light diffusers?

[Flyinhigh]

I just stumbled upon them the other day. Has anybody heard odor use these?

Are they any good or a waste of money?

 

[Flyinhigh]

HTG Supply - Spread Master Light Diffuser

Here's a link.

 

[GeorgeFoster]

They are a gimmick introduced with adjustable bat wing open hoods...Very few grow stores stock either anymore and if so, I see them greatly discounted sitting there for months at a time.

 

[theengineer]

a cooltube would be a much better and more effective solution

 

[Fuzzy Duck]

I used one a few years ago but only once for a grow...

The only thing it really done was fluffy airy buds !

 

[Flyinhigh]

Nice fluffy.

So safe to say they are a waste? Oh well.......

 

[Fuzzy Duck]

Nice fluffy.

So safe to say they are a waste? Oh well.......

I wouldn't say entirely a waste off $$$


The reflector in the pic above is only a cheap model which i found created hot spots mainly where the bulb screws into the bayonet fitting & this being in a localized area below said point which damaged leaf tissue & dried bud out to a worthless point of being binned in the focal point off the heat spot !

Hence a diffusser was used too stop problem which it did do successfully


How ever fluffy or airy nugs of bud is not every body's cup of tea my ol china !


So i up graded my reflector to a better design & not looked back since.

Most standard hood designs do create a hot spot some where with some being at a more focused point than others !

So ye its really down to finding optimal hanging point of hood with said sized bulb of what ever wattage & if ya getting burnt bud then its to close



Or ultimately look at at cooled hoods which can be hanged a lot closer increasing effective light energy & in theory increasing mass of bud... but ya should really clean glass of air cooled hoods after each grow as dust/dirt build up may diminsh light quality & over time lower mass of bud if ya a lazy cleaner !