Lumenarc A3 Mini, Any Experiences out there

[brewercm]

Does anybody have any experience with these pendants yet, and if if you did so with a DE bulb how did you set the glass for the bulb or does it come setup? I just thought I read somewhere that for the glass you were on your own.

[JimD]

The minis are small, similar to a ROlll only square. I have an LA3 and it comes with a flange on the bottom specificly for a glass shield, might wanna call Dan at www.pacificgardensupply.com for more info.

[brewercm]

Yeah, I saw that they I believe are 14.5" x 14.5". Those might work for my tank if I decided to go, just didn't want to bother if they aren't much better than the pendants I already have.

[purplesprite]

i have the mini and it has the same flange on it.you could easily install a glass shield into it.i dont think they offer the de bulb socket set up though you may have to diy.

[brewercm]

How impressed were you with it?

[purplesprite]

compared to the spider reflector i had before... maan ilove it.it gives off a 2'x2' area of intense light then tapers off a bit.i still manage to light my 3 foot tank with a single 250watt bulb.its very bright imo.

[brewercm]

Thanks, I'm wondering if I'd see much benefit between the luminarc mini and my PFO mini pendant if I was to change it out.

Maybe Sanjay Joshi will test this one out soon against others pendants.