GHL Mitras Club
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AQD_ottawa
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No this can not be done due to impedance losses and it takes the ballast out of warranty and also UL listing test criteria.
AQD_ottawa
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Thanks Matt, looking forward to it. Just send the one you like the best and have had the best results with.
M007
Acro Whore
I see, I thought maybe there had been some new developments on this after I visited Canada Corals and saw their 24 Mitras each with 16 foot lamp to ballast cables.
reefmutt
Active member
mike i like the look of that program. its a pretty long photoperiod, as a whole, and you may want to drop the morning intensity a little..
your second list of colour mix shots aren't in chronological order but i suppose that doesn't matter since the full light schedule shots don't show any funny peaks..
i think its pretty good..
the other thing i forgot to mention (d'oh!!) is that i run a very regular cloud simulation.
i think it gives the corals little breaks when the lights are very intense.
the frequency i forget, but it goes on all day up to a max 30% dimming..
your second list of colour mix shots aren't in chronological order but i suppose that doesn't matter since the full light schedule shots don't show any funny peaks..
i think its pretty good..
the other thing i forgot to mention (d'oh!!) is that i run a very regular cloud simulation.
i think it gives the corals little breaks when the lights are very intense.
the frequency i forget, but it goes on all day up to a max 30% dimming..
reefmutt
Active member
actually, i spoke too soon..
that peak from 2pm to 5pm is pretty intense. theres a lot of white..
it worries me a little.. that's close to how i had my last program and i turned down the whites..
what energy setting do you run the mitres at?
but if you have fewer fixtures or a higher tank, maybe it's ok..
that peak from 2pm to 5pm is pretty intense. theres a lot of white..
it worries me a little.. that's close to how i had my last program and i turned down the whites..
what energy setting do you run the mitres at?
but if you have fewer fixtures or a higher tank, maybe it's ok..
Hi Matt,
thank you for taking you time . hopefully this will help others as well.
my tank is 72x36x24, run 4 mitras at HO-85%
i lower morning intensity 8.30 am-10 am --10%lower. lower whites, green, yellow and red respectively in 2-5pm period.
i would love to upgrade to 6200 just cant ajustify spending some much $$ for 4 units. dont see any needs for yellow and red , really. ordered PAR meter so hopefully in next few days i can measure PARs.
Here is some screen shots.
Please, let me know if you can recomend more adjustments..
thankx
thank you for taking you time . hopefully this will help others as well.
my tank is 72x36x24, run 4 mitras at HO-85%
i lower morning intensity 8.30 am-10 am --10%lower. lower whites, green, yellow and red respectively in 2-5pm period.
i would love to upgrade to 6200 just cant ajustify spending some much $$ for 4 units. dont see any needs for yellow and red , really. ordered PAR meter so hopefully in next few days i can measure PARs.
Here is some screen shots.
Please, let me know if you can recomend more adjustments..
thankx
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sahin
Ultimate Reefer
Thanks Al.. I find too many people fail to achieve success with LEDs and blame the light when it is probably another factor in the tank or simply not using the light properly..
By the way, forgot to mention that I run my Mitras in HE mode with the centre light at 70% and the two sides at 75%
Here's my tyree lime in the sky..
Pink lemonade
Unknown frag from lfs
Red planet
Ok last one.. Unknown wild Aussie frag
Awesome, awesome SPS colours! These are just smashing colours mate. I really urge you to start a tank journal/thread. I would love to learn more about your whole setup.
A few posts back you mentioned that you use T5 tubes, can you let me know which ones? Ie ATI blue+? Etc.
Many thanks.
PS Get that tank thread started!
reefmutt
Active member
Hey Sahin, thanks! I'm holding out for your fts!
Actually, I'm mulling over starting a thread because my tank is not exactly where I want it to be and I think I'm experiencing some common reef problems..
I use two giesemann aquapinks and two giesemann lagoon blue bulbs from 10am to 8pm
Mike,
I like that mix better..
So you have a considerable amount of light- 4 Mitras over a 6 foot span. I'm not sure you need to be running them on HO.. You might want to put the light into HE mode and run them at 80%. The tank will seem much more dim to you but the corals might be happier..
I must say, I'm not entirely comfortable giving all of this lighting advice as I'm really no expert.. Experimentation is really the key..
The only thing I feel is really important is to err on the side of too little light because corals don't get shocked from too little light. But if they get bit by too much, it can take months for them to recover and you'll be scratching your head wondering why the coral is doing badly even though you lowered the lights a long time ago...
Like everything that happens in a reef, the damage takes an instant but the recovery takes forever...
Actually, I'm mulling over starting a thread because my tank is not exactly where I want it to be and I think I'm experiencing some common reef problems..
I use two giesemann aquapinks and two giesemann lagoon blue bulbs from 10am to 8pm
Mike,
I like that mix better..
So you have a considerable amount of light- 4 Mitras over a 6 foot span. I'm not sure you need to be running them on HO.. You might want to put the light into HE mode and run them at 80%. The tank will seem much more dim to you but the corals might be happier..
I must say, I'm not entirely comfortable giving all of this lighting advice as I'm really no expert.. Experimentation is really the key..
The only thing I feel is really important is to err on the side of too little light because corals don't get shocked from too little light. But if they get bit by too much, it can take months for them to recover and you'll be scratching your head wondering why the coral is doing badly even though you lowered the lights a long time ago...
Like everything that happens in a reef, the damage takes an instant but the recovery takes forever...
AQD_ottawa
New member
For what its worth reef builders are doing another LED show down, please post your votes, although I have a feeling who the winner will be 
Anim8me2
Member
Guys if you are welling please send me your projects for posting at www.profiluxowners.com
Keyvan S
Member
Hey guys. I've been following this thread for way longer than I'd like to admit being on the fence about leds. A couple months back my tank crashed and I thought I was done with it. Long story short i decided to rebuild. My Mitras should be arriving tomorrow. Aaron (or anyone who may have it) is there any way I can get your light project? The links you put up a while ago doesn't seem to be working for me. Or anyone else have a good one that I should start with? Thanks in advance.
i can email you mine, but not sure if can upload into 6200.. mine are 6100.
but, you can use screen shots i have post it above..
