Reflector.

[fishboy]

Hi all,

Anyone have experiance with DIY reflectors?

I just ordered up the parts to add metal halide to my tank(currently 2 55W PC's and 2 30W NO actinics). I went with a Iwasaki 250W 6500K bulb and mercury vapor ballast. I'll keep my 2 actinics with it.

My tank is 36" long and I'm woundering if it would be better to use a small reflector on the MH between the actinics(currently mounted on a flat white plate) or a reflector that runs the full length of the tank with the actinics mounted on the sides.

A rough side view of full length version might be:
_ _
/ \ / \
_/ 0 \_
/0 0\

Or with a reflector only over the length of the MH:
____________
0 /0\ 0

Anyone have any brite ideas? [img]images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]