Indoor Sunlight

[GreenGoat]

Hi there fellow enthusiasts!

 

So a while ago I was sitting down and just thinking out loud about different forms of ways to bring natural sunlight into a grow area or living space, things ranging from hardcore installations I've seen on TV shows, professionally installed sunlights that you can expect to find in the average australian home or even some more DIY options.

 

Anyway, today someone linked me something which was a really basic implementation of a DIY sunlight and I was curious as to if anyone from the OzStoner community has tried Hydro with natural lighting or even just thought about it?

Attached is the really basic DIY sunlight I was linked today as a visual example, hope it gets some brain juices flowing 

 

[Tracybee]

Hey. Not a bad idea?

Ten Coke bottles= 500 odd watts!!

Very odd ones probably but the stalled and static LED sales folk should love this idea.

Not very stealth-like and probably very visible but who knows?

Great post !!!

[DoctorWho]

Those skylights are really only good for tin sheds and the like.  The major problem people have with skylights is the distance between the ceiling and the outside world as the amount of light greatly decreases with distance.  I can't imagine skylights really being a viable option for indoors unless you want the roof to resemble bubblewrap, but at that point you might as well just grow outdoors anyway

[tangwena]

Doctors right I replaced a whole heap of roof tiles with acrylic copies years ago, lit up the attic nicely but the plants were gangly and thin not very good I gave it away after one grow. attic was nice and bright though.

Tangwena