GHL Mitras Club
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moga
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Just got a used one..
Just learning the light process..
I don't know what I did but lighting is not bright enough as I expected.
and I had it 80% High output..
do I have to adjust individual colors?..
got the software downloaded.. and testing different options..~
some pictures..
Original with ATI Powermodule 8 bulbs
new light ..
Just learning the light process..
I don't know what I did but lighting is not bright enough as I expected.
and I had it 80% High output..
do I have to adjust individual colors?..
got the software downloaded.. and testing different options..~
some pictures..
Original with ATI Powermodule 8 bulbs
new light ..
Moga, unfortunately I like the ATI color better. I got a 6200 like a month ago and still tweaking with the programming and still not getting a color that I like and the corals like. I haven't managed to bleach my corals yet (being careful to start out under HE mode at 70%), but their colors when from decent under my diy light to mostly brown now. Very frustrating. I wish I had gotten the Radion Pro. Good luck with yours.
moga
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Christian J
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Human vision is sensitive to green light, but less so to blue, so to make the fixture appear generally brighter you might increase the green LEDs (and maybe the white). Blue LEDs will have less effect on percieved brightness, but can easily burn corals since humans underestimate the real strength of blue light.
The photo with the ATI fixture looks like blue-green/cyan, which alas is a bit hard to achieve on the Mitras (at least on the LX 6100-HV that I have). I recall I came closest to cyan with lots of Blue (and perhaps some green?), but much less of Royal Blue, white, yellow and red.
danrobberg
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About to pull the trigger on a 6200 for an sps cube tank. Is it worth it?
AQD_ottawa
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moga
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AQD_ottawa
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this is eco mode 80%
moga
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Oh ok.. I put it up 70%.. I feel it's bit dark..i may change gradually..
nice tank.@@@!!!
AQD_ottawa
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Thanks 
working next on an 8x4 Ray tank!! Its either that or a Grand Piano!
working next on an 8x4 Ray tank!! Its either that or a Grand Piano!
AQD_ottawa
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remove the end plate that does NOT have the LCD screen in it and very very gently nurse it out. Clean and replace with equal amount of care. There is a capacitor on older models that sits very close to the shield and i have seen one case where it got ripped off due to over zealous force. I guess as with anything do it carefully!!
moga
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Ok. I will try that!!!!.. I love my light so far (2 weeks now).. no browning yet..(or never).. headroom of the tank was so clean..!!! top view looked great!!.
I have been missing a lot..
AQD_ottawa
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Nice! Very clean, no low light areas.
danrobberg
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Just ordered my light today!!! Very excited. I'm still probably 2 months away from settin up my tank. I want to do it slow so I don't have to rush and buy cheap stuff. This is the very first purchase for my build. Gonna go with a 93 cube.
Christian J
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I played around with the Light Composer some more, but cyan like in the ATI picture above seems impossible to achieve. Increasing the green LEDs doesn't help much at all, they just makes things look greener. The Mitras might benefit from a dedicated cyan LED.
That said, it can sometimes be misleading to compare a real light with a picture on a screen. Cameras are sometimes bad at reproducing colors as seen by humans even when the white balance is correct. Perhaps the ATI light color didn't even look the same in reality as in the picture?
That said, it can sometimes be misleading to compare a real light with a picture on a screen. Cameras are sometimes bad at reproducing colors as seen by humans even when the white balance is correct. Perhaps the ATI light color didn't even look the same in reality as in the picture?
moga
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It's been 3 weeks. I don't see any browning sps yet(?) ..
my red dragon grew a bit..
and Oregon tort starting to turn bluewi body again..
ora Purple Bonsai used to be solid purple and after I change the ATI Bulbs it turned to tanned color here and there. that seems to be come back to purple again..
i just ordered the stand from http://www.reeflightmounts.com/mitras-mount.htm
let's see how it goes..~
my red dragon grew a bit..
and Oregon tort starting to turn bluewi body again..
ora Purple Bonsai used to be solid purple and after I change the ATI Bulbs it turned to tanned color here and there. that seems to be come back to purple again..
i just ordered the stand from http://www.reeflightmounts.com/mitras-mount.htm
let's see how it goes..~
Joining the club as of last night with a 6200. Hung over a cycling Elos cube. Pics to come.
Mark
p.s. I have the mount from this guy (http://www.reeflightmounts.com/mitras-mount.htm) that I am not going to use, if anyone is interested.
Mark
p.s. I have the mount from this guy (http://www.reeflightmounts.com/mitras-mount.htm) that I am not going to use, if anyone is interested.
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