper. With almost no hotspots and incredible reflection. The only thing I don't like about the orca paper is how expensive it is. And when you use it as a flooring it delamination within about a year. However on the walls it works great.