PescadoAmor Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Hello All: I've always been interested in keeping a clam and I am currently setting up a 6g nano. Is it possible to keep a clam in such a tank with frequent water changes? I have a par 30 from BoostLED... Of course, this is a couple months down the line since I still haven't started cycling yet, but if I were to put a clam in when would be a good time to do so? 6 months in? 1 year? After cycle is complete? Thanks! Link to comment
x3thelast Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 yea ive kept maxima/crocea in as small as a 1 gallon to 5 to now currently 16. Link to comment
PescadoAmor Posted June 2, 2013 Author Share Posted June 2, 2013 any special advice regarding when to add, what I need to pay attention to? My tank is going to be a barebottom, so I imagine I can just put him directly on the bottom? Link to comment
1.0reef Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Stable params, high calcium, mag, and alk I imagine Link to comment
MeepNand Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Mine seems to do fine with a WC every 2 weeks and a pinch of baking soda and calcium every other day. It's a 5g. Link to comment
PescadoAmor Posted June 2, 2013 Author Share Posted June 2, 2013 will be be able to keep up with those parameters with weekly water changes? I'll be using the red sea coral pro salt... Mine seems to do fine with a WC every 2 weeks and a pinch of baking soda and calcium every other day. It's a 5g. pinch of calcium? i'm assuming the baking soda is for alk? but where do I get the calcium (i'm assuming not calcium tablets from the pharmacy? ) Also, can you have too much alk? Link to comment
MeepNand Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 A pinch of baking soda for alk, and some Seachem calcium. Gets the job done. Too much alk is possible. That's why I only use a pinch. I use Red Sea Coral pro. Link to comment
PescadoAmor Posted June 2, 2013 Author Share Posted June 2, 2013 yeah i'm planning on using the same salt. how about two part dosing? Link to comment
MeepNand Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 I don't know. But my guess would be that it's good. Link to comment
dacdaddy Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 I was unsuccessful keeping a small maxima in my 6g with a par 38. Also I have a fuge below that is essentially set up for the eventual 57 rimless. so about 17 gallons water volume. Had stable params. Actually, this is probably what did it. I tried to get him to attach to a rock, and he decided to shimmy off into the sand, when i tried to move him it was a little bit attached tot he rock, and I guess some of his foot came off. He never reattached. A few weeks later it was time to take him out. That must've been the death of him, am I right? Link to comment
justin carnecchia Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Yeah breaking off his foot isn't good. I would also guess a par38 might not be adequate. Personally I would go with a 150 MH for clams, especially a maxima. I know a lot of people here are advocates of leds but it seems like the people who have the best luck with clams still use metal halides. Link to comment
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