pepetj

I'm playing with ideas as I've been working in the set-up of my first Nano SW. I am placing eight F20T8 lamps in a custom built lamp assembly that will hang around 8" over the open tank top. I was considering building a DIY lamp assembly for the rear wall with horizontally placed, simmetrically spaced, blinds and reflect the light of the lamps through a slightly angled mirror with the intention (no idea if it would work well) of producing the effect of rays of underwater sunlight. If this works I could begin and end the light cycle with this indirect ligths on and enter the strong direct lighting some time later.

Please give me your feedback on this. I exaggerated the expected effects with the tools Paint provided me. The original design is on Google Sketch.

Pepetj
Santo Domingo

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DSwofford

Looks like it would. I would do a mock up with an existing light to see if you get your desired effect before going out and buying everything though. I've had a bunch of ideas that looked great on paper and even better in my head and then when I actually built them they were less than desirable lol.

pepetj

I relate to that! ROFL!

I think I'll build a pseudo-prototype with card board first...

Pepetj
Santo Domingo