GHL Mitras Club - Page 44

AQD_ottawa · 10/27/2013, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by rtparty

This is the only LED system that has my interest. I've seen just about every other high end LED system there is and none of them have ever wow'ed me.

Good time to buy with the lower price - Just sayin!

AQD_ottawa · 10/27/2013, 10:55 AM

Great idea for the GHL Mitras on Halloween! set the moonlight to red channel only 100% intensity and then set storm function to every 5 minutes! cool indoor display illuminating the whole of the 1st floor, more so as the tank is by the bay window!

rtparty · 10/27/2013, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by AQD_ottawa

Good time to buy with the lower price - Just sayin!

I've got an ATI LED powermodule on the way right now that I'm reviewing. I'm betting it won't be coming down any time soon.

AQD_ottawa · 10/28/2013, 04:02 PM

well to add some fun into this thread I thought i would start a "can a mitras grow a sorry looking SPS test"

well here are my test subjects both came from the bottom of a friend of mines old tank, he was not even aware the bit of life left in the stag horn even had polyps let alone colour.

Just for fun lets see what the Mitras can do with these two in the next month.

Oh and here is the test bed

(not the best shot I might add)

Montanero · 10/28/2013, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by AQD_ottawa

If going through the ceiling I would of though unless you are the luckiest man alive and have two joists 12" apart you are going to need to use a heavy duty dry wall screw and fixing. just shave the supplied screws head to fit inside the fitting.

If you are lucky enough to hit a joist then any wood screw will do, same approach - file its head.

Received my 6200 last week, updated the firmware and setup my first illumination run with no problem. Now I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to mount to drywall ceiling. I get the basic concept of using a wing type fastener in the drywall, they all come with screws that don't fit the supplied fastener that came with Mitras. Don't see how shaving the head will help if threads don't fit.

What am I missing here? Suggestions, solutions very much appreciated.

reefmutt · 10/28/2013, 06:57 PM

I already know what will happen to them!

Here are two no name and lost (originally) browned out and tiny frags that I got from an lfs about 2 months ago.. When I got them they were literally little brown twigs..
I think this is an echinata..

I glued it up high in the tank because it was one of my first corals and I had no clue what it was.. Now I can't remove it because it is so encrusted. It would probably look a bit better lower down.. There's a green tenuis (I think) glued just above it..
Here's a blue tenuis which has quadrupled in size and is right at the top of the tank. Again, I didn't know what it was when I got it.. Pretty sure it's a blue tenuis..

In the upper right corner is a poison ivy frag and at the bottom centre is a two week (in my tank) old orange passion.. When it's a little bigger and sexier, I'll take a better shot..
So Micheal, this is what you can expect from your Mitras!!

reefmutt · 10/28/2013, 07:08 PM

I'm having fun because I made a discovery, tonight.
The best way to photograph corals under the Mitras is the put all the blues at 60% and the whites at 100.. Red and green I didn't play with.. They were at around 10%
Here's a couple more iphone4 shots using a viewing box- like the ones above.
My tort garden.. Sorry lousy shot.. I thought it was in better focus.
At the bottom of the shot is a frag of tyree purple monster which is colouring up well..

Here's a mariculture piece that almost died after I dipped the cr@p out of it.. It has begun to bounce back nicely..

Here's another, better shot of my ice fire echinata with more balanced lighting..

Needless to say, I no longer have any doubts as to te capabilities of this light..

AQD_ottawa · 10/28/2013, 07:09 PM

Impressive

Anim8me2 · 10/28/2013, 07:40 PM

Really nice reefmutt!

