Hmmm should i buy these??

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  1. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    Those lumen max reflectors will give you better light reflection with out a doubt. How much more light??? No idea... But those two reflectors are like night and day.
     
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    cool bc i have my 3x250s in the second ones and i have more then enough room in my canopy to do this....are those the best ones for the buck? if im gonna do this im doing it right...
     
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    The lumens look real tasty... And your putting them in your canopy so now your searching field has really narrowed itself. I have a fixture so no real experience with reflectors in a canopy...

    lets see who else will post
     
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    I have seen the lumenmax elites in action and they are nuts. I will tell you that you will shock your stuff without a doubt. I have seen it happen. You WILL need to cut your light cycle down for a while
     
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    Sounds like a beautiful thing
     
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    So d, if money doesnt matter those are the ones you would get?
     
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    If money is no concern, I'd say go for it!! They are better...
     
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    I would get them for sure. Honestly, just be sure you are careful. You will shock your corals. A buddy of mine went from pfo spider reflectors to these and his tank was almost completely white within the next week and these were acros only.
     
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    As long as you have room to put these go for it. These are big reflectors, and you have to have room to fit them.

    These are 17.5in L x 14.5in W x 5.3in H. Is the 17.5" long the way the bulbs are sitting so the bulbs are parallel with the long side of the tank? I would think so. And then you would have around 8.5" of total space over your tank's top. If they are 17.5" the other way, then you would only have around 4-5" of space for your VHO's. You still have VHO's right?

    Personally I would upgrade the VHO's to t5ho retrofits before I messed around with MH reflectors.
     
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