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Old 01/02/2008, 03:22 PM
JPMagyar JPMagyar is offline
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Originally posted by marsh
Without any real optics knowledge I think....

Light flux drops off in proportion distance squared for point sources of light

Reflectors in large degree are supposed to make the light rays parallel rather than diverging . . .
the attenuation of PAR in aquariums follows an exponential loss via Beer-Lambert.

And that my dear Watson is stupendous! Thanks for the link and the lesson. I can safely say that the "light" went on in my tiny brain, and I have a whole new avenue of research to follow.

Thanks again,

Joe
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