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12/08/2017, 08:31 AM | #276 |
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Is it more with me that need to run these lamps on 100% "high output mode" and still not extremely much light? I have some corals (stylopora pistillate, pink) standing exact below a cluster with this 100% running effect, but still quite dark coral, and my N o P values are not high. I have no PAR meter, so I can not measure, so I wonder if there is some who have measured the PAR? I am not interested in PAR when all channels are in 100% as that is almost never the reality, but the PAR when you run a reasonable ordinary program like 100% on blue, maybe 30% white, not so much green, and maybe 100% on the others, thus a program which looks good and is mimic natural condition for most of us. My believe from start, as I added one unit more than recommended, was that my investment should give me some margins upwards. Maybe I am too critical, and all LED have these limits?, or something else in my tank cause these some dark corals despite so near the cluster? That is the reason why I am seeking PAR measure from some private aquarium so we can compare and learn the best settings. In other aspects I like the light.
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12/08/2017, 09:54 AM | #277 | |
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I suspect your issue is low nutrients and in fact, low nutrient systems typically prefer less PAR than a high nutrient system.If I were you, I'd back the intensity way off. You could bleach your corals.
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12/08/2017, 12:50 PM | #278 | |
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I think PAR numbers are grossly overrated and don't really tell us whether a coral is getting "enough" light or not. There are so many other variables to consider such as nutrient levels, flow, bacteria content, organic deposits, etc. I measured my PAR just for the heck of it and was getting between 170-210 on the sandbed with 2x LX7s over a 3ft long tank. If I were to test a single fixture, I'm sure it would have fallen to the mid 100s. PAR numbers used to heavily influence my LED color adjustments, but not anymore, especially after seeing how much my colors have improved under this light compared to my previous ATI Hybrid which threw out lots of PAR by the way, 300 at the sand! My schedule is primarily on the bluer-end of the spectrum: UV 385nm - 60% HV 425nm - 100% RB 455nm - 100% BW - 100% B 475nm - 80% White 7500k - 40% White 6500k - 18% Green 528nm - 12% Red 656nm - 12% I run this spectrum for about 7 hours and have the PB feature set to 130% with HV, RB, B, BW. It's been working well for me. I posted a few photos a couple pages back.
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12/08/2017, 10:58 PM | #279 |
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Did you share your project on their site?
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12/09/2017, 09:48 AM | #280 |
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01/03/2018, 12:52 PM | #283 |
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It was strange last night one light some how decided it was in storm mode, it scared everyone lol... The flashes are very bright in a dark room. I dont have storm mode enabled. I unplugged it. This morning I think I see what happened.
The buttons on one of my Mitras LX7s are self pressing. The buttons on both also dont press very well when im using them (rarely). I always just ignored this. Has anyone had issues like this ?
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01/03/2018, 04:22 PM | #284 |
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Connect to the fixture with GCC and run a key calibration - this will reset the sensitivity on the buttons and should prevent this from occurring
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01/16/2018, 06:12 PM | #285 |
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Anyone else get banding or flickering under their LX7's with an iphone? I have an iphone x and noticed today that the flickering is crazy under these lights. Not sure why I haven't noticed before.
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01/17/2018, 12:57 AM | #286 | |
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01/17/2018, 04:18 AM | #287 |
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I run my lights at 70% ho intensity 22 inches above the water line on a 14" deep tank and if I lower it three inches I bleach fairly quickly. There's got to be something wrong in your settings because these lights pack a huge punch in light out put. I run a very high nutrient tank with way to many fish in my tank that I should. All my corals are high end sps and love this light. Check your settings and make sure everything is correct because I get the exact opposite effect from these lights.
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02/13/2018, 09:28 AM | #288 | |
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02/16/2018, 11:48 AM | #289 |
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I'm thinking just garbing one for now since I have two Hydra HD 26'S that will be mounted on each side of the 150 and have the GHL fixture in the middle.
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02/16/2018, 11:29 PM | #291 | |
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03/24/2018, 07:49 AM | #292 |
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I’m more worried about overcooking my corals with these lights than undercooking them. The lx7s are amazing.
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04/15/2018, 12:03 PM | #293 |
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Recommendations on how many fixtures would be needed for a 60x24x24 sps dominant tank? Fixtures would be mounted in a canopy, so height off water would be limited to 9-10" give or take.
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I have all of mine angled towards center as well to eliminate shadowing but my tank is much larger with a lot more lighting.
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04/17/2018, 08:10 PM | #297 |
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Just when I think I have my lighting decision figured out, I run across another dang d2mini max length thread.
Sounds like a year after this thread started, everyone is still happy with these bad boys? I like the 6 puck spread a lot and think 2 over my 48x24x24 will be killer. Now I might as well jump in and get a profilux too and be done with all the internal back and forth I have been going through on the last two pieces of my (initial) puzzle for the past month. I hope you boys get commision... Any thoughts on good online sources? GHL USA direct the best way to go?? Thanks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
04/18/2018, 08:16 AM | #298 |
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I got mine from GHL USA direct. Vinny is a good guy if you need any help.
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04/19/2018, 05:06 PM | #299 |
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vinny is a great guy. you'll love the fixture. POWERFUL little light!!!
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04/23/2018, 12:23 AM | #300 |
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What’s going on with the light profile sharing? It’s no longer on ghl website.
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