atoll Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Forgive me if the following has been asked before but maybe not all in the one post? Some authors state that you need a minimum of a 50g tank to house a clam so. Question. Who is keeping a clam or clams in a nano of 30gallons or less? If so can you answer the following. 1/ What species is/are they? 2/ What size when bought? 3/ what size now. 4/ How long have you had it? 5/ What lighting do you have it under? 6/ What filtration do you use. 7/ What media do you use as in reducing nitrate and phosphate. 8/ Do you add food to feed your clam. 9/ What water flow do you have. 10/ Where do you have the clam positioned IE on the sand or on rock. Finally any other info you might think may help and I have not covered in the above? Link to comment
albertthiel Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Forgive me if the following has been asked before but maybe not all in the one post? Some authors state that you need a minimum of a 50g tank to house a clam so. Question. Who is keeping a clam or clams in a nano of 30gallons or less? If so can you answer the following. 1/ What species is/are they? 2/ What size when bought? 3/ what size now. 4/ How long have you had it? 5/ What lighting do you have it under? 6/ What filtration do you use. 7/ What media do you use as in reducing nitrate and phosphate. 8/ Do you add food to feed your clam. 9/ What water flow do you have. 10/ Where do you have the clam positioned IE on the sand or on rock. Finally any other info you might think may help and I have not covered in the above? Great set of questions Les. I do not have a clam in my tank but will be interested in seeing what kind of answers you get to this post. My personal opinion is that the tank should be 30 gallons or more and not be loaded with corals etc. already as that may affect the well being of the Clam. I posted a review of what I think on my thread on page 139 message 2778 for those who are interested in reading it with a set of links to articles that can be found online. I look forward to reading what others are answering to your questions. Albert Link to comment
eddiecorrea Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 I kept a ultra maxima in my 10gal nano years back. I had it under PC lights and then switched to a 70watt Sunpod. It started at about 3 inches and probably doubled in about a year. I ended up selling it when I went in the military. My tank was PACKED with zoas and softies. No SPS or LPS at that time. Never had any issues. Link to comment
Grumblecakes Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Who is keeping a clam or clams in a nano of 30gallons or less? i do, 20 long, maybe 18 gallons of total water If so can you answer the following. 1/ What species is/are they? maxima 2/ What size when bought? 3in about 8 months ago 3/ what size now. maybe 4 or so, hard to judge growth on such a slow grower 4/ How long have you had it? 8 months 5/ What lighting do you have it under? started with 4 24watt t5s, went to all leds, never saw a difference when i changed 6/ What filtration do you use. bak pak ii skimmer, ac fuge mod with carbon and a spoon full of gfo, and weekly water changes 7/ What media do you use as in reducing nitrate and phosphate. chaeto, lr, skimmer, gfo, carbon and water changes 8/ Do you add food to feed your clam. it loves oyster feast but i only feed the tank oyster feast 2-3x a weeks. didnt respond much to phyto 9/ What water flow do you have. i would guess around 750 gph (wave maker cuts down from a max of like 1200) for the tank, the area its in is fairly indirect current, but how much i cannot say. from what ive read is they like flow but if their mattle is getting blown around alot then its probably to much. i have mine such that the mattle sways slightly when the wave maker pulses. 10/ Where do you have the clam positioned IE on the sand or on rock. on a rock on the sand bed. i had it on a oyster shell but hated the look of it and broke away parts of the shell, then it attached to the glass and it stayed there about 3 weeks until i moved it. they will move about some but nothing like an anemone will, mine has only really rotated it self around. i read somewhere that they will position their siphons in a way relative to the current. Link to comment
metrokat Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 My friend Newman on this forum had a 3G pico and used to keep a gorgeous little derasa. his tank ran a micro chiller and AC filter. That was it. His Pico reef was one of the most gorgeous and successfull picos on this site, he tore it down after it was 2 years old as he needed the funds for school. Link to comment
