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Old 09/13/2007, 08:18 PM
thrlride thrlride is offline
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Lumenarc Stealth DE reflectors vs reefoptix III reflectors

I currently have 3 ROIII reflectors on my tank and am considering upgrading to the lumenarcs for DE bulbs. My questions are:

1) Would this offer any advantages in PAR over what I currently have?

2) Since the ROIII have a non shiny surface (diffusive) and the lumenarcs have a mirror finish would I gain more shimmer lines with the mirror surface? Has anyone ever tested this switching from PFO reflectors or lumenarcs to ROIII's?

3) My 210 is roughly 30" deep and I'm hoping to make the light penetrate better, would this suffice?
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Old 09/14/2007, 08:28 PM
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no one have any experience with this?
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Old 09/14/2007, 08:35 PM
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no comparision, go with the luminarc, the luminarc has the widest and more even dispersion of the light and where it erns its money is in the lower part of the tank
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Old 09/14/2007, 10:04 PM
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Well, I do own the ROIII's right now, is it worth selling them for a loss and picking up the others? Did you switch to the lumenarcs from what I have and notice more shimmer lines?
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