Cannabis Fact Contributed by:
Home Grown Hero
Cannabis Tip Submitted: 10-07-2011
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How can I hang an adjustable reflector in a
box-grow?
This if for those who have a small area or box that is
made of wood, dry-wall, or other material that can use
screw or bolt attachments. There may be the possibility
to use silicone or Ԉard as NailԠto glue the thin
shelf upright into place, however I donӴ know how much
weight it would hold. Also, the shelf support will need
to be tapped into place to secure any adjustment.
Here you can see all that
was purchased. Not seen is a screw driver and screws.
This little project cost me $7 US from a home improvement
store and the materials were found in the shelving
department. I needed a box of self-drilling drywall
anchors, because the walls of this grow chamber are
drywall. If you have solid wood or even plywood, you will
not need these.
Now you can
see that the hood is hanging from the ceiling by chain
and causing plenty of congestion with wires and such. My
goal is to clean this mess up a little and minimize the
movement and noise of the light hood when it hits the
walls inside the box from the fan that constantly
runs.
Measure, center, and install the shelf
upright.
The shelf upright I am installing is 24Ԡlong and the
grow chamber is 12Ԡdeep by 24Ԡwide. (1) Measure your
micro grow area and mark the center near the top and
bottom of the projected shelf upright length. (2) Attach
upright with screws or bolts.
The horizontal
shelf support used here is 16Ԡlong. (3) Lightly tap the
support into place at the desired height.
Attach Reflector
After more
stoner ingenuity, I used a couple of links off of the
chain I discarded. There is enough left/right movement
with this set-up, so you can make more adjustments.
Just slide the
light hood into place and you are done. This took about 5
minutes ֠maybe longer because I stopped to burn one
while deciding how I would attach the reflector to the
support so that it could slide.
I also put a bead of type II silicon around the edge of
the home made reflector;because it was marking up a
fresh coat of ultra bright white flat latex paint.
Here is the finished product!
