I believe this would be true if you assume a point source in space with no attenuation or reflection. This is obviously very far from what we have!
Also, I was told that main display at Greenwich Aquaria uses HQI ballast to drive the snot out of the radiums. I am curious as to why they don't use better reflectors too...for a store in a high end market like Greenwich, you'd think they wouldnt cheap out there. Oh yeah, I also thought the tank was only 34" deep, haha.
Wish mine looked as good no matter what they do...
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Originally posted by JPMagyar
Intuitively I am assuming that PAR from a MH will drop off in proportion to the square of the radius
So the question is: Should PAR drop in proportion to the square of the radius and is that radius properly measured in meters and how do I convert that to a chart estimating the percentage reduction in PAR?
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