AquaticEngineer Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Well I'm upgrading my current tank setup and am doing my own retro fit for halides. I was curious if anyone knew of a good place to get thin polished aluminum for a reflector? I'm gonna end up needing a piece about 24inches by 16 inches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Parkrose Hardware here in Vancouver stocks it ($30 for a 4'x5' sheet, a bargain); I'll bet the one on Sandy (across from SWF) does too. If you don't want a full sheet, I have some excess I can sell/trade to you. LMK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef165 Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 you could also get a solar tube extention from lowes or home depot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted July 25, 2008 Share Posted July 25, 2008 you could also get a solar tube extention from lowes or home depot. That is a great idea those things are like a mirror inside(rock2) Plus they are already round you just cut them in half and you have an instant reflector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coralreefaquarist Posted July 26, 2008 Share Posted July 26, 2008 dang that is a good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquaticEngineer Posted July 28, 2008 Author Share Posted July 28, 2008 Scored a 36 inch relflector from a guy on craigslist with PC clips in it for $10, just had to cut it down to size(clap) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racefan Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Another place might be Began truck repair.It is a tanker truck repair shop & it's located in the same parking lot as Sea Horse Aquarium Supply in Portland.They may sell some scrap pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanareef Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 You gonna to build one of these http://www.reefdiversity.com/DIYPage/DIY_HTML/DIY_ReflectorIndex.htm that solar tube would work really nice for this. I have the pattern printed out if you need a copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 that solar tube was a great idea....bump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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