Clams

[Ryan]

Am I allowed to have one in my 30 gallon?

 

[Swifty]

Yeah, I'd say go for it, but nothing to big. A small Crocea already embetted on a small rock should be OK. Keep it directly under your lights. Do the research before you buy it, also, you might have to feed it. Your water has to be good.

 

[dustin_P74]

what kind of lights do you have, clams are the most demanding inverts when it comes to lights, you want about 8 wpg

 

[SSalty]

Also, are you using RO/DI water?

 

[yote]

what kind of lights do you have, clams are the most demanding inverts when it comes to lights, you want about 8 wpg

Your thinking about anemones Dustin.
But clams run rank right up there with SPS on light demand.

 

[dustin_P74]

oh...

 

[Ryan]

lighting- 65 watt Coralife, and 32 watt smartlite compact florescents.


Strictly RO water.


:mrgreen:

 

[reeffreak]

Sorry,not enough for clams.

 

[Bifferwine]

I agree, not enough light for clams. They need A LOT of light. If you had proper lighting, you could put more than one in the 30 gallon though.

 

[hoopsdaddy]

If you gotta have a clam or two, upgrade to a 175 or 250W MH pendant. That should work over a 29. I have seen it done. If your water stays excellent and the tank is very stable.

 

[yote]

Or a good set of T-5s.

 

[hoopsdaddy]

Yote loves T-5's and with all the advancements who could blame him.
Sorry yote off the top of my head I couldn't think of a good T-5 setup for a 29 but I had see the MH. You got a suggestion for a system for him.

 

[yote]

I'd look at a set of Nova Pros.Cant think of how long a 29 is,or I'd try to find a link.

 

[hoopsdaddy]

30" for a 29g.
Here is a link but all they carry is a 20" and a 36" maybe I overlooked.
http://www.current-usa.com/nova_extreme_pro

 

[dustin_P74]

one of my LFS' has a MH pendant over a 20 and man that system is awesome. for that size tank i would go with a MH pendant over t-5's just because they will be easier to find

 

[yote]

Its hard to find a 30" light fixture for some reason.And thats a fairly common tank.So it you could actually go with one of 3 ways there.One way would be the MH pendent.Which is fine if you dont boil the tank.Or you can hang a 24" T-5 fixture over it.Or set a 36" fixture on it(but that wouldnt look to good IMO.

 

[nudy6969]

get a sunpod, i got one on my aquapod and man do i love it.

 

[daugherty]

http://www.catalinaaquarium.com/pro...=1411&osCsid=16f6d774bf0f376a0d946ebb79857ed2

call them up they will make you a light that will fit you tank.