HiJaC
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hi,
My ballast thingy went a bit wonky at the weekend so I took it back to the LFS to get a replacement under the warranty. While walking away back to the car I was looking at the reflectors that came as standard with it.
The nice white curves of plastic got me thinking, why the hell arnt they aluminium or something metallic and more reflective to maximise the light hitting the tank?
Surely my T5's could get a little boost from this to theoretically hit something like 2 wpg (am at a theoretical 1.8 wpg atm).
So, am I mad in thinking this?
Are the white opaque ones used to "diffuse" the light in a specific way?
Will they make much of a difference?
Best Regards,
John
My ballast thingy went a bit wonky at the weekend so I took it back to the LFS to get a replacement under the warranty. While walking away back to the car I was looking at the reflectors that came as standard with it.
The nice white curves of plastic got me thinking, why the hell arnt they aluminium or something metallic and more reflective to maximise the light hitting the tank?
Surely my T5's could get a little boost from this to theoretically hit something like 2 wpg (am at a theoretical 1.8 wpg atm).
So, am I mad in thinking this?
Are the white opaque ones used to "diffuse" the light in a specific way?
Will they make much of a difference?
Best Regards,
John