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Old 01-29-2013, 05:30 AM
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nice dimensions mike. not that i've seen either light but if the mitras has significantly less disco effect / colour banding i'd go that route personally.
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This should make for a neat setup. I like those dimensions, should make for some really neat aquascaping options. Good luck with the build!
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nice dimensions mike. not that i've seen either light but if the mitras has significantly less disco effect / colour banding i'd go that route personally.
I have a Vega and I just don't see this disco effect that everyone seems to be fascinated with. I know there's drugs that give you the disco effect! Maybe these people need to lay off them lol.
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I have a Vega and I just don't see this disco effect that everyone seems to be fascinated with. I know there's drugs that give you the disco effect! Maybe these people need to lay off them lol.
I've seen this effect from every fixture I've seen in person other than my Kessil which so far which includes:

- maxspect razor
- ai sol
- radion

I think some (more cursed) people detect it better than others.
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I have a Vega and I just don't see this disco effect that everyone seems to be fascinated with. I know there's drugs that give you the disco effect! Maybe these people need to lay off them lol.
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Old 01-29-2013, 03:36 PM
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What are your thoughts about using the PAR 38 bulbs would 6 of them being a waste of time.
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What are your thoughts about using the PAR 38 bulbs would 6 of them being a waste of time.
My experience is the color kind of sucks being that it's not adjustable and most people have different tastes. Plus they disco.

As for the Vegas if you can't see the disco then you are the one that should lay off the drugs Some people don't mind it which is obviously fine, personally it makes my eyes hurt and it's next to impossible to get decent pics under them.
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Cool thanks Steve, with regards to the disco effect what is this suppose to look like. Do you have a pic? So that i can see it.
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Cool thanks Steve, with regards to the disco effect what is this suppose to look like. Do you have a pic? So that i can see it.
It's basically a lack of color blending which results in colored spotlights throughout the tank. This combined with an intense shimmer effect resembles the effect of a disco ball spinning around with multicolored spotlights applied to it.

I'm going to use rstar's pic, hope he doesn't mind. It shows the effect quite well.

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