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GreenSpottedPuffer 01-03-2009 06:18 AM

Anyone have any other ideas? What is a good low profile reflector?

tang daddy 01-03-2009 04:18 PM

pfo pendants, I was sold when I saw Denis's and those will definately be the next lights I put on. The clarity of the reflector, glass cover and sleek package make this a really affordable unit. Oh and the spread and intensity is great aswell.

http://www.thewuf.com/reef/images/eq...iniPendant.jpg

GreenSpottedPuffer 01-03-2009 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by tang daddy (Post 373936)
pfo pendants, I was sold when I saw Denis's and those will definately be the next lights I put on. The clarity of the reflector, glass cover and sleek package make this a really affordable unit. Oh and the spread and intensity is great aswell.

http://www.thewuf.com/reef/images/eq...iniPendant.jpg

Ok thanks. Those will actually fit too.

GreenSpottedPuffer 01-05-2009 10:06 PM

Ok so I found both the Lumenarcs and comparable Lumenbright reflectors I like but they will not work with my canopy. Not only do they just barely fit in but they would be just a few inches off the water surface. They are suppose to be like 12-16" off :(

So looks like I am stuck with U shaped reflectors for now. Or something low profile. Any ideas?

Anyone selling this type of reflectors? At this point, anything is better than what i am using now. They are really old and dull.

Thanks!

Phanman 01-05-2009 10:31 PM

If your into diy you could try to make your own lumenarc and scale it down to what you need.

There are some really cool ideas here for sure.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...5&pagenumber=1

GreenSpottedPuffer 01-05-2009 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phanman (Post 374714)
If your into diy you could try to make your own lumenarc and scale it down to what you need.

There are some really cool ideas here for sure.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...5&pagenumber=1

I am into DIY but not so good at it ;)

I think I will stick to buying some reflectors although those ideas are pretty cool. Thanks!

EDIT: Actually if i can find the material I may just give that a shot...it doesn't look too hard.

GreenSpottedPuffer 01-05-2009 11:11 PM

Yeah after reading more and seeing how well these DIY reflectors are turning out with the printable template, I am going this route for sure.

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...eflector14.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...h/DSC00217.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...h/DSC00728.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r...h/DSC00731.jpg


You can make two of the 14" (minis) for about $100 using tubular sylight aluminum (95% reflectivity). Pretty good. Just have to find the aluminum somewhere now.


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