Question for Lumenarc Owners

[dbdavid]

I am building my new light rack and have 3 Lumenarc mini's. Does anyone use a peice of galss to sheild the relector from salt spray? Any issue with heat build up. I will be using 250W mogul base bulbs.

Thanks

Dave

[wickedfrags]

I do not use them personally. While glass does absorb/block light entering the tank, well a single piece of glass is much easier than cleaning the entire reflector. Can't comment on heat build up. Good luck, I bet you will be very happy with the however you chose to install them.

Originally Posted by dbdavid

I am building my new light rack and have 3 Lumenarc mini's. Does anyone use a peice of galss to sheild the relector from salt spray? Any issue with heat build up. I will be using 250W mogul base bulbs.

Thanks

Dave

[christyf5]

I have 2 of the lumenarc minis. Love them. I don't have glass in mine, they do get a fair bit of salt spray from a particularly idiotic fish who likes to be a butthead and splash them. I usually give them a clean every 3-6 months or whenever I notice that they're getting bad. They are a bit of a pain to clean and I would imagine cleaning glass would be easier but I don't like the glass.

Haven't noticed any heat issues with them vs the old reflectors. I do run a fan in my lighting hood though.

[sphelps]

I use 250W lumenmax 3 reflectors, they are very similar to the lumenarc mini but use DE bulbs. They have glass shields and have no issues with heat.

[wickedfrags]

ah come on, probably just excited to see you

Originally Posted by christyf5

... they do get a fair bit of salt spray from a particularly idiotic fish who likes to be a butthead and splash them.

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by wickedfrags.com

ah come on, probably just excited to see you

LOL, ya me and the food jar

[dbdavid]

Originally Posted by sphelps

I use 250W lumenmax 3 reflectors, they are very similar to the lumenarc mini but use DE bulbs. They have glass shields and have no issues with heat.

Thanks everyone, I had the glass cut but was afraid the heat build-up inside the reflector would cause issues. I would rather clean glass than try to keep the aluminium polished.

I have designed the rack so that I can just lift out each refector making cleaning easier.

Dave

[sphelps]

Did you have the glass tempered? It's pretty important if you use thin glass like 3mm. If you used 5 or 6mm you should be ok with non-tempered.

[dbdavid]

No It is not tempered. It is pretty thin, I beleive it is 3mm. Does tempering add strength or does it just cut down on the large shards if it breaks? Do glass shops normally offer this service or should I have ordered it tempered?

Dave

[JDigital]

I thought Lumenarcs and Lumenmax reflectors came with the UV glass??... I know my Lumenmax's did.