What lighting program are you running?

reefmutt · 10/28/2013, 10:13 PM

thanks Anim8me2!

its my own program that has been refined quite a bit over the past several months..
i basically begin the day with a 22k starting point and it ramps up to around 12.5k at midday. red never gets much above 30%, green closer to 45% and the whites max out at about 60%- sky white being the highest.
the hyper violet, blue, royal blue and blue white leds are at max throughout the lighting schedule.
the day starts at 7 am and ends at 11pm. from 7 to 9 am and 9 to 11 pm, the tank is viewable but dim..

reefmutt · 10/28/2013, 10:17 PM

also, I have 3 over a five foot length so they are currently running at 60% for the outer two and 50% for the middle, on high efficiency mode..
i am acclimating a couple of corals and increasing the intensity by 5% a week at the moment..
i don't think ill get much above 80% when I'm done, though.. I've never run them higher than that and don't see the need..

dcmartinpc · 10/29/2013, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by reefmutt

also, I have 3 over a five foot length so they are currently running at 60% for the outer two and 50% for the middle, on high efficiency mode..
i am acclimating a couple of corals and increasing the intensity by 5% a week at the moment..
i don't think ill get much above 80% when I'm done, though.. I've never run them higher than that and don't see the need..

Are you using the 6100 or the 6200?

Don

reefmutt · 10/29/2013, 09:56 AM

Hey Don,

I have the 6200s
I really like the addition of the blue white and sky white LEDs.
Especially the blue white. With the other blue LEDs on and the blue white mixed in, it produces a really sharp look. I use it during dawn and dusk. It's a crisp blue..

Anim8me2 · 10/29/2013, 10:18 AM

I'm using the GBR program but I need to adjust things.
My PAR seems to be lower than it should and my sps colors are not what I have been expecting. I love the look at full midday (which for me is 4 pm, sun up on my system is 10 am), but it's a pain in the butt having to drag out an old PC to try an program the master since I use Macs for everything else.

reefmutt · 10/29/2013, 10:35 AM

I sympathize completely!!
I am mac as well.. I have to borrow my friend's laptop to do all the programming..
It's a real pita!!........
I'd go into your program and boost all the blues across the board.. By doing that, the tank will look more blue obviously, then you'll have to go back and bring up the whites to your taste. Once the whites are raised, I'm sure the par will be boosted significantly..

One thing to be careful with when using LEDs is that when the white LEDs are too intense, the corals can react in the same way as when corals have too little light- by bleaching or becoming pale.. In my experience, anyways...

Jaredcube · 10/29/2013, 10:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AQD_ottawa

well to add some fun into this thread I thought i would start a "can a mitras grow a sorry looking SPS test"

well here are my test subjects both came from the bottom of a friend of mines old tank, he was not even aware the bit of life left in the stag horn even had polyps let alone colour.

Just for fun lets see what the Mitras can do with these two in the next month.

Oh and here is the test bed

(not the best shot I might add)

Is very beautiful, who mitras is?

_Aaron_ · 10/29/2013, 11:19 AM

A few more top downs on mine I took today, I'm really pleased with the growth I'm getting.My green digi is a few mm from breaking the waters surface with the pumps on. A few corals still need to colour up after the issues I had a few months back.

Top Down October by --Aaron--, on Flickr

Top Down by --Aaron--, on Flickr

This coral has doubled in size in a few months.

Heliofungia by --Aaron--, on Flickr

Jaredcube · 10/29/2013, 11:20 AM

Wowww very beautiful........!!

reefmutt · 10/29/2013, 11:24 AM

Man o man! I love that clam!!
Great shots, Aaron!
What program do you use?

_Aaron_ · 10/29/2013, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Jaredcube

Wowww very beautiful........!!

Thanks man.

Quote:

Originally Posted by reefmutt

Man o man! I love that clam!!
Great shots, Aaron!
What program do you use?

I use my own one I created. Starts off blues, at noon it goes flat out all channels on high output for 3 hours, then fades into a 14k and then around 7pm goes to about 27k before ending in blues.

Program is here. It's for the 6200.

reefmutt · 10/29/2013, 11:46 AM

Wow. That's a lot of light.. Interesting..
The corals are obviously loving it.
How much do you feed the tank and what do you do for nutrient removal?
I ask because it seems to me that the more the corals are fed the better they deal with intense led lighting...

_Aaron_ · 10/29/2013, 11:49 AM

All I add is 2 drops of aminos a day. The LPS get a squirt of mysis when I feed my LPS. That's about it really.

