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Old 02-17-2009, 08:27 AM
foreverfortune foreverfortune is offline
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Default lumenarc, lumenbright, or lumenmax?

i have a dilemma
my current lighting fixture was a cheap 24" 400w de with 2x65w pc and moonlights in one. run on an icecap 400w electric ballast.

i have an oceanic 92gal, bowfront corner 1/4 cylinder tank. 35" radius, about 25" deep. so i was limited in fixtures. i find that my current fixture does not light up my corals the way i would like. it has no real reflectors built in besides the inside lining.

my problem is when the lighting is centered to my tank. any of the corals that i place closer to the front of the tank, (from my viewing angle in the front) i would be viewing it from the shadow. meaning the growth and color is on the opposite side of my viewing angle, because the light source would be coming from behind it. the corals placed behind where the light is would be ok, but i would have limited space because it comes to a corner(point) so i cant place as many corals. hard to explain hope everyone understands.

my question is would a good reflector correct this? are they mainly to spread light out or to reflect lightbeams in different directions to mimic more than one light source.

what would you guys recommend? i was looking at the lumenarc lumenbright and lumenmax reflectors. can go either SE or DE but if SE i would have to wait a year to use because i just replaced these bulbs feb 13. should i go with the full size ones or would the minis be sufficient? hanging is not an option. my oceanic canopy has a glass top about 8" off the water surface that i can place the reflectors on top of so i would prefer one with less bulk.

another option would be to sell the icecap 400 and get a dual 250w and get 2 smaller pendants.

please provide your suggestions, opinions or reviews of the products. thanks

Last edited by foreverfortune; 02-17-2009 at 11:24 AM.
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