I've been working on a small project to create grow lights -- i have some small LED panels with different wavelengths (660nm, 630, green, blue, deep blue), and a full spectrum PAR sensor to measure irradiance. I'm wondering about an economic way to mount these panels (they're small about 6 x 3 inches) but can produce a high amount of irradiance. I also have a big roll of reflective material.Planters etc for the soil I can source easily but i'd like to have an enclosure of some kind around the plant. Not interested in a tent-like setup I want something sturdy like a box. currently hunting around for junk like glass and plastic panels etc, pvc pipe, but thought i'd ask here. I'd like it to be fully enclosed so i can manipulate temp and humidity
>>2891603i only seed start indoors but my grow lights are mounted on eye hooks from the ceiling and i use 10x20” trays in 6cells with plastic humidity domes on topthey make big zip-up grow tents for dudeweeders
>>2891603I made one a few years ago from a piece of 1/2” mdf and scrap pine boards. Just a big box, lid and front hinged to give full access. Self adhesive radiator foil on the walls to retain light and heat and keep moisture away from the mdf. Also put a clear acrylic window but it needs a curtain of sorts or you’ll have weird coloured light leaking into your house all the time Anyway the lights I got have eyes on the top to run a cable through, it’s very useful to be able to lift them up with the cable as the plant grows. I guess you could put some self adhesive cable tie mounts on the top of your panels and then put cable ties through to get the same thing for very cheap. Then run some steel wire (or stranded electrical cable) through the cable ties and screw a few eyes into the ceiling
reuse that old Pentium case from 1995
