MH Reflector

[bjmd22]

Ok I have had my tank shutdowna nd in the attic since I moved a year ago. I will be ****ed if the fish store didnt relocate to within 1 mile of my new house. Obviously I HAVE to get the tank going again. I have down sized from 72 to 50. I have an old 400W mh but the reflector is shot.......bent and contorted with some rust. Any ideas for a quick cheap fix? I was thinking about attaching a mirror to the top of the canopy. I know I wont have the parabolic effect of a professional reflector but just wondering what you guys think.

[Geoff]

studies have found that a matt white surface is a more effective reflector than the polished aluminum across the entire light spectrum. matt white is better because the matt part disperses the light rays at all kinds of angles instead of gloss which is direct reflection.

G~

[saltysupply]

you can pick up pretty nice reflector sets for pretty cheap as well...check out some spider reflectors.