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hoppycalif · 10-19-2007, 06:11 PM

The light fixture housing has moulded in "towers" where the screws held the original guts in place. Those have to either be used to hold the reflector, or cut off leaving a problem trying to hold the reflector in place. I left them there and bent a zig zag into the reflector to get the reflecting part as far from the bulb centerline as I could. I couldn't easily do that with those pre-made MIRO reflectors. And, my goal was minimum cost or I would just have purchased a 2 X 13 watt AH Supply kit. Besides it is more fun this way.

10-19-2007, 06:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
hoppycalif Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Sacramento, CA, USA Posts: 5,208 iTrader Ratings: 20 iTrader Positive Rating: 100% Plant Points: 227345	Re: DIY Mod for Perfecto 10 gal Light The light fixture housing has moulded in "towers" where the screws held the original guts in place. Those have to either be used to hold the reflector, or cut off leaving a problem trying to hold the reflector in place. I left them there and bent a zig zag into the reflector to get the reflecting part as far from the bulb centerline as I could. I couldn't easily do that with those pre-made MIRO reflectors. And, my goal was minimum cost or I would just have purchased a 2 X 13 watt AH Supply kit. Besides it is more fun this way.