What's best to block light from open closet grow?

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DaddyLove

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So currently I have a open closet grow. To close the closet I have 2 larg sliding mirrors. The only problem is that the light comes out the cracks of the mirror, and makes it look like an alien is on the other side. If I put a black tarp or something in there. Will the block the light off? Or what can I use to block the lights.
Thanks
 
Tarp and Velcro.

Tarp one side and then the other and join them together in the centre with Velcro.


J
 
Your the man. Thank you.
Also, I'm assuming that the tarp is going to increase the heat in the room. If I cut out a hole in the tarp and put a fan, will there be to much light? Coming out of the fan hole. And I have a box fan, to big?
 
DaddyLove said:
Your the man. Thank you.
Also, I'm assuming that the tarp is going to increase the heat in the room. If I cut out a hole in the tarp and put a fan, will there be to much light? Coming out of the fan hole. And I have a box fan, to big?
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Yes if you close off all holes heat will increase.

If your using HID lights Gonna be super Bright.

Beech
 
jondamon said:
Tarp and Velcro.

Tarp one side and then the other and join them together in the centre with Velcro.


J
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This is what I did in the past with a regular closet door opening, works great. At home depot they sell Velcro rolls. 3/4'' wide x 10' long. Also there's a builders plastic that 1 side is white and the other is black. I placed the Velcro strips all the way around the door like so... _ with the plastic cut to size velcroed the same way, white side facing in. Kinda a pain the ass to get into sometimes, but worked good. l l
 
I grow in a cupboard and use cardboard which I paint white purely because I have so much of it lying around my attic. I just make sure it fits, nail it to the cupboard so it acts like a door, fit a few fan holes in and you're done.

I did try tinfoil and mylar but the air from the fans making the foil 'rattle' drove me mad.
 
I use a light blocking curtain i got from walmart for 15$. It covers most of the doorway leaving space at the bottom for a box fan to push cold air in.
 
i got away with hanging a small blanket on the inside of the closet to block light through the cracks of 2 slidding doors but i guess you consider that being cheap but hey fast fix
 
DaddyLove said:
Your the man. Thank you.
Also, I'm assuming that the tarp is going to increase the heat in the room. If I cut out a hole in the tarp and put a fan, will there be to much light? Coming out of the fan hole. And I have a box fan, to big?
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You don't need to worry about increased heat the lights will be off and there won't be any heat.
 
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