Boboli Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Forgive me if the following has been asked before but maybe not all in the one post? Some authors state that you need a minimum of a 50g tank to house a clam so. Question. Who is keeping a clam or clams in a nano of 30gallons or less? If so can you answer the following. 1/ What species is/are they? 2/ What size when bought? 3/ what size now. 4/ How long have you had it? 5/ What lighting do you have it under? 6/ What filtration do you use. 7/ What media do you use as in reducing nitrate and phosphate. 8/ Do you add food to feed your clam. 9/ What water flow do you have. 10/ Where do you have the clam positioned IE on the sand or on rock. 1. Squamosa and 2 Maximas 2.1.5" Maximas and 3" Squamosa 3.2" and 4" 4. 1.5 years on the Maximas and 1 year Squamosa 5.Ecotech Radion 6.Live Rock Deep Sand Bed and Skimmer 7. No Media , only Water Changes 8.No Food Added 9. MP10WES Reef Crest Mode 10.Clam on Sand attached to small piece of rock that is buried . These are the only pics I had acess to at work. Link to comment
albertthiel Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Forgive me if the following has been asked before but maybe not all in the one post? Some authors state that you need a minimum of a 50g tank to house a clam so. Question. Who is keeping a clam or clams in a nano of 30gallons or less? If so can you answer the following. 1/ What species is/are they? 2/ What size when bought? 3/ what size now. 4/ How long have you had it? 5/ What lighting do you have it under? 6/ What filtration do you use. 7/ What media do you use as in reducing nitrate and phosphate. 8/ Do you add food to feed your clam. 9/ What water flow do you have. 10/ Where do you have the clam positioned IE on the sand or on rock. 1. Squamosa and 2 Maximas 2.1.5" Maximas and 3" Squamosa 3.2" and 4" 4. 1.5 years on the Maximas and 1 year Squamosa 5.Ecotech Radion 6.Live Rock Deep Sand Bed and Skimmer 7. No Media , only Water Changes 8.No Food Added 9. MP10WES Reef Crest Mode 10.Clam on Sand attached to small piece of rock that is buried . These are the only pics I had acess to at work. Nice and if you get a chance can you post some close up pics of the calms. That would be nice. Thanks Link to comment
kevantheman35 Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I have a maxima thats about 5'' now i'n my 34g Link to comment
patback Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Forgive me if the following has been asked before but maybe not all in the one post? Some authors state that you need a minimum of a 50g tank to house a clam so. Question. Who is keeping a clam or clams in a nano of 30gallons or less? me If so can you answer the following. 1/ What species is/are they? derasa 2/ What size when bought? ~5" 3/ what size now. ~ 1/2" growth ring all around 4/ How long have you had it? ~5 months 5/ What lighting do you have it under? 24 3 watt aquastyle dimmable kit 6/ What filtration do you use. live rock with a little carbon, floss changed whenever it's dirty, and 5 mangroves 7/ What media do you use as in reducing nitrate and phosphate. carbon and water changes 8/ Do you add food to feed your clam. not directly 9/ What water flow do you have. ac 70 and 2 koralia 240s in a 10 gallon 10/ Where do you have the clam positioned IE on the sand or on rock. sand bed Finally any other info you might think may help and I have not covered in the above?clams will grow quicker than you expect. Mine no longer fits well at all in the tank I currently have. Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I've got a crazy idea to build a 2 gallon pico with a 30 gallon sump/fuge to house just a single clam, but I need another tank like I need a hole in the head. Link to comment
ZephNYC Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I have a maxima thats about 5'' now i'n my 34g Can I see a picture of your 5" Maxima and may I ask where you purchased it? My clam quarantine is only a 30gal, and it is housing a 5 inch maxima and a 2 inch maxima, which are doing very well. However I do have a 40 gal sump (only half filled) and chiller to keep temp perfect. The biggest problems I see with clams in a nano is temp fluctuation. A fluctuation of 3F or more is very stressful for most clams. Deresas are the most forgiving. Croceas are the least forgiving. Link to comment
patback Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 Deresas are the most forgiving In starting to think my derasa is the hardiest thing in the world. My clam takes a beating between salinity and temp fluctuations. Inb4 clam beating jokes Link to comment
04V10 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I've got a crocea in my 20gal high. I've had it for about 5months in there. It is under some radions for lighting and there has been some crazy growth on the shell (what I think anyways..lol), about 1cm of new growth, seems happy. I've got LPS and SPS along with it. Run a eshoppes HOB skimmer, marineland penguin filter without the wheel with the filter pad and carbon. A koralia 240 power head, as well as a hydor 180 power head. Link to comment
albertthiel Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I've got a crocea in my 20gal high. I've had it for about 5months in there. It is under some radions for lighting and there has been some crazy growth on the shell (what I think anyways..lol), about 1cm of new growth, seems happy. I've got LPS and SPS along with it. Run a eshoppes HOB skimmer, marineland penguin filter without the wheel with the filter pad and carbon. A koralia 240 power head, as well as a hydor 180 power head. Can we see a pic of the clam maybe? That would be nice ... Thanks Link to comment