MSHUR · 10/29/2013, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _Aaron_

Thanks man.

I use my own one I created. Starts off blues, at noon it goes flat out all channels on high output for 3 hours, then fades into a 14k and then around 7pm goes to about 27k before ending in blues.

Program is here. It's for the 6200.

Wondering if i can upload your program to 6100 unit?

_Aaron_ · 10/29/2013, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MSHUR

Wondering if i can upload your program to 6100 unit?

I think you can but it may not turn out the same due to the different LED's in the 6200.

dcmartinpc · 10/29/2013, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _Aaron_

I think you can but it may not turn out the same due to the different LED's in the 6200.

I can confirm that it "works" but the color temps are not going to match what they would be on the 6200. Some of the channels are moved around, so the intensities don't match. I wouldn't do it personally.

Don

10/27/2013, 10:55 AM	#1077
AQD_ottawa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK/Canada Posts: 8,020 Blog Entries: 33	Great idea for the GHL Mitras on Halloween! set the moonlight to red channel only 100% intensity and then set storm function to every 5 minutes! cool indoor display illuminating the whole of the 1st floor, more so as the tank is by the bay window! __________________ Michael Hall Tank Build and product reviews coming soon. 60x30x24 Ecotech powered, OLD Profilux 3 but looking to upgrade when market settles, Seneye Monitored, Bubble Magus DC Skimmed. Current Tank Info: Floating about on the water enjoying semi retirement!!

10/28/2013, 04:02 PM	#1079
AQD_ottawa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK/Canada Posts: 8,020 Blog Entries: 33	well to add some fun into this thread I thought i would start a "can a mitras grow a sorry looking SPS test" well here are my test subjects both came from the bottom of a friend of mines old tank, he was not even aware the bit of life left in the stag horn even had polyps let alone colour. Just for fun lets see what the Mitras can do with these two in the next month. Oh and here is the test bed (not the best shot I might add) __________________ Michael Hall Tank Build and product reviews coming soon. 60x30x24 Ecotech powered, OLD Profilux 3 but looking to upgrade when market settles, Seneye Monitored, Bubble Magus DC Skimmed. Current Tank Info: Floating about on the water enjoying semi retirement!!

10/28/2013, 06:57 PM	#1081
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	I already know what will happen to them! Here are two no name and lost (originally) browned out and tiny frags that I got from an lfs about 2 months ago.. When I got them they were literally little brown twigs.. I think this is an echinata.. I glued it up high in the tank because it was one of my first corals and I had no clue what it was.. Now I can't remove it because it is so encrusted. It would probably look a bit better lower down.. There's a green tenuis (I think) glued just above it.. Here's a blue tenuis which has quadrupled in size and is right at the top of the tank. Again, I didn't know what it was when I got it.. Pretty sure it's a blue tenuis.. In the upper right corner is a poison ivy frag and at the bottom centre is a two week (in my tank) old orange passion.. When it's a little bigger and sexier, I'll take a better shot.. So Micheal, this is what you can expect from your Mitras!! __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

10/28/2013, 07:08 PM	#1082
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	I'm having fun because I made a discovery, tonight. The best way to photograph corals under the Mitras is the put all the blues at 60% and the whites at 100.. Red and green I didn't play with.. They were at around 10% Here's a couple more iphone4 shots using a viewing box- like the ones above. My tort garden.. Sorry lousy shot.. I thought it was in better focus. At the bottom of the shot is a frag of tyree purple monster which is colouring up well.. Here's a mariculture piece that almost died after I dipped the cr@p out of it.. It has begun to bounce back nicely.. Here's another, better shot of my ice fire echinata with more balanced lighting.. Needless to say, I no longer have any doubts as to te capabilities of this light.. __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

10/28/2013, 07:09 PM	#1083
AQD_ottawa Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK/Canada Posts: 8,020 Blog Entries: 33	Impressive __________________ Michael Hall Tank Build and product reviews coming soon. 60x30x24 Ecotech powered, OLD Profilux 3 but looking to upgrade when market settles, Seneye Monitored, Bubble Magus DC Skimmed. Current Tank Info: Floating about on the water enjoying semi retirement!!

