Hi Greg,

I currently have an idle 30 long I'd like to set up as a planted tank.
With the width of your reflector I could only get 2 30W T12s over the
tank. Is this what you have on your 29? Does the added efficiency of
the reflector design make up for the (relatively) low WPG? I'm just
trying to decide between 2 really efficiently reflected bulbs or 3 or
4 that are just crammed in there.

Thanks for your time.

Greg G. wrote in message . ..
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|| Short Video of photon reflection: (1200kb)
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|| Good Luck,
|| Greg G.

I saw something like this on aquabotanic, the bulb was more centered, and
they revised it to look more like this one...

one guy had a bender, and went and made a few... Used some mirrored aluminum
for it, and if I don't say myself, would love to get my little hands on some
of that material....

Never seen that site, but I may take a look.

This design was done by me using modeling software with the primary
criteria of maximizing efficiency, while minimizing width and height.

I have two planted tanks (75g and 29g) and am in the process of
redesigning the hoods for maximum efficiency. The 29g used to be a
mini-reef built into a shop counter with 175w of MH lighting, but when
I moved from Florida, I decided it was too expensive to invest in
marine life this time around. When I moved, I got pennies on the
dollar for killer live rock, corals, and other livestock... :-(

I still yearn for a mini-reef tank, but it's too expensive to set-up
one here - the few shops left in town are REALLY expensive.
I guess I could try mail order... The though of a fragile coral or
fish being tossed around by the idiots who deliver packages here is
not a comforting thought... Most of the packages I receive look like
they were drop-kicked across the country.


Greg G.