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05-21-2010, 03:56 PM
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Need Clam Recommendations
Hi all, I'm thinking that it may be time to add a clam to my tank, but I'm not sure what species I should be looking at. My tank is 120g (24" deep) mixed SPS/LPS reef with an 8 bulb T5 Tek lighting fixture. I'm hoping that my lighting won't be the limiting factor, as it's bright enough that I have to keep my brain coral (rests on the sandbed) in the shadows to get it to open... Any suggestions?
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05-21-2010, 04:07 PM
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How old is the tank?.....Squamosas and derasas are lower light requiring and more tolerant of water quality, but get huge.....Maximas and croceas are more finicky on water quality and light but only get about 8-9"
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260g mixed reef, 105g sump, water blaster 7000 return, Bubble King SM 300 skimmer, Aqua Controller Jr, 4 radions, 3 Tunze 6055s,1 tunze 6065, 2 Vortech MP40s, Vortech MP20, Tunze ATO, GHL SA2 doser, 2 TLF reactors (1 carbon, 1 rowa). http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=50034 . Tank Video here http://www.vimeo.com/2304609 and here http://www.vimeo.com/16591694
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05-21-2010, 04:18 PM
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The tank is about 9 months old. I'd probably want one of the smaller species if my lighting permits. I'm not sure if my water quality is quite there yet if they're too finicky though, as I just finished battling a small cyano outbreak...
Last edited by Albertan22; 05-21-2010 at 04:36 PM.
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05-21-2010, 05:12 PM
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Your light is good for clams. As to water parameters, do you test your water? If yes, post your readings, like nitrate and phosphate, and we will see. IMO, clams are less demanding on water quality than SPS because clams can uptake ammonia and/or nitrate.
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05-21-2010, 05:26 PM
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As fishytime pointed out, Derasa's and Squamosa's will be fine. If you are considering a Crocea or Maxima, they will sometimes go in rock work, so you could just put them closer to the lights if you have room.
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240 gallon tank build: http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...d.php?t=110073
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05-21-2010, 08:49 PM
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Water quality readings as of this afternoon:
Ammonia: 0.25 Nitrate: 0 Kh: 7 Calcium: 440 Phosphate: 0 (undetectable) I hadn't run any tests for 6 weeks or so and didn't realize that I had ammonia in my tank. I'm guessing that the tank hasn't stabilized since I added a group of three anthias about a month ago. I usually only add one fish at a time, but I thought it best to keep the group of anthias together. The ammonia reading is pretty low, but I'm guessing that I should wait for the ammonia to drop to 0 again before adding a clam?
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