March 2016 Tank of the Month!!!

Genetics

Genetics

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Team RC
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<b>This month we are featuring Dmitry Tumanov's (dtum) 180 US-gallon Reef Aquarium.</b>


<img src="http://www.reefkeeping.com/joomla//images/stories/totm/Mar2016/FTSsm.jpg" alt="" border="0"><br><br> <br> More details can be found <a href="http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/index.php/current-issue/article/164-tank-of-the-month" target="_blank">here</a>.


Congratulations, Dmitry!


Also check out the <a href="http://reefkeeping.com/joomla/" target="_blank">Reefkeeping Blog</a>!<br> <br> <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><table style="WIDTH: 431px" align="center" border="2" bordercolor="#006699" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td bgcolor="#006699" width="73%"><center><font color="#ffffff">If you'd like to nominate a tank for Tank of the Month, click <a href="http://reefcentral.com/forums/newthread.php?s=&action=newthread&forumid=189" target="_blank"><font color="#ffffff">here</font></a> or use the button to the right.</font></center></td> <td bgcolor="#ffffff" width="27%"><a href="http://reefcentral.com/forums/newthread.php?s=&action=newthread&forumid=189" target="_blank"><img src="http://reefkeeping.com/images/nominate1.gif" alt="" border="0"></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
 
Congrats to dtum!

I'd also like to take a moment to thank Nate (Genetics) for all his hard work on RK and the TOTM over the years. He is moving on from the role due to many big changes in his life and we wish him the best. We are working on someone to fill his shoes so bear with us.

Regards.
Mike
 
s2nhle said:
Congrats! What is the setting of your radion g3 pro? Thank you for sharing.
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I'm curious as well.

From your article:
Here is a few things I have learned about lighting the tank with Radions: PAR can be extremely low - for about 8 hours I would run only blue channel at a 100% giving me PAR of 220 and another hour of turning on whites to get a more natural look that would give me a chance to examine true coral colours. Having a PAR meter turned out to be indispensable - I was able to ensure proper light coverage and intensity. Once I've learned these tricks I was able to keep any high-end acro I wanted, bringing in corals that were grown and coloured under Metal Halides and not losing any color. At the end of the experiment I would consistently get a better color under LEDs than under T5 to everyone's surprise. Having run this for a year I finally decided to upgrade my main tank lighting to Radions and as of this writing I've been running them for over a month with good results.
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Are you still running the blues at 100% for 8 hours and whites for only one?
 
Such a beautiful tank. I love the video you made for it also. Thanks for sharing. Also, this is another reason for me to put radions on my 80 gallon build. I appreciate you posting your light schedule.
 
Congratulations Dmitry, you have a beautiful tank. I live not far away in Burlington and often make the tour of the many great local fish stores in the area. I'd would to see your tank someday. Question for you. You mention you dose the B-Ionic 3 part, are you referring to the standard 2 part plus the magnesium solution? If so I use the same, despite the cost I find it predictable, easy and effective. I also use the potassium additive, in very small doses though.
 
Dmitry i have the same issue with led corals loosing color. What is the setup color combination that worked for you whith radions?
 
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