Mitras LX 7206

Laffy · Jul 3, 2018

Hello,

Does anybody have any experience with this light? It looks really promising but information seems hard to come by (in English anyways). I’m looking at possibly putting 2 over an lps 150dd. Well, it’s one option anyways.

KJ · Jul 3, 2018

@Brew12

Brew12 · Jul 3, 2018

Laffy said:
Hello,

Does anybody have any experience with this light? It looks really promising but information seems hard to come by (in English anyways). I’m looking at possibly putting 2 over an lps 150dd. Well, it’s one option anyways.

I love the light, but you do need to be careful when you set it up. It has a LOT of white and red available. More than coral will want unless you have it mounted high off the water on a deep tank.

gcarroll · Jul 3, 2018

Might have some luck in their forum or just do a search for GHL on the forum
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/ghl-advanced-technology.900/

gcarroll · Jul 3, 2018

Brew12 said:
I love the light, but you do need to be careful when you set it up. It has a LOT of white and red available. More than coral will want unless you have it mounted high off the water on a deep tank.

Silly Europeans, they love that white light!

Laffy · Jul 3, 2018

Any idea on the coverage for a lamp? I have access to a seneye from a friend to adjust par and spectrum and based on the ghl software is would seem pretty simple to dial the lamps in.

Brew12 · Jul 3, 2018

gcarroll said:
Silly Europeans, they love that white light!

Just like silly Americans like their gcarroll BBQ updates!

Laffy · Jul 3, 2018

Brew12 said:
Just like silly Americans like their gcarroll BBQ updates!

lol well played!

Brew12 · Jul 3, 2018

Laffy said:
Any idea on the coverage for a lamp? I have access to a seneye from a friend to adjust par and spectrum and based on the ghl software is would seem pretty simple to dial the lamps in.

What are the dimensions on the 150dd? I don't have that one memorized.

Laffy · Jul 3, 2018

It’s 36x36x27. It’s on order at the moment. Although my wife decided to casually mention at dinner that she’s kinda had a change of heart and loves the 100 gal from IM. That one is 48x24x20.

Brew12 · Jul 3, 2018

Laffy said:
It’s 36x36x27. It’s on order at the moment. Although my wife decided to casually mention at dinner that she’s kinda had a change of heart and loves the 100 gal from IM. That one is 48x24x20.

I think large cubes are hard to light. You would need to do some creative mounting, and the edges might be lacking, but 2 could work. 2 would work very well on the 100 IM.
I have 2 with supplemental T5's on my 187g (60x30x24) and I think I will drop the T5's and add a 3rd Mitras this winter.

Laffy · Jul 3, 2018

How’s the growth been under your lights? Are you using them as standalone with in conjunction with the Profilux?

I appreciate all the input. I made the mistake of being low to mid-range on my last tank and honestly think I ended up spending more money than if I were to buy the better equipment up front by having to replace here and there.

Brew12 · Jul 3, 2018

Laffy said:
How’s the growth been under your lights? Are you using them as standalone with in conjunction with the Profilux?

I appreciate all the input. I made the mistake of being low to mid-range on my last tank and honestly think I ended up spending more money than if I were to buy the better equipment up front by having to replace here and there.

My growth has been terrible!

I had my whites and reds way too high. Once I figured that out and dropped the whites way down and lowered the reds slightly my growth has taken off.

I do control them with a Profilux although I feel they would work just fine using a master/slave arrangement with the fixtures.

Laffy · Jul 3, 2018

Perfect. I’d love to get a Profilux controller but at $1800 Canadian pesos for the 3.1 with a few probes and 1 bar, it is a tough sell to the better half for a controller. The kh detector looks awesome!

Brew12 · Jul 3, 2018

Laffy said:
Perfect. I’d love to get a Profilux controller but at $1800 Canadian pesos for the 3.1 with a few probes and 1 bar, it is a tough sell to the better half for a controller. The kh detector looks awesome!

I hear ya. It's not cheap stuff but I love my GHL equipment. It makes my life so much easier.

dragon99 · Jul 3, 2018

I had 2 for awhile over my 75g and liked them a lot, however I like to tweak, which means I couldn't go a month without changing a setting. That has led me to switch to T5's which I can't mess up

This thread has lots of good user experiences:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/the-ghl-mitras-lx7-led.287227/#post-3494668

peder · Jul 4, 2018

gcarroll said:
Silly Europeans, they love that white light!

Silly Americans, they love that ugly blue light!

273629116 · Jul 4, 2018

I sell them, they are great lights. I have three of them coming tomorrow for my own tank to replace my Kessil

markstubb · Jul 4, 2018

Brew12 said:
My growth has been terrible!

I had my whites and reds way too high. Once I figured that out and dropped the whites way down and lowered the reds slightly my growth has taken off.

I do control them with a Profilux although I feel they would work just fine using a master/slave arrangement with the fixtures.

how far down did you bring the reds and whites? I have a set of 7206's but just went with a profile off of their site.

Brew12 · Jul 5, 2018

markstubb said:
how far down did you bring the reds and whites? I have a set of 7206's but just went with a profile off of their site.

Right now I have my blues/purples at 80%, the whites at 40% and greens/reds at 60%.

I couldn't find a profile that I liked on their site. I may need to cut my reds and whites down even further but time will tell.