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I have been using Mitras Lightbar 2 for many years. For me - that want a crispy white look without drown out the corals' fluorescence with high-lumen "white" LEDs - they are perfect. Coral "pop" - if you speak American reefing jargon - is precisely the coral's self-produced fluorescence. The use of real RGB LEDs in the fixture creates a feeling of white light without dazzling your "lumen window". If, after all, you prefer super blue light - where the colors of the fish are not shown - then the luminaires can be used for this as well, because dimming the RGB LED does not affect the wavelengths important for photosynthesis. Their role is to trick our eye (brain) into thinking that the light is white and gives the fish's ( and some corals) reflective colors a beautiful face. Mitras LED bars give me both a shimmer, spread light that is rather similar to T5 tubes and beautiful colours for both fish and corals (pop). Whose that want to know how they looks in real life - just look at the videos in my build thread - they are done direct with only a adapted white balance setting. These are amazing lights already in the previous variant.

@Matthias Gross - I understand that it is not possible to mix ledbar 2 and 3 in the same Mitras Led Bar interface - but is it possible to use both the P4´s interface and an Expansion boxes mitras LED bar interface at the same time? With other words is it possible to run Mitras LED bar 2 on the P4 and Mitras LED bar 3 on the expansion box in the same system?

Sincerely Lasse
 

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I have been using Mitras Lightbar 2 for many years. For me - that want a crispy white look without drown out the corals' fluorescence with high-lumen "white" LEDs - they are perfect. Coral "pop" - if you speak American reefing jargon - is precisely the coral's self-produced fluorescence. The use of real RGB LEDs in the fixture creates a feeling of white light without dazzling your "lumen window". If, after all, you prefer super blue light - where the colors of the fish are not shown - then the luminaires can be used for this as well, because dimming the RGB LED does not affect the wavelengths important for photosynthesis. Their role is to trick our eye (brain) into thinking that the light is white and gives the fish's ( and some corals) reflective colors a beautiful face. Mitras LED bars give me both a shimmer, spread light that is rather similar to T5 tubes and beautiful colours for both fish and corals (pop). Whose that want to know how they looks in real life - just look at the videos in my build thread - they are done direct with only a adapted white balance setting. These are amazing lights already in the previous variant.

@Matthias Gross - I understand that it is not possible to mix ledbar 2 and 3 in the same Mitras Led Bar interface - but is it possible to use both the P4´s interface and an Expansion boxes mitras LED bar interface at the same time? With other words is it possible to run Mitras LED bar 2 on the P4 and Mitras LED bar 3 on the expansion box in the same system?

Sincerely Lasse
Hi Lasse,
Yes, it's perfectly possible.
The Mitras Lightbar page has separate settings for the P4's built-in Mitras port and the ExpansionBox2's Mitras ports.
And it's possible to define different Mitras models:
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Do these only function with a Profilux controller? Very nice looking piece of equipment!
 
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The Mitras Lightbar 3 work with any controller, including our cheapest controller, the ProfiLux Light WiFi ($99.90) which controls mostly light, plus a few other things, has WiFi and USB, works with app, cloud, PC-software, web interface, just everything.

Or you go with a ProfiLux 4 or ProfiLux 4e and do just everything, not "only" light control.

It is worth to mention that one controller (Light, Mini, P4) can control many Mitras Lightbar 3, also of different types, incl. the refugium model, and you can connect several LB3 to one power supply, which reduces the overall system costs for your lighting while having less cables and power supplies.
 

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The Mitras Lightbar 3 work with any controller, including our cheapest controller, the ProfiLux Light WiFi ($99.90) which controls mostly light, plus a few other things, has WiFi and USB, works with app, cloud, PC-software, web interface, just everything.

Or you go with a ProfiLux 4 or ProfiLux 4e and do just everything, not "only" light control.

It is worth to mention that one controller (Light, Mini, P4) can control many Mitras Lightbar 3, also of different types, incl. the refugium model, and you can connect several LB3 to one power supply, which reduces the overall system costs for your lighting while having less cables and power supplies.
Thank you.

