Hanging lights w/o reflector/hood.

[highbrid1]

Anybody know how much light you're losing when you hang lights from a cord without any reflector? Only place Ive seen it done is in Coliseum type setups. Probably not efficient for grows on a flat surface eh?

 

[SuperSizeMe]

Stadium style, reflectix on the walls & ceiling

Check out Heath Robinson's thread------> here


Simple but effective

 

[MrBlue2]

this should help:

http://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=127881

 

[FreezerBoy]

Lamps throw a shadow forward so, you'll lose tons-O-Light as all the light is thrown perpendicular to the shaft of the lamp.

 

[highbrid1]

Lamps throw a shadow forward so, you'll lose tons-O-Light as all the light is thrown perpendicular to the shaft of the lamp.

Yeah this is what I figured. Alot less of the lamp bulb is exposed to the plants compared to mounted horizontal in a hood. Logic.

 

[jedimike]

Why not just do a vertical run. You get a way better yield. I won't ever go back to horizontal.

 

[emerald city]

In low headroom situations when running a vertical lite w/o hoods,seems to help with hot spots ...I get better air mixing without the hoods...1000 hps vert barebulb with cellatex wall/ceiling.

 

[highbrid1]

Why not just do a vertical run. You get a way better yield. I won't ever go back to horizontal.

cus it's for a veg room. I have 2 100w cfls and only one hydrofarm ballast/hood. I was going to avoid buying another and keep them hanging but dont feel the lighting is very efficient now...

 

[bobblehead]

Hang it in the middle, taller plants on the outside, smaller plants on the inside... The plants will reach up toward the light and all will be well.


I run 2 400w MH in my veg room, hung vertically... I flower vertically. Works for me.

 

[FreezerBoy]

Why not just do a vertical run. You get a way better yield. I won't ever go back to horizontal.