Thanks . I am running a custom program that is around 11K and runs at full intensity for 6 hours .Buller your tank & coral look stunning under the GHL Mitras.
Are you running a custom project or one from someone else? I'm sure many others would love to know
GHL Mitras Club
- Thread starter rodneyri
- Start date
BigAl2007
Active member
Why? The light is still passing through water, this is what I want to play with but I'm having great trouble finding the numbers:fun4:
Yep I'm thinking the same mate, spent another two hours today on google looking for k readings:debi:
reefmutt
Active member
I'm not so sure for two reasons..
One, we are dealing with inches in an aquarium as opposed to feet or even meters in the ocean
And two, sunrise and sunset are very red to our eyes as we stand on the beach because we can look to the horizon and see the colors of the sunset/rise reflect back at us. But what is directly over head is blue sky. I think the corals under the water 'see' significantly more blue than is apparent above water..
The reds, yellows, oranges are filtered out pretty quickly by sea water after several feet, leaving some greens and then mostly blues traveling to depth and hitting corals- in the wild.
Granted the shallow water corals may 'see' more of the warm spectrum, it is always the bluer end that penetrates....
This is just my opinion.... I am not a scientist, by any means and I would LOVE to hear other people's opinion on this..
It is clear that corals respond much more favourably to the bluer end of be spectrum and we know that photosynthesis takes place at a blue and green peak.
Making the aquarium light 'look' like a natural day to us as we stand on the beach may not (IMO) be what the corals 'see' in a natural day under the water..
I'd really like to have feed back on this... I am really curious to know how others feel..
Fishmommy, I think that the new Mitras 6200 addresses this issue. The Radion is a nice light but I think that he Mitras is a better all around performed..
One, we are dealing with inches in an aquarium as opposed to feet or even meters in the ocean
And two, sunrise and sunset are very red to our eyes as we stand on the beach because we can look to the horizon and see the colors of the sunset/rise reflect back at us. But what is directly over head is blue sky. I think the corals under the water 'see' significantly more blue than is apparent above water..
The reds, yellows, oranges are filtered out pretty quickly by sea water after several feet, leaving some greens and then mostly blues traveling to depth and hitting corals- in the wild.
Granted the shallow water corals may 'see' more of the warm spectrum, it is always the bluer end that penetrates....
This is just my opinion.... I am not a scientist, by any means and I would LOVE to hear other people's opinion on this..
It is clear that corals respond much more favourably to the bluer end of be spectrum and we know that photosynthesis takes place at a blue and green peak.
Making the aquarium light 'look' like a natural day to us as we stand on the beach may not (IMO) be what the corals 'see' in a natural day under the water..
I'd really like to have feed back on this... I am really curious to know how others feel..
Fishmommy, I think that the new Mitras 6200 addresses this issue. The Radion is a nice light but I think that he Mitras is a better all around performed..
Rotknee
Member
You may find something in the Pacific Sun forum here. They duplicated sunrise to sunset colors temps for a specific location in Bali. There goal was to take several PAR readings throughout the day and create a program to simulate a single day in Bali.
IIRC the program was called Bali Sunrise. Hope that helps.
@reefmut...nice job. Really like the aquascaping.
Last edited:
darkpisces
New member
nice pictures, just received my 6200 today and will upload the pictures once it's mounted.
_Aaron_
New member
Some pics of the 6200HV in action over my 7 week old reef tank. I've been using the 6200 since 17/5/2013, it's awesome.
Top Down June FTS by --Aaron--, on Flickr
Top Down by --Aaron--, on Flickr
Top Down by --Aaron--, on Flickr
This frag has started to colour up.
Colouring up nicely by --Aaron--, on Flickr
Top Down by --Aaron--, on Flickr
Top Down by --Aaron--, on Flickr
SPS by --Aaron--, on Flickr
A comparison before and after the Mitras went on.
Before.
SPS by --Aaron--, on Flickr
Today.
Acropora by --Aaron--, on Flickr
Top Down June FTS by --Aaron--, on Flickr
Top Down by --Aaron--, on Flickr
Top Down by --Aaron--, on Flickr
This frag has started to colour up.
Colouring up nicely by --Aaron--, on Flickr
Top Down by --Aaron--, on Flickr
Top Down by --Aaron--, on Flickr
SPS by --Aaron--, on Flickr
A comparison before and after the Mitras went on.
Before.
SPS by --Aaron--, on Flickr
Today.
Acropora by --Aaron--, on Flickr
AQD_ottawa
New member
Wow!!! Amazing photos.
Yes for sure be careful as with any new LED with over driving the corals to begin with.
Yes for sure be careful as with any new LED with over driving the corals to begin with.
darkpisces
New member
nice photos~!!!
i like the monti, is it white flower on it?
i like the monti, is it white flower on it?
biodegraded
New member
Have any close up shots of the Heliofungia and Hippopus? I'm as interested in those as the sps.
