what reflectors are good?

[chrischris]

well ive been looking and ive seen the lumenmax reflectors at saltysupply http://www.saltysupply.com/LumenMax-...r-p/904310.htm or the lumen bright reflectors http://www.reefexotics.com/lumen_bright.htm or the lumenarc reflectors http://www.reefexotics.com/lumenarc.htm any advice will relly helpthanks

[Hop]

They are all good. Each has a little different spread on them, and I believe the last one is for HQI, but I could be wrong as I just quickly thumbed through them.

[chrischris]

its somes with a mogul socket so its for se mh
what better when talking about spread

[Fly Guy]

lumenarc clearly is the spread winner, however the breaking point here depends an how much space you are trying to cover

let me put it this way......a while back I purchased 5 lumenbright reflectors as they had more light oputput. problem is one of the tanks i installed them on is 30" deep. they were worthless past 24"....even up to 24 inches was pushing it IMO as I had a slight dark spot in between the end bulbs on my 6 foot tank. I replaced them with lumenarcs.

For a 4 foot x 18" tank two lumenbrights will be fine. for either a 6 foot tank or a tank24 inches wide go lumenarc

[chrischris]

thanks that helped alot

[Loverotties]

Lumenarc.

[chrischris]

so lumenarc or for wider tanks and lumen bright are for tanks under 24" right

[Jflip2002]

If your tank isnt deeper than 24" the Lumanerc III looks great. How long is your tank, that could make a difference too. If you have a standard sized tank, they may not be the best option. I personally liked them because Im an in between size at 5' long, and 3' deep back. 3 MH are too much, and just 2 arent enough. So the spread 2 would be great.

If youre ok with just two, or absolutely need 3, maybe consider one that has a better concentration, rather than a good spread.

[Wiskey]

If I could afford it I would have all my MH in Lumenarc or lumenarc mini reflectors in a second,.. but I'm trying to cover a 24*24*24" area in my 180 with each bulb, and with the hight I run my bulbs it would be perfect

Whiskey

[Elegance Coral]

Originally Posted by Wiskey

If I could afford it I would have all my MH in Lumenarc or lumenarc mini reflectors in a second,.. but I'm trying to cover a 24*24*24" area in my 180 with each bulb, and with the hight I run my bulbs it would be perfect

Whiskey

I can't afford it either, so this is what I use. http://www.bakingshop.com/bc/item/mx-8.htm I got mine from Wal-Mart for about $10.

[mg]

I love my Luminarc III. It allows me to use a single MH bulb on my 36"x36" tank. I did end up going 400W and have the bulb about 12" off the water though. Still beats 2-4 250's!

[chrischris]

this is going on my 90 48x18

[chrischris]

Originally Posted by Wiskey

If I could afford it I would have all my MH in Lumenarc or lumenarc mini reflectors in a second,.. but I'm trying to cover a 24*24*24" area in my 180 with each bulb, and with the hight I run my bulbs it would be perfect

Whiskey

well i saved up so i could get it plus my birthday is comeing up so its a present to myself

[mg]

Originally Posted by chrischris

this is going on my 90 48x18

I would look at luminar minis or the lumen max for that size tank.

[chrischris]

luminar minis? are those like the lumen brigh minis