Relectors

[@ombomb]

I'm waiting to two 36" relectors to be delivered and was wondering how much of a differnece they will actually make...

Can you put a figure on the difference it will make to a bulb?

I currently have 4 X 30W bulbs for a 47.5 G aquarium, which is just over 2.5 WPG.

I'm assuming that a reflector will up the effectiveness by around 50% which would be the equivalent of 2 X 30 & 2 X 45 taking me to just over 3.1 WPG.

Does that sound about right?

 

[Bloo]

I just recently added some to my one tank - the difference was huge ! I straight away noticed everything brighten up. As to the "figure" I don't know, but have seen some calculation somwhere....

 

[The-Wolf]

supposedly doubles the light amount hitting the water

 

[@ombomb]

Double?!?

180 Watts for a 47.5 G!!!

Grow Glosso....GROW!!!!!

 

[smithrc]

I work on 50% extra - just so as not to get my hopes up when doing WPG calcs

 

[kenneth_kpe]

yup me too, i dont even double my WPG when i count in my reflector, i just consider it as an extra boost but it did help my plants grow a heck lot faster and pearl earlier

btw when i got my reflectors i instantly had to rework my schedule for dosing ferts

 

[Yenko]

Even if your reflector is absolutely perfectly designed to reflect light efficiently, most reflector materials (White plastic, white paint, alluminum, ect) are 90-95% efficent.

I assume 35% extra light with a good reflector.

 

[@ombomb]

Well whatever measurement you take, I'll still have the equivalent of around 3 WPG which is what I was aiming for.

Thanks for the info