Looking for Good Metal Halide Reflectors
 

Need two. SE for 400watt MH. Don't know what I am looking for but just not the crappy "U" shaped reflectors.

Thanks!

There is only one reflector that I will buy now and that is the lumenarc reflector ,, trust me i have had all reflectors
hammertone
spider
standard U shape
Parobolic
and Lumenarc's 100% best reflectors IME

Bump...just thought I would ask one more time if anyone has any of the mogul Lumenarc reflectors for sale before I go ahead and order new ones today? It would be nice to save a little money right now :mrgreen:

Where is the best place to order them BTW? I was planning to order them from the states but are they sold anywhere in Canada for a good price?

I did a search of old post for "lumenarc" on this site.

It seems that Lumenarc III's maybe available from J&L...... but are not on their website.

These US site had some good reviews.

http://www.reefexotics.com/lumenarc.htm

http://www.pacificgardensupply.com/products.asp?cat=2

There is also mention that Lumenmax is quite similar and is available in Canada at many shops. I'm not sure how they stack up to Lumenarcs though.

Cheers,
Vic

Thanks Vic, I will check out the links. Yeah I had thought J&L had the Lumenarcs but I don't see them. I did find them at one place so far but IMO a bit overpriced. So I am going to keep looking. Thanks!

EDIT: WAY overpriced when you compare to the links you gave me...wow. Seems like the price is about $130 ($115 on sale) down there and closer to $200 here. Jeez.

Hey gsp check with denis cause when we were there he mentioned he had 2 brand new lumenbright or lumenmax pendants....

Yup,
I got 2 Lumen Bright 3 reflectors and one Lumenarc III
I paid $147 (with taxes) for each of the LB3s, so I could let then go for $110 each.
The LA3 I got from J&L, it was about same (can't find the receipt at the moment).
Update: I paid $179 for the LA3, will let it go for $150.
I'm not gonna take big loss on these as they're brand new still in box.
I also got dual PFO 400W HQI ballast.
Cheers.

I suggest you look into the Lumen Bright pendants.

Here is a great thread, split 3 times, check out the last 10-15 pages.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1211402

I'm waiting for mine from THE REEF SHOPPE, a sponser out of Loydminster

Kelly B <stang67@shaw.ca>

I think the black finished pendants are about 150 each

Tom

If your going to mount a Lumenbright in a canopy, it better be a tall canopy they recommend something like 16" inches from the water., but they are are getting good reviews

I'd also check into the Lumenmax Elite, another good one and may be more suited to shorter canopies.

Yeah you know I was just looking at that. They are already quite "tall" too. I don't think they are even going to fit my canopy :(

I think the Lumenarc mini's are the only ones that will.

Denis I PM'd you about the LB3's but I have to figure out if they would even fit.

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

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.

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!

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.

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.