10/28/2013, 07:40 PM	#1084
Anim8me2 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Southwest Ranches, FL Posts: 586	Really nice reefmutt! What lighting program are you running?

10/28/2013, 10:13 PM	#1085
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	thanks Anim8me2! its my own program that has been refined quite a bit over the past several months.. i basically begin the day with a 22k starting point and it ramps up to around 12.5k at midday. red never gets much above 30%, green closer to 45% and the whites max out at about 60%- sky white being the highest. the hyper violet, blue, royal blue and blue white leds are at max throughout the lighting schedule. the day starts at 7 am and ends at 11pm. from 7 to 9 am and 9 to 11 pm, the tank is viewable but dim.. __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

10/28/2013, 10:17 PM	#1086
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	also, I have 3 over a five foot length so they are currently running at 60% for the outer two and 50% for the middle, on high efficiency mode.. i am acclimating a couple of corals and increasing the intensity by 5% a week at the moment.. i don't think ill get much above 80% when I'm done, though.. I've never run them higher than that and don't see the need.. __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

10/29/2013, 09:56 AM	#1088
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Hey Don, I have the 6200s I really like the addition of the blue white and sky white LEDs. Especially the blue white. With the other blue LEDs on and the blue white mixed in, it produces a really sharp look. I use it during dawn and dusk. It's a crisp blue.. __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

10/29/2013, 10:18 AM	#1089
Anim8me2 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Southwest Ranches, FL Posts: 586	I'm using the GBR program but I need to adjust things. My PAR seems to be lower than it should and my sps colors are not what I have been expecting. I love the look at full midday (which for me is 4 pm, sun up on my system is 10 am), but it's a pain in the butt having to drag out an old PC to try an program the master since I use Macs for everything else.

10/29/2013, 10:35 AM	#1090
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	I sympathize completely!! I am mac as well.. I have to borrow my friend's laptop to do all the programming.. It's a real pita!!........ I'd go into your program and boost all the blues across the board.. By doing that, the tank will look more blue obviously, then you'll have to go back and bring up the whites to your taste. Once the whites are raised, I'm sure the par will be boosted significantly.. One thing to be careful with when using LEDs is that when the white LEDs are too intense, the corals can react in the same way as when corals have too little light- by bleaching or becoming pale.. In my experience, anyways... __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

10/29/2013, 11:19 AM	#1092
_Aaron_ Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: UK Posts: 443	A few more top downs on mine I took today, I'm really pleased with the growth I'm getting.My green digi is a few mm from breaking the waters surface with the pumps on. A few corals still need to colour up after the issues I had a few months back. Top Down October by --Aaron--, on Flickr Top Down October by --Aaron--, on Flickr Top Down October by --Aaron--, on Flickr Top Down by --Aaron--, on Flickr This coral has doubled in size in a few months. Heliofungia by --Aaron--, on Flickr

10/29/2013, 11:20 AM	#1093
Jaredcube Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Spain Posts: 44	Wowww very beautiful........!!

10/29/2013, 11:24 AM	#1094
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Man o man! I love that clam!! Great shots, Aaron! What program do you use? __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

10/29/2013, 11:46 AM	#1096
reefmutt Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Mtl. Canada Posts: 7,824	Wow. That's a lot of light.. Interesting.. The corals are obviously loving it. How much do you feed the tank and what do you do for nutrient removal? I ask because it seems to me that the more the corals are fed the better they deal with intense led lighting... __________________ Matt. Current Tank Info: 53x32.5x26 190g dt 60g of sumps 3 tank-100 gal frag system 6xAI prime 8xt5. 4x maxspect gyre. Skimz Dual internal sicce pump skimmer Deltec PF601s ca rx+Kalk stirrer

10/29/2013, 11:49 AM	#1097
_Aaron_ Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: UK Posts: 443	All I add is 2 drops of aminos a day. The LPS get a squirt of mysis when I feed my LPS. That's about it really.