ghostgr Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 So since i cant have an anemone as all my corals are glued down and i worry about the nem stinging my corals i am thinking of a clam. What clams are good and dont get too big that even at its maximum soze itd still be comfortable in my tank? I will have daves leds here soon so my lighting should be sufficient. Link to comment
tetraodon Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 What size biocube, what other live stock do you have, im not familiar with daves leds so I cant help you there, do you dose, if so what? Link to comment
ghostgr Posted November 19, 2014 Author Share Posted November 19, 2014 Livestock is 2 clowns various lps couple of sps and zoas. Also cuc consists of nassarius, astrea, trochus, and hermits. Its the 29. Link to comment
tetraodon Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 Id think youd be ok, but I would check about the par levels from that light Link to comment
ghostgr Posted November 19, 2014 Author Share Posted November 19, 2014 Id have to find someone with a par meter. I cant justify that kind of money for a one time use. Lol Link to comment
tetraodon Posted November 19, 2014 Share Posted November 19, 2014 ask around here or ask the guy who made, might be more simple Link to comment
SquishyFishy Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Are you speaking of Dave as in Nano Box light? Par should be dynamite. Link to comment
Cameron6796 Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Yeah nano box will be more then enough. Link to comment
gulfsurfer101 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Clams require a lot in such small tanks. Lighting alone isn't enough. They prefer a dirty tank with lots of fish to create fish waste so overstocked is good in this case. Next, if your not dosing calcium now would be the time to look into it. Keeping your calcium at our above 500 is a good start, but tricky. You have to monitor your magnesium and elevate it slightly to maintain high calcium levels. People say clams don't need suplementle feedings if they have proper lighting. This is a lie. They do well with phytoplankton and zooplankton available in the water column at all times. This can be tricky in small tanks, but can be done. Link to comment
TotesMaGoat Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Had this crocea in my 28 nanocube under a 150w mh for a year without any dosing Link to comment
Jwilken02 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Had this crocea in my 28 nanocube under a 150w mh for a year without any dosing I had a similar set up with a 29g Biocube with a 150w MH and never dosed anything. I had two clownfish in the tank with the clam and just spot fed the clam every few days. From my experience I didn't have a single problem and actually saw great growth in my clam over the year I had it. I have no experience though keeping clams under LEDs, was always done under MH lighting but with my new build will be trying it under LEDs. So keep us posted on how it goes! Link to comment
ReefWeeds Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 So since i cant have an anemone as all my corals are glued down and i worry about the nem stinging my corals i am thinking of a clam. What clams are good and dont get too big that even at its maximum soze itd still be comfortable in my tank? I will have daves leds here soon so my lighting should be sufficient. I have one of Dave's large retrofit kits in my biocube 29. It puts out quite a bit of light that's for sure. I wouldn't worry about light being an issue. But give it a few months as you're going to need to slowly acclimate the rest of your corals to the nanobox, otherwise you run the risk of burning them. So start low, 25% intensity and bump up 5% per week. Once you have everything at a higher intensity, then think about getting the clam. And you will need to dose part I&II if you aren't already. Link to comment
chlorinated Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I have a 5 inch durassa in my IM 8 gallon. Been int he tank for 2 years, started out at 2 inches. Only have 1 clown and run the Razor nano over my tank (10% W, 50% B max). I do have large all demands but as long as I dose I've had no issues. Link to comment
Mkus Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 I have a durassa in a 14 gal with LEDs 6 months .. Link to comment
zsxking Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I have a maxima clam in cadlight 18G for 2 years. It cycled through stock light + wavepoint 12" led, 50W Chinese LED, to currently Kessil A160WE. It has always been doing fine, and grown from 2 inch to 3.5 inch now. I don't think it is hard to satisfy in terms of light. But it is hard to maintain parameters in such small tank. Interestingly, I can never test my calcium to any number other than 440, no matter dose kalk or not. But I do now need to doing lots of kalk to maintain alkalinity. The ATO is full strength kalk now and it barely keep alkalinity in line. I will probably need to enhance ATO kalk strength with vinegar later. Link to comment
uwharrie Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 Love your tank! I have a durassa in a 14 gal with LEDs 6 months .. Link to comment
IronChefItaly Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Everyone above is definitely on point. All LEDs are different so 200+ par is about the best guideline. I'd recommend 15-20% weekly water changes in addition to an ATO + kalk for long term success. Clams don't need swimming space, they just need a good position where they are in relatively little flow but high light. I recommend 6 months of tank maturity for a maxima or crocea clam as they can be a bit touchy. Link to comment
Mkus Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Love your tank!Thanks just turned 8yo!!! Link to comment
ballz739 Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 What about Manila Clams? Link to comment
Pancetta Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 What about Manila Clams? Those are good with Linguine. Love your tank! Yea, really nice tank. One of the most colorful biocubes I have seen. Link to comment
Felicia Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 A derasa or a squamosa clam would be the best best in terms of being the most hardy/easy to care for. However, they also grow fastest and will eventually get pretty large. If you have a NanoBox LED, my guess is that you'd have enough light for a maxima or crocea up on the rock structure. Gold maximas require less light than the blue maximas. You definitely want to have some nutrients in the water for clams, so you don't want to over filter. I'd shoot for around 5 ppm of nitrate. Also, as others have mentioned, you'll definitely want to maintain your alk and Ca levels. A doser is the easiest way to do this. Once clams start growing, they can consume Alk and Ca really quickly. Link to comment
OesteUno Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Had this crocea in my 28 nanocube under a 150w mh for a year without any dosing Very nice! Link to comment
HarryPotter Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Very nice! Trying to get enough posts to post in hardware classifieds? Read the rules one more time Link to comment
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