wrapping paper as mylar substitute, blue/red paper?

beginningbotanist420

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I've read on RIU that shiney wrapping paper is a vry good mylar substitute, so i went and bought some. it happened to be solid blue[shiney] on one side and solid silve on the other. since visual perception of color is really what the surface reflects, would using the blue side rflect only the blue light? and since i'm using reddish CFL's [2700k], would that provide good red and blue coverage for photosynthesis?
 

beginningbotanist420

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well my question is, will having blue paper reflect more blue light, causing the only 2 colors present to be blue and red, the best ones for photosythesis...
 

The sim's Bob Newbie

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I can understand how in theory it could work - but personally if I could I'd get a blue light and use the silver side of the paper...

But hell - I reckon it can't hurt to experiment...just be aware you may not get as much off the plants...

If ya try it out let us know how it works!
 
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