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Post by jewellea on Nov 26, 2020 22:45:39 GMT -5
Thanks Shawn & sher01! It seems to be working. I keep the house at about 70 degrees. It only gets up to 73 degrees with the front panel on. I have my first lettuce sprouts. I’m pretty happy how it turned out. Yes, post a photo. I would like to see the curtains.
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Post by Jay on Dec 21, 2020 11:21:34 GMT -5
Since I'm working from my garden room, I moved some panels I use around other projects. Instead of Mylar, I use Rmaxx Rmate foam cladding. It can be gotten at the big box stores in 4x8 sheets for about $15.
It's the same concept, light/heat reflecting material on foam board. I score the foam board from the back and make free standing screens, I stand these in front of my AGs to reduce the intensity of backlighting when I'm on camera.
They really helped keep the light focused last winter on my hydro tomatoes using a fluorescent grow light.
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Post by Shawn on Dec 21, 2020 11:30:22 GMT -5
Since I'm working from my garden room, I moved some panels I use around other projects. Instead of Mylar, I use Rmaxx Rmate foam cladding. It can be gotten at the big box stores in 4x8 sheets for about $15. It's the same concept, light/heat reflecting material on foam board. I score the foam board from the back and make free standing screens, I stand these in front of my AGs to reduce the intensity of backlighting when I'm on camera. They really helped keep the light focused last winter on my hydro tomatoes using a fluorescent grow light.
Can you post some pictures of them and how they are used?
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Post by Jay on Dec 21, 2020 13:54:17 GMT -5
Here is a picture. I'm currently adding a Farm Plus to the top of my Farm XL (are those C brackets supposed to be that loose?) This is one 4x8 sheet. I hacked of the top three feet and use it as a screen. When I had my Farm XL on the table behind my computer I would sit this screen on the table to block the light. With this tower, I'll probably get a new sheet and make a screen out of it. You can see how I scored through the fiberboard on the back leaving the radiant barrier intact to act as a hinge.
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Post by Shawn on Dec 21, 2020 14:25:09 GMT -5
Thank you. I needed a visual of what they looked like.
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Post by Jay on Dec 22, 2020 22:04:38 GMT -5
They are convenient and hold up well. I've been using these where needed for about a year.
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