Hector's Goby

[Samw]

Originally Posted by AJ_77

Any news on the lighting front, Sam? When you say the light from the mini-pendant is spread over a big area, how big would you estimate - as compared with the footprint you're trying to cover? I'm curious to see how you deal with this one.

Not yet. I could see that the beam is going to be a wide pyramid shape based on the shape of the reflector. It will have a wider angle spread than a PFO reflector. I can't really answer your question on how wide it covers. I plan to put some doors in the alcove above the tank in front of the reflector and either paint them white on the inside or install aluminum on them. This will prevent most of the light from entering the bedroom and reflect it back to the tank.

Hopefully, the next issue of Advance Aquarists will have the information that you are interested in on the light spread of the mini-pendants. They seem to be quite late in getting the April issue out.