Re: [AGA Member] Re: fish/plant light -- or - Have you got lots of options or what?

["S. Hieber" <shieber@yahoo.com>]

How much it improves depends on how bad the situation was
to start with -- I've never seen very good specifications
of the test conditons when reading how well a reflector
reflects. 

Fora parabolic specular reflector to yield a 40%
improvement over a white plastic reflector of any shape,
would not surprise me.  This is due partly to the mere fact
that it reflects but also in lasrge part to the tfact that
a parabolic reflector, or psuedoparabolic reflector will
help to focus the light down ino the aquarium.

The eye test: I can look at a 55 watt PC, but if there is a
reflector behind it, it hurts to look. ;-)

Scott H.
--- Amit Brucker <amitb@gtek.co.il> wrote:
> What about those reflectors ????
> I think I've read someplace that the reflectors (angled
> ones) can increase
> the light output in 40-60%
> Can anyone approve this ???
> 


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S. Hieber
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Takashi Amano and More at
the AGA Annual Convention
Nov 12, 13 & 14, 2004
Crystal City, Arlington, Virginia, USA

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