Infrared blocking material is only useful on ceilings and for external walls to discourage infrared scanning.
Reflective material for grow room walls.
When looking for the best reflective material for grow tent various option can be considered.
Diamond mylar 90 95 light reflectivity.
However if you are looking to grow in any other room preparing the walls are vitally important.
Mylar is maybe the most common grow room reflective material that usually comes in 1 mm or 2 mm thick sheets and reflects more than 95 of the light that hits that surface.
And this is why you need them in your grow room if you haven t yet made up your mind on getting a reflective material.
Titanium white paint is very reflective.
Research shows that reflective material for grow room will increase light intensity over 30.
Flat white paint is inexpensive and easy to clean light reflectivity around 80 styrofoam very cheap and durable 60 70 light reflectivity aluminium foil bad idea creases easily around 50 light reflectivity but one word really comes to mind.
Here below we discuss the three best options you have when it comes to using reflective material in your grow room.
This material is fairly inexpensive and it comes either in flat roll form or pre made sheets that you can stick to your walls.
Poly is easily cleaned.
Otherwise it s not an ideal reflective material in an indoor grow room because it traps heat is expensive thick and tough to mount.
So you now know the good and the bad about cannabis grow room reflective materials.
This is because the amount of usable light a wall can reflect to a plant diminishes as the wall gets further away.
Your plants will get more light if they are in a contained space with reflective walls compared to plants sitting in the middle of an open room even if the walls of the room are reflective.
Poly is useful if you are setting up a temporary grow room or don t want to damage the walls.
You do not even need more than one light in a grow room if you have reflective material.
White black plastic also known as panda plastic or poly.
However it is usually only used on reflectors due to its high cost.
A reflective light increases the intensity of the light in a grow room spreading it evenly across the room.
The walls of your grow area.
With a reflective material you don t need to use multiple lights at the same time.