When will we see more info on these? Such as diodes, spread, etc? If these have anything like the pucks on Mitras I’m very interested in supplementing and eventually replacing T5 with these.
 
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Thank you.

When will we see more info on these? Such as diodes, spread, etc? If these have anything like the pucks on Mitras I’m very interested in supplementing and eventually replacing T5 with these.
Yes, they have clusters (pucks) and reflectors similar to those which are used in the Mitras LX7.

Please see the details at our Mitras Lightbar 3 product page.
 
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Hi,

it depends on what you have in your tank (mostly stone corals?) and how high it is.

The Mitras Lightbar 3 are extremely powerful, under average conditions I would recommend 3 x Mitras Lightbar 150 (150cm approx. 5').
If your tank requires tons of light then maybe 4.

Ken for example uses 5 LB3, his tank is a bit larger, but 5 are still over-kill ... he runs them now at lower output power:

 

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@Matthias Gross

I have a 5 long 2 wide tank. How many would you suggest
As Matthias mentioned, you can do any combination of 3 Lightbars. It really depends on what spectrum you'd like to have; more blue or less blue.

Here's what I'd recommend for an average 20K appearance:
  • 1x Mitras Lightbar 3 Coral Pop 150
  • 2x Mitras Lightbar 3 Deep Ocean 150
 

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Hi, i have got an 100cm(l)x50cm(w)x55cm(h) 300l mixed reef with LPS and SPS. Today i am using one AI glow and grow in 80 cm version, Running at 75%. I buyed a PL4, Doser and KHD and want to add the lights. Wich mitrax lightbar 3 combination do you redcomend?
 
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Hi,

3 Mitras Lightbar 3 will easily do the job, the LB100 model for 100cm long tank.
A mix of 1 Coral Pop + 2 x Deep Blue if you want it more blue or 1 x CP + 1 x DB + 1 x Ocean Blue
or 1 x CP + 2 x Ocean Blue when you want it more natural while still having lots of fluorescence
 

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Thanks for your fast reply! I think i would do version 2, one CP,DP,OB. Thanks! I will post Fotos when they arrive!!
 

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when I go to the order page for ordering in the USA, I see that I can add to cart and pay for it but it also says "available for backorder", if I order, when will it ship?
 
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Hi

thanks for your interest in our Lightbar 3!

Yes, indeed, LB3 are produced and shipped to the US when ordered, because we have 17 sizes, 5 light variants, 2 colors, 170 different models in total ... impossible to have all in stock.

But we are fast. Max. one week for production (all parts are in stock), max. 2 weeks for airfreight, so we are talking about 3 weeks max. in total. If you like we can discuss these details directly, just send a short email to [email protected]

Thanks!
 

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Hi

thanks for your interest in our Lightbar 3!

Yes, indeed, LB3 are produced and shipped to the US when ordered, because we have 17 sizes, 5 light variants, 2 colors, 170 different models in total ... impossible to have all in stock.

But we are fast. Max. one week for production (all parts are in stock), max. 2 weeks for airfreight, so we are talking about 3 weeks max. in total. If you like we can discuss these details directly, just send a short email to [email protected]

Thanks!

I'd recommend changing the wording from backordered to "1-3 week lead time". Or something similar to that. Without an ETA noted people don't know if it'll be a week or 6 months out. Just my 2cents

I'd change over to them but I have radions and blades over frag tank and reeffactory and blades over DT. If I had to do it over I'd buy 5 of these for DT and 3-4 for frag.
 

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Hi

thanks for your interest in our Lightbar 3!

Yes, indeed, LB3 are produced and shipped to the US when ordered, because we have 17 sizes, 5 light variants, 2 colors, 170 different models in total ... impossible to have all in stock.

But we are fast. Max. one week for production (all parts are in stock), max. 2 weeks for airfreight, so we are talking about 3 weeks max. in total. If you like we can discuss these details directly, just send a short email to [email protected]

Thanks!
Just wanted to say it’s incredible you offer so many different sizes so there’s a perfect light for every tank!
 

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