Luminarc III DIY plans

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rc1626

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With metal halide barely holding on in the reef aquarium trade I am still a user. Starting a new build that will be 36" front to back so I need some large reflectors. With Hamilton just shutting down their manufacturing of all MH reflectors I'm left to buying used or building my own.

I know there were plans out there to build your own luminarc reflectors. I'm looking for plans for the larger reflectors but would also take plans for the smaller ones if someone had them. My search of the web has turned up for the most part empty. I was wondering if one of the members on here might still have a file on their computer and be able to share?

Also a place to buy large sheets of specular or highly polished aluminum sheets would be helpful as well?

Or if you had two old luminarc large, Hamilton cabo sun/cozumel sun reflectors in decent shape laying around that I could purchase?

Any help appreciated.

Thanks.
 
I had this one on my drive. Sorry it's not the best resolution. I have another variation somewhere. If I find it, I will post it.

lumenarcpattern.jpg
 
Just to repost what I posted on R2R so it’s here too, the dimensions appear to be mixed in the description of the patent. The only other plans I found was similar to that of @kharmaguru but with a white background. It seems most of the archives I found on this topic link to dead sites that even The Wayback Machine didn’t log. If you do find a file, please share

This is apparently the original patent which lists dimensions on the description - US Patent 6042250 - https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/57/4b/51/01426296d3d3c4/US6042250.pdf
 
reefing102 said:
Just to repost what I posted on R2R so it’s here too, the dimensions appear to be mixed in the description of the patent. The only other plans I found was similar to that of @kharmaguru but with a white background. It seems most of the archives I found on this topic link to dead sites that even The Wayback Machine didn’t log. If you do find a file, please share

This is apparently the original patent which lists dimensions on the description - US Patent 6042250 - https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/57/4b/51/01426296d3d3c4/US6042250.pdf
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IIRC the other one I have is the LumenBright style and I know I saw it recently so it is on a computer in this house, just not this laptop.
 
Thanks for posting kharmaguru. Reefing102, I did open your link to the original patent on R2R. I skimmed through it quickly and did see dimensions mentioned. Pretty neat find I must say. I did not look close enough yet at those dimensions to see what overall size it made. I do believe they made two sizes, a small and large? It looks as though the plans that we’ve found are for the small (14” x 14” or so). I believe the large were in the 20” x 20” range. I’m sure these smaller plans can be scaled up but to have exact dimensional plans of the larger would be ideal.

In asking for for the small plans again was to cross-reference what we already found. All looks the same to this point.
 
Alas the lumenbright file lacks detail.

diylumenbright2.jpg


FWIW, I built the lumenarc design years ago and even changed it to a rectangle so it shouldn't be too hard to scale as you need.
 
I did see these LumenMax as well(possibly from the other thread) (similar but overall different design). Not plans though. Not sure what effect a vertical burn bulb has vs the horizontal insert

growershouse.com

Lumenmax Reflector (3 pack) direct from Growers House

The Lumenmax is a vertically burning, German aluminum insert, 1000 watt lamp reflector. It is specifically designed for up to 1000 watt bulbs to be hung and burned vertically as opposed to horizontally. Although, it also will burn horizontally, accommodating the users preference for either...
growershouse.com growershouse.com
 
rc1626 said:
Also found these. Not sure of their size though. Sent an email today so probably won’t hear back until sometime during the week.

QuadRay Reflector - Buy High Yield Horizontal QuadRay Reflectors from HTG Supply

The QuadRay Horizontal Reflector has been designed to maximize light reflection and dispersal within your garden. Order your QuadRay Reflector today.
www.htgsupply.com www.htgsupply.com
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It would be interesting to see a reflector comparison between the three listed here and these grow systems/DIY set ups

reefs.com

Product Review: Analyzing Reflectors: Lumenbrite III, Lumenmax Elite, Lumenmax, and Lumenarc III

Reflector design for reef aquariums has improved considerably allowing for more efficient use of light. With these reflectors we can now light reef aquarium with fewer lamps, get deeper light penetration over larger areas.
reefs.com reefs.com
 
reefing102 said:
It would be interesting to see a reflector comparison between the three listed here and these grow systems/DIY set ups

reefs.com

Product Review: Analyzing Reflectors: Lumenbrite III, Lumenmax Elite, Lumenmax, and Lumenarc III

Reflector design for reef aquariums has improved considerably allowing for more efficient use of light. With these reflectors we can now light reef aquarium with fewer lamps, get deeper light penetration over larger areas.
reefs.com reefs.com
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We need Sanjay.
 
Is he still around? I haven’t seen much from him but I haven’t particularly looked either
 
rc1626 said:
With metal halide barely holding on in the reef aquarium trade I am still a user. Starting a new build that will be 36" front to back so I need some large reflectors. With Hamilton just shutting down their manufacturing of all MH reflectors I'm left to buying used or building my own.

I know there were plans out there to build your own luminarc reflectors. I'm looking for plans for the larger reflectors but would also take plans for the smaller ones if someone had them. My search of the web has turned up for the most part empty. I was wondering if one of the members on here might still have a file on their computer and be able to share?

Also a place to buy large sheets of specular or highly polished aluminum sheets would be helpful as well?

Or if you had two old luminarc large, Hamilton cabo sun/cozumel sun reflectors in decent shape laying around that I could purchase?

Any help appreciated.

Thanks.
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Maybe..

Lumen Arc III E40 reflectors | 3D Warehouse

A quick copy of the popular metal halide reflectors for reef aquarists. They are propotional in size of both the "mini" and the "large" model, 370x370mm and 470x470mm, even with the correct heights. This isn't a true replica of the facet locations so they aren't 100% true. These are the single...
3dwarehouse.sketchup.com 3dwarehouse.sketchup.com
 
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