Veni Vidi Vici Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 (edited) I built a DIY Lumenbright reflector mock up a while back with a pattern i found on another salt water forum and thought i might build a pair for my build if i can find some high polished reflective material for a reasonable price. Anyway I thought i would post it if anyone was interested in doing it. Here is the pattern I started with. here is the pattern I decieded to fist mock it up with poster board to make sure it was going to work before i invested the time and money into fabricating a metal one. I bought a piece of stock sheet metal from a hardware store and cut it with tin snips and bent it up with a 12" hand break and a 10' aluminum break. Fasened together with some rivits. And ......... Im not sure what metal to use to get the best results.Polished aluminum???? Edited March 14, 2014 by Veni Vidi Vici Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Wow, that's impressive. Unfortunately, I have no knowledge of relative reflective properties. So, a compliment is all the help I can give. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veni Vidi Vici Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Wow, that's impressive. Unfortunately, I have no knowledge of relative reflective properties. So, a compliment is all the help I can give. Thanks for the compliment Planeden . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leakytree Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 That's pretty slick. If you can figure out how to polish the aluminum I may be interesting in contracting you make me one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Polished aluminum is what they use for those type of reflectors. I might be down for an order of your homemade reflectors too if you can get the bulb mount down as well. Great DIY skills! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veni Vidi Vici Posted March 15, 2014 Author Share Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) Thanks... now i need some polished aluminum.I would gladly help someone build these.It is actually pretty simple,especially if it was light gage metal. Edited March 15, 2014 by Veni Vidi Vici Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planeden Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Haven't gone into production yet and already have us tomes lined up. Not bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veni Vidi Vici Posted March 15, 2014 Author Share Posted March 15, 2014 (edited) Haven't gone into production yet and already have us tomes lined up. Not bad. i work cheap,,, little live sand and rock for seed...a frag or two lol maybe a ball of cheato Im going to pick up my tank tommorrow so its go time, Build the stand ond hood first .... still kicking around ideas but im leaning towards something like my old one. Only difference this time is I want to build two thin side cabinets that reach from floor to top of hood. I want to keep dosing pumps controller supliments,,,,,, in them because the stand is going to be filled with my 75 gal sump/refug. Something like this kinda,,,sorta... Edited March 15, 2014 by Veni Vidi Vici Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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