New Lumen Bright Reflector. ... any info on them
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TheReefKeeper
Aquaholic
Got my LB minis and built this hood not quite done yet but it will give you an idea.
I recessed the lights in wood and then wraped it with clear plexi with a mirror backing. Then wrapped the whole inside with the same plexi. mirror.
I will still put moon lights and some different fans if my old one don't work well. havn't had them lit long enough to see if fans are even needed. Its very closed in and I'm sure it will.
I'll post some pics later when the lights come on.
I recessed the lights in wood and then wraped it with clear plexi with a mirror backing. Then wrapped the whole inside with the same plexi. mirror.
I will still put moon lights and some different fans if my old one don't work well. havn't had them lit long enough to see if fans are even needed. Its very closed in and I'm sure it will.
I'll post some pics later when the lights come on.
TheReefKeeper
Aquaholic
Plywood was routed with a router to leave a lip the size of the reflectors rolled edge and then the plexi was attached to the wood and then that was routed. The reflector is sitting on the wood if you look closely you can see the thickness of the wood and the thickness of the plexi all the way around the reflector. 1/8 in wood and 1/8 inch plexi it is sitting in a cabinet grade wood 3/4 inch thick.
Plexi came from a plastic shop locally. 80.00 a sheet I only bought half. I'm short two pieces for the back side of the doors. So I would buy the whole sheet if I were to do it again
Plexi came from a plastic shop locally. 80.00 a sheet I only bought half. I'm short two pieces for the back side of the doors. So I would buy the whole sheet if I were to do it again
salmon alley
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Anyone run supplemental actinics with your Lumenbrites? I'd prefer to have a dawn/dusk effect with T5s but with the LB being mounted so high over the tank and the T5s only being 4-6" off the water, I'm worried the T5 reflectors will create linear shadows.
TheReefKeeper
Aquaholic
I have all my T5's in a box. I'm told you don't need them its a waste. I too like the dawn to dusk idea been using my lights like that since I've started this hobby. If anybody has any Ideas I would love to hear them. I am thinking of just adding moon lights.
The only thing I can think of is putting two smaller ones between the two reflectors the short way.
The only thing I can think of is putting two smaller ones between the two reflectors the short way.
martinphillip03
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Is there any difference between running coralvue ballasts and Icecap ballasts on the LB with the 250 Reeflux Bulbs?
Marty
Marty
salmon alley
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Okay, so no one wants to tackle the supplemental actinic issue, so let's try another one.
Anyone using 175w Coralvue Reeflux 12K bulbs? Curious to get some feedback on these.
Anyone using 175w Coralvue Reeflux 12K bulbs? Curious to get some feedback on these.
I purchased my LB from Aquatic Reef in Carpentersville, IL and I had the same problem. They are working with the company to get a new sets of those sockets. I guess there are some LB that came out that the sockets are wrong. You may have to either talk to where you purchase your LB or talk to coralvue.
JillNairn
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I am thinking about switching to lumenbrights or lumenarcs for lighting over a 180. Would go with three. I have hamilton pendants set up right now that sit on top of my canopy and would do the same for the new reflectors. I have 2 250's on the sides and a 400 in the center. After looking at all these tanks and all these lights, I am questioning why I really need the 250's, let alone the 400 watter.
Does anyone run 175w lb's or la's on 24in depth tanks? Larger or smaller gallon tanks, doesnt matter. Just the depth. Why does everyone go to 250w when they go to longer tanks? The height is the same as the smaller tanks that they ran 175's on, so why go up? I bought my tank from someone who had 175 fixture above it. I had the bigger has to be better mentality and didnt purchase the fixture, thinking I had to have more wattage halides. He grew some sps and alot of lps just fine.
I have went through most of the pages here, but not alot of info on 175w. Would like data on them on 24inch tanks. Is there info somewhere?
Jill
Does anyone run 175w lb's or la's on 24in depth tanks? Larger or smaller gallon tanks, doesnt matter. Just the depth. Why does everyone go to 250w when they go to longer tanks? The height is the same as the smaller tanks that they ran 175's on, so why go up? I bought my tank from someone who had 175 fixture above it. I had the bigger has to be better mentality and didnt purchase the fixture, thinking I had to have more wattage halides. He grew some sps and alot of lps just fine.
I have went through most of the pages here, but not alot of info on 175w. Would like data on them on 24inch tanks. Is there info somewhere?
Jill
You won't get any argument from me. I run 150 watt 10K DE bulbs in a LumenArc and kept clams and sps frags happy on the sand. This was on a 21" tall tank. If you don't plan on trying to grow a forest of sps corals on the sand you can use the 175's. The LB may be the better choice than the LumenArc in this case.
glxtrix
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I have actinics with my LumenBrights. I run 175 Iwasakis in them and for actinics I have 2 URI VHO super actinics. They work great. I have them mounted pretty much right at the base of the reflectors. I dont have any reflectors on the bulbs because they have "built in" ones but I don't need them for PAR so it doesnt matter to me.
glxtrix
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Jill - as stated above I run 175's and my tank is 55x24x24 I get great numbers from my bulbs. As far as going to 250's....all depends on what you're going for. In my case, going to 250's really isn't that cost effective, mainly because my Iwasakis are punching more PAR than most 250's. I don;t think there is any specific guideline people go by for selecting wattage for tanks...some goto 250's, so will do 400's...all depends really on what you want to grow, thats my opinion solely.
LooseHip
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Just an FYI for anyone else who may have this issue, I talked to coralvue explained the issue I had, and they sent me out 2 new sockets for my reflector. Apparently the metal clips in the socket are too short. I have not installed the new sockets yet, but I was impressed with the customer service from coralvue. The sockets arrived within a week!
Again this is for the 250 DE version.
I had this question also. I was told by Mike at ReefSpecialty that it would be fine, just hang the t5's about 6" above the water. I am planning on doing this, I will just put the t5 reflectors on the outside edge of the LB's so I am not blocking direct light right under the reflector. I have seen people that run vho's and they have them hanging under the LB about the same height you would hang t5 reflectors but somewhat inside the area of the LB's direct light. What I mean if you look from the top you would not see parts of the vho's because they are directly under the LB. These guys do not seem to mind it at all and think it has very minimal impact, these guy's know there stuff also as far as lighting. So I think if you hang the t5's like I said it will be great. Please let me know what you think when you get yours done.
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