first clam questions

Discussion in 'Clams' started by snooopidydoo, Feb 14, 2011.

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  1. snooopidydoo

    snooopidydoo Coral Banded Shrimp

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    What's a sexy smaller clam for a 34g rsm?
    What's the bioload of a clam?
    I have 2 small clowns, and a cleaner shrimp now.
    My tank has been established for 4 years but went threw a move, changed sand, and went threw a 2 week mini cycle, when should it be safe to add? Cycle ended 2 weeks ago.
    How to and what to feed.
    My water params:
    No2-0
    No3-0
    Nh3-0
    Ca-450
    Ph-8.2
    Phos-0
    Alk-2.0
     
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  3. arentspowell

    arentspowell Skunk Shrimp

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    What is your lighting, that plays a big role on what species of clam you can get.
     
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    arentspowell Skunk Shrimp

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    the clam wont add to your bioload
     
  5. snooopidydoo

    snooopidydoo Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Well the tank comes stock with 2 18" 50/50 T5's and i just replaced the bulbs. but yeah just coralife t5's
     
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    arentspowell Skunk Shrimp

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    I don't know much about the red sea tanks but I looked at the website and I dont get it. It says "2x 55w 50/50 10,000k & Actinic T5 Power compact lamps" power compacts are not t-5s so that doesn't make much sense to me. if it is power compacts then you could do a lower light clam like dersa or a squamosa which are both sand dwelling clams. It should be fine to add now that the mini cycle is over. Ive moved tanks and they have gone through very small cycles and have never lost a single thing.
     
  7. snooopidydoo

    snooopidydoo Coral Banded Shrimp

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    good deal, i will look into the clam. Thats strange about compacts? i also buy t5's to replace so i know they're not flourecent compacts.