In sci.engr.lighting Mama Bear wrote:
I've done some research and pretty much know what I'm looking for
now.
I'd like to find a nice quality polished reflector like at
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=7770696002
with a 150-175 watt lamp and ballast similar to the wide spectrum
of a Hortilux Blue.
You can construct a functionally identical reflector out of cardboard,
contact-glued on foil - shiny side out.
With care, you can actually get it to look as good, if not better.