Why didn't I think of that before.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Just that it took me so long to think of shielding the thing to keep the light in and intensify it.

I had noticed that the outer plants were starting to lean in toward the center so were obviously deprived of light.

Borrowed my sparky mates meter today and am getting over 30% better light with the shield down

Colin

[veggiechicken]

Would mirror tiles help?

[Potstubsdustbins]

They might but it is in the second bedroom I have already had SWMBO round my neck for leaving the door open so that light flooded into our bedroom when it switched on at 5-30am.

I forgot to tell her it was on a time switch, she woke up thinking there was someone in the house, I woke up thinking the world had come to an end.

I ain't pushing my luck any further.

Colin

[veggiechicken]

I didn't mean mirrors on the ceiling! I meant to surround the growbox with mirrors, to reflect back onto the seedlings - and stop it/them escaping into your bedroom

[TrixC]

I've got one of these contraptions, and I've found that it works much better if the lights are really close to the plants - no more than 6" away - otherwise they get leggy.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Trixc the recommendation is closer than that 100mm I think. That why I used tinfoil, so it will move as I lower or raise the hood.

Colin