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Old 11-08-2009, 03:53 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by greenisgood View Post
Have you tried using mirror reflectors to re-direct the light dispersion? That's another line of thought.

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Mirrors are poor reflectors of light. They reflect an accurate image of the light, but only a fraction of the light gets reflected. Ordinary white paint reflects more light than a rear surface mirror does.

It works very well to install lights in a box-like enclosure, with the lights mounted deep enough in the box so the sides stop much of the spill over light. If those sides are painted white much of the light hitting them is reflected towards the water.
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