Couple shots running mh/t5 vs Diy led

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Ryan-b

Touché.

My wallet isn't that deep though, and I'm sure in 6 months there will be a new "Mitras".

Nope, GHL isn't that type of company. 2+ years in development means very little to be desired. I think you meant ecotech with had 3 versions out within a year and they still haven't hit the nail square yet.

[lastlight]

i certainly like the halide pics better but that tells us very little about how the two actually compare in person. sounds like you like the halides better though which is all that matters!

Some cameras seem to handle LEDs poorly as well. My DSLR takes pics just fine under my LEDs yet my iPhone makes the tank look crazy blue when in reality it's not like that.

[Douglas]

Kien.....Are your running Mitras? Last time i saw your tank....it was Mh/t5's.

Originally Posted by kien

I think they have figured it out. It's called a Mitras.

[kien]

Originally Posted by Douglas

Kien.....Are your running Mitras? Last time i saw your tank....it was Mh/t5's.

Nope. What gave you that impression? I am still running my MH+T5s :-)

As Brett said though, cameras can have a bitch of a time photographing LEDs. I've experienced this first hand (when I was tinkering with various LED units). Mind you, the LED pics you showed don't look terrible either. I'm sure they look a bit less purple/blue in person.

[asylumdown]

Originally Posted by kien

I think they have figured it out. It's called a Mitras.

THe mitras fixture gives me light envy. I keep trying to figure out a way to justify the cost of switching from my radions...

[Ryan-b]

I do find it tough getting the right color with the leds. I have a Canon T3i, which I'm sure would have no problems taking the pics if I were to practice with it more.

In person the tank looked fine IMO, it was just lacking color/pop. I also think the coral is growing a bit quicker with the mh/t5.

[Ryan-b]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Nope, GHL isn't that type of company. 2+ years in development means very little to be desired. I think you meant ecotech with had 3 versions out within a year and they still haven't hit the nail square yet.

You are running Mitras right?

I wasn't taking a shot at GHL, all I was saying that in 6 months there will be a new product that is the must have/envy of the town kinda thing. Whether it be ecotech/ghl/AI or whom ever. I just personally think that LEDs have a long way to go yet.

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by Ryan-b

You are running Mitras right?

I wasn't taking a shot at GHL, all I was saying that in 6 months there will be a new product that is the must have/envy of the town kinda thing. Whether it be ecotech/ghl/AI or whom ever. I just personally think that LEDs have a long way to go yet.

Yes I do and perhaps but ultimately waiting around for technology to advance is like going backwards. Everything advances and better things always come out, if you wait for better things then you'll always be waiting.

[mrhasan]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Yes I do and perhaps but ultimately waiting around for technology to advance is like going backwards. Everything advances and better things always come out, if you wait for better things then you'll always be waiting.

Can't agree more But overall, mitras are a very very stable fixture as far as the specs go. Radios seems to change quit noticeably among their fixture upgrades and so as other brands but with mitras, there's so little to improve, its the near perfect fixture with today's technology and hence the four figure price point

[Ryan-b]

I'm not saying that there won't always be something new and exciting. I'm saying I'm not going to drop $1500-3000 every 6 months on lighting.