ZephNYC Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 In starting to think my derasa is the hardiest thing in the world. My clam takes a beating between salinity and temp fluctuations. Inb4 clam beating jokes Deresa are the only clams I have ever seen remain open in pure reverse osmosis water. I once gave one a fresh water dip for an hour, and it never blinked. Link to comment
metrokat Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 My clam quarantine is only a 30gal, and it is housing a 5 inch maxima and a 2 inch maxima, which are doing very well. You put bunny in QT?! WHY! She was perfectly healthy! Link to comment
Derbird Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 My buddy has a couple maximas in his biocube 29 with LED retrofit. I think the reason they say to put clams in larger systems is for stability. Clams like mature stable systems and smaller tanks have larger swings. If you keep your tank stable and its mature enough you should be able to keep a clam Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 It just occurred to me that the topic title "Clams in a Nano" was kinda like "Snakes on a Plane" Link to comment
albertthiel Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 It just occurred to me that the topic title "Clams in a Nano" was kinda like "Snakes on a Plane" - want to elaborate .. ? Link to comment
Islandoftiki Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 - want to elaborate .. ? Samuel L. Jackson stars in: Clams in a Nano! "Enough is enough! I have had it with these mother-f'ing clams in this mother-f'ing nano! Anybody care to photoshop up a box cover? Link to comment
dixiedog Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Forgive me if the following has been asked before but maybe not all in the one post? Some authors state that you need a minimum of a 50g tank to house a clam so. Question. Who is keeping a clam or clams in a nano of 30gallons or less? If so can you answer the following. 1/ What species is/are they? Maxima. I've had two. The first one outgrew it's spot in the tank. 2/ What size when bought? Tiny. I know for sure my new one was 1 5/8", my first one was about the same. 3/ what size now. Current one is about 2". 4/ How long have you had it? Five months. 5/ What lighting do you have it under? 4x24 TEK T5. Down low. Receives about 250 PAR. 6/ What filtration do you use. Sock and a big skimmer. 7/ What media do you use as in reducing nitrate and phosphate. None. 8/ Do you add food to feed your clam. No, they are already "weaned" at an inch and a half. 9/ What water flow do you have. About 75x. 10/ Where do you have the clam positioned IE on the sand or on rock. On the rocks. Finally any other info you might think may help and I have not covered in the above? This new clam developed pinched mantle disease ("PMD") shortly after I bought it. I cured it with freshwater dips. It took four dips, half an hour each, in carefully prepared FW solution (pH identical to tank water). My neon goby used to always use my first maxima for his own personal couch. It was really cute, how he always hung out right on the clam's mantle. The clam didn't appear to mind at all. Link to comment
FateX9 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 this is a 15 gal frag/quarantine tank 1. 2 maximas 2. 1.5" and 2" 3. about the same 4. 3 months 5. 4 bulb t5s 6. none/water changes 7. carbon 8. no 9. 2 koralia 420's 10. 1 is in a little tub of sand and the other is on bare bottom they will be going into a 12L once its finally set up Link to comment
Propaganda Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 1/ What species is/are they? crocea 2/ What size when bought? About 3 1/2" 3/ what size now. 4" (Maybe a little less) 4/ How long have you had it? 4 months 5/ What lighting do you have it under? LEDs 6/ What filtration do you use. Refugium basket/Filter floss/carbon 7/ What media do you use as in reducing nitrate and phosphate. Live rock/Macro algae in refugium and display tank 8/ Do you add food to feed your clam. Broadcast phytoplankton 9/ What water flow do you have. ~ 300 GPH for a 30g tank 10/ Where do you have the clam positioned IE on the sand or on rock. Up high on rocks near the light Link to comment
SouthFlorida_Tron Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 1/ What species is/are they? Maxima & Derasa 2/ What size when bought? 2-3" ? 3/ what size now. 2.5-3.5" ? 4/ How long have you had it? 1 year & 8 months 5/ What lighting do you have it under? AI SOL 6/ What filtration do you use. skimmer, fugue 7/ What media do you use as in reducing nitrate and phosphate. skimmer, phosban, and water changes 8/ Do you add food to feed your clam. every now and again, phyto feast, oyster feast 9/ What water flow do you have. mp10 10/ Where do you have the clam positioned IE on the sand or on rock. maxima on rocks, derasa in sand Derasa by J.L Photography, on Flickr Maximus! by J.L Photography, on Flickr Link to comment
ward827 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I think it can be done very successfully. Lighting is key. And good tank husbandry. My maxima was doing really well until a vacation light timer glitch. Bummed. 2 cents. W- Link to comment
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