dyzzypyxxy said:On the mylar, I'd be inclined to put it on the walls, but not up around the light fixtures. Light from your T5's is already reflected downwards by the fixtures, isn't it? How about painting the floor white, too? That would bounce a lot of light back up for your plants to gather.
Hanging from the ceiling over the grow area, I have two 400 Watt metal Halide warehouse lights. I will monitor the heat near the fixtures and mount a fan there if needed.
Painting the floor white is certainly a good idea! I thought of that myself and it is on my to do list. It is currently brown.
I have 3 and 4 foot shelving units where I have fluorescents installed with two fixtures hanging from the beams above. They have reflectors, but a lot of light will now be reflected. The walls were painted white, but it was very flat. Very flat.
Final thing I may do is build a hanging wall with firring strips and place the film on it so I have another area to reflect. If needed or desired, I could easily roll it up.
Thanks for everyone's comments.
