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Re: T-8 lighting constr., part II
>If the bulbs are cheek-to-jowl, there is no way for the reflected light to get
to the
>water. You will, in effect, have the same lame concept that Corallife
>has with their extra cost "reflector" bulbs - half the lumens disappear.
>
>George
Two bulbs cheek-to-jowl are going to produce more downward light than one bulb
with a reflector. But use twice the watts of one bulb.
A bulb that is mirrored on half the surface is going to produce more light out
the
non-mirrored side than if it wasn't mirrored. Half the lumens do not disappear
(nor just convert to heat).
James