diy reflector

**cocoa_pleco** · 09-26-2007, 11:11 PM

what would be the best way to make a DIY reflector? i have a spare 10g so im thinking of making it a nanoreef, and i have a spare 2x40W fixture, but its just the bulbs and the ends, no top. i read that you can use a mirror but that sounds hard. any other ideas?

**Lady Hobbs** · 09-26-2007, 11:13 PM

I read that some use a piece of galvanized gutter.

**gm72** · 09-26-2007, 11:14 PM

Mylar is one of the best reflectors available and isn't too hard to work with if you have thin material.

**Lady Hobbs** · 09-26-2007, 11:35 PM

Stainless steel? You'd have to put tape or something around the edges or cut the blazes out of yourself.

I have that wooden canopy I've been thinking about doing something with....like add lights but the thing is about heavy enough.

**gm72** · 09-26-2007, 11:36 PM

Stainless steel is an option but is very heavy, has to be polished to reach maximum reflectivity, and is hard to bend without the right equipment/knowhow.

Edit: Look here:
http://www.discount-hydro.com/dept.php?navid=33