Battlecorals Bliss and Shag Priority discussion thread

[Robink]

Here's mine, set up in March 2017, cell pic.

 

[WWIII]

Here's my display and frag tank...

Here's my new SPS growout setup...

 

[Robink]

Some cell pics of my acros.

 

[Fishfinder]

Thread name change!!

 

[Mal11224]

Thread name change!!

I noticed that. Thought I was seeing things. Lol. Thanks.

 

[justingraham]

From where I’m sitting

 

[MTBake]

Some really nice tanks everyone!

Don't think I stand a chance in this one.

 

[HolisticBear]

Some really nice tanks everyone!

Don't think I stand a chance in this one.

Everyone has a good chance...

 

[marco fish]

Just snapped this via phone:

Very nice, are those Orphek leds.

 

[marco fish]

Some really nice tanks everyone!

Don't think I stand a chance in this one.

But you are going to give it your best effort and if we need any help we can always ask someone for advice on R2R

 

[marco fish]

Here's my display and frag tank...

Here's my new SPS growout setup...

I’m jealous, good stuff

 

[MTBake]

But you are going to give it your best effort and if we need any help we can always ask someone for advice on R2R

Well of course I'll give it my best! Im in the other grow out as well and my snipers frag is doing pretty ok

 

[marco fish]

Well of course I'll give it my best! Im in the other grow out as well and my snipers frag is doing pretty ok

I am going to check it out now!!!

 

[HolisticBear]

Very nice, are those Orphek leds.

They are, using Radion Ecotech rails (they happen to just slide in, expensive but works).

I really like the Orphek, the SW is simple but just works. I had the GHL Mitras 72xx before and pretty much hated them (so many firmware + SW bugs). The Atlantiks just work.

 

[Scdell]

They are, using Radion Ecotech rails (they happen to just slide in, expensive but works).

I really like the Orphek, the SW is simple but just works. I had the GHL Mitras 72xx before and pretty much hated them (so many firmware + SW bugs). The Atlantiks just work.

I'm running 2 Mitras lx7. Love em! Not a problem one.

 

[HolisticBear]

I'm running 2 Mitras lx7. Love em! Not a problem one.

Yeah, many of the problems are things you don't realize. For example, they are heavily thermally throttled in an typical room of 78 degrees unless you've adjust a handful of settings. And enjoy the process of learning that. I've met two other people with Mitras 7x who didn't realized their PAR was significantly less after being on for two hours with zero indication. When you plug it in, the lights do come on and it can be a pretty color with the warmer LEDs, but needing to read their forums for hours learning what temperature we should set for their upper bound + fan settings because GHL is too dang lazy to due it in first place (like every other manufacturer on earth), turned me off them pretty bad. I'm not a fan of GHL.

A great upside in this hobby is that we have plenty of product manufacturers so everyone can fine one they like and there are are many different successful ways to run a tank too

 

[Scdell]

Yeah, many of the problems are things you don't realize. For example, they are heavily thermally throttled in an typical room of 78 degrees unless you've adjust a handful of settings. And enjoy the process of learning that. I've met two people who Mitras 7x who didn't realized their PAR was significantly less after being on for two hours with zero indication. When you plug it in, the lights do come on and it can be a pretty color with the warmer LEDs, but needing to read their forums for hours learning what temperature we should set for their upper bound + fan settings because GHL is too dang lazy to due it in first place (like every other manufacturer on earth), turned me off them pretty bad. I'm not a fan of GHL.

A great upside in this hobby is that we have plenty of product manufacturers so everyone can fine one they like and there are are many different successful ways to run a tank too

Sounds like I need to investigate that. Didn't think it was anything more than going into ghl control center and adjusting a few things.

 

[MTBake]

Yeah, many of the problems are things you don't realize. For example, they are heavily thermally throttled in an typical room of 78 degrees unless you've adjust a handful of settings. And enjoy the process of learning that. I've met two other people with Mitras 7x who didn't realized their PAR was significantly less after being on for two hours with zero indication. When you plug it in, the lights do come on and it can be a pretty color with the warmer LEDs, but needing to read their forums for hours learning what temperature we should set for their upper bound + fan settings because GHL is too dang lazy to due it in first place (like every other manufacturer on earth), turned me off them pretty bad. I'm not a fan of GHL.

A great upside in this hobby is that we have plenty of product manufacturers so everyone can fine one they like and there are are many different successful ways to run a tank too

I was looking at GHL for a possible lighting switch last year. I came across a thread mentioning the thermal throttling. That kinda turned me off of them.

I prefer to plug something in, turn it on and set a schedule. Don't like tinkering with colors and intensities myself. I run a 250w phoenix 14k metal halide with a Kessil A360WE off to one side to help with shadowing over my 40 breeder. It's working well so far even though it's a Frankenstein lighting setup. I actually have two frags of Snipers Blue in my tank. One is directly under the MH, the other is directly under the Kessil. Growth is the same in my eyes. Color of each coral is identical as well.

 

[HolisticBear]

Sounds like I need to investigate that. Didn't think it was anything more than going into ghl control center and adjusting a few things.

The best answer as I recall was "65C temperature threshold, 100% fan speed, high efficiency output always".

The fan defaults to 60 or 80%, the temperature to 60(?), and my testing showed high output always hit thermal threshold with previous settings rendering it mute.

 

[Mrx7899]

Here is my 8 month old 225