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Here's one I made earlier!!!!

Vapo69

Vapo69

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Hi all, I can't afford a reflector hood right now so I made my own today. I used 7 pieces of card, 1 roll of foil, a gluestick, red tape, sellotape, some bamboo skewers and a turkey basting tray, it cost less than £5 to make(about $7 I think!)and around 3 hrs to build, I think it will be better than not having one, let me know if you think it will/wont work, thanks:smile:
 

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We never had a problem with wet air. Maybe growing in soil is different than hydro. Just a small fan blowing a gentle breeze at each end of the tent was all we needed. We did open front tent flaps during light hours.
 
Thanks karlee, I have an oscillating fan clipped to a shelf above blowing down, I don't know the rh in there but it doesn't seem too bad. Don't think I can make a rh meter haha so I will make one of these my next purchase, thanks
 
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It actually looks pretty effective as a reflector! Definitely a creative DIY solution! Just make sure you have a fire alarm in there, and keep a close eye to make sure nothing ever touches the bulbs themselves :)
 
Ditto the fire alarm! I did construction all my life and a church I was building had entry doors to the sanctuary with a lower soffit above them with a light.! While installing the hardware on the door it was propped open and the light was inches away from it. I was walking by and noticed the door was smoking! The architect changed the light fixture! Could have been a bad thing!
 
Thank you, the bulbs themselves hang pretty much out of it and they are cfl so not much heat, I check my plants about every 10 minutes haha, first growers curse I guess, but I won't ignore fire/safety advice as I know how dangerous fire is. Thanks:)
 
Same as you mate, I worked construction for many years and have heard/seen many horror stories, I am being careful and I know fire is dangerous, thanks for your concern:)
 
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Hey all, due to the safety advice on my home made reflector hood, I have taken it down and smashed it..............into this!!!:smile:

which I feel is safer! Let me know what you think please.
 

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