Mirrors.. no good.... Seriously ...???

Brick Top said:
It is not at all about how reflective mirrors are, but how they reflect.


Mirror Reflection: 
This occurs when the incident ray hits a smooth or glossy surface such as glass. The only time light will be reflected directly back to source is when the incident light is directly at right angles with the reflective surface. All other times the light will be returned in the opposite direction. That is called specular reflection. No matter how highly reflective the material may be it makes for a terrible reflective material for plant growing.

Diffuse Reflection: 
This occurs when light strikes rough or uneven surfaces, these types of surface cause the rays of light to be scattered in many directions. That is what you want for growing.
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This is interesting Brick.., so in line of thinking its the ultra smooth surface that is the problem.. sooo.., Following that line of thinking I could create diffused reflection simply by draping celophane over the mirror taught but not tight leaving a bit of slack for the fans to wave ???:-?
 
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Japanfreak said:
Yeah, another thread of people speaking from a position of inexperience.

Anybody who actually uses mirrors will tell you there is no problem
Everybody and their grandmother who has never used a mirror will talk about hot spots and so on.

If it was me I'd believe the people who actually have experience instead of e-parrots.
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I gotta say people here are saying they use em and like em... gonna be interesting to see which wins out in my mind
 
SimplySmokin said:
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I gotta say people here are saying they use em and like em... gonna be interesting to see which wins out in my mind
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Hey SS? Try to find a serious commercial grow that uses mirrors. There is a reason you dont see them in grow rooms much.
 
SimplySmokin said:
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I gotta say people here are saying they use em and like em... gonna be interesting to see which wins out in my mind
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It's not even a win thing you know? They all work. Just some people have it in their head that they got to make everybody conform to something they heard.
 
NLXSK1 said:
Hey SS? Try to find a serious commercial grow that uses mirrors. There is a reason you dont see them in grow rooms much.
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Because they don't sell them in hydro stores? Because they are heavy? There are a lot of reasons you don't see them much.
 
wannaquickee said:
no way youre way off..foil is like 30% or some shit..

glossy paint i believe absorbs light more than anything
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incorrect bitch black will absorb more light the white glossy every day of the week. jk and straight flat foil is in the 80s check you shit guy. jk again i thought i was wrong once but then i was wrong. i could be wrong i know so much some time i get confused and smoke to much and make mistakes please forgive me Mr. Hitler!!!! JK again
 
Brick Top said:
Choosing the right surface for the walls of your grow room is very important, as up to 40% of your total yield comes from the edge, and the right wall surface can increase the amount of light those plants receive by up to 30%! ...,
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Well hell Brick..,gotta say again.. if I had some of those +reps I'd have to give some to ya for the run down on surfaces.. Me bein a simple kinda better safe than sorry kinda guy is probably just going to do the right thing and go with mylar w/o doin all the light tests, including the mirror, just to cover my azz,. The reason no light tests are simple.., like many evolving grow rooms, mine is right now challenged to maximize all the lights I have while continuously upgrading to more. All the tests will ultimately tell me is " Get more Lights" lol Thx again
 
Japanfreak said:
Dude I know you love to Ramble on, but a simple, "Naw, I've grown for years" would do.
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man your such a fuck head ill tollarate you hassline to newbs but fuckin with brick is way out of line your an asshole and never have any possitive input just alway bullshit so go eat a dick fuck head.
 
The best light reflective surface is a flat-white painted flat surface. There's documentation if you want to fact check.

Or, ask any professional photographer worth his salt.

(no hotspots)
 
Japanfreak said:
Books for the most part. But I don't think google is bad, I think people who say stupid shit like Mirrors are really bad and then try to back it up with google are bad when instead you could just ask a person who actually uses mirrors about their experience.
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Are you fucking kidding? Given a choice of googling documented scientific information OR listening to someone's anecdotal experience,
YOU say the 2nd choice is the answer, hands down??? WOOFFFF & good luck with that!
 
Burger Boss said:
Are you fucking kidding? Given a choice of googling documented scientific information OR listening to someone's anecdotal experience,
YOU say the 2nd choice is the answer, hands down??? WOOFFFF & good luck with that!
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I know, it's hard for you to believe, not everything on the net or in books is true. Experience, can't be replaced. End of the day those without it know.
 
i cant believe you be arguin about nuthin....i use A4 Papers for reflection bitch!
PLUS i've heard that mirrors only reflects some spectrums of light and EATS the rest. sorry bout the bad english. i learned it from tupac xD hahaha
cant we all just get a bong?
 
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