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08-16-2009, 01:56 PM
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Little Fishy
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Derasa Clam Q
Hey all i have a question, im coming to theend of filling my biocube 8 with corals and i have this nice little ledge near the top or my tank and was wondering; could i put a derasa clam in my tank? ive been reading around and am reading some conflicting lighting requirments. i just wanna know; would it survivee and if so how large would it get?
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08-16-2009, 02:00 PM
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is it with the stock lights that come with the tank?
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08-16-2009, 02:01 PM
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Little Fishy
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yes. i was planing on upgrading the lights but it did not work out.
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08-16-2009, 02:02 PM
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oh and they grow HUGE up to 24 inch so in a few years it will out grow that cube
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08-16-2009, 02:03 PM
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i found this as well see if everything checks out i know the Bio cube lights are pretty good for some softer corals i am not sure about clams
http://www.reefcorner.com/SpecimenSheets/derasa.htm
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08-16-2009, 02:06 PM
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Little Fishy
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well i wouldnt need to worry bout it outgrowing cause im in the process of setting up a 20 long(im gathering all of the things i need). see their it says intense light but on another site i read that they can tolerate lower light conditions.... im so confused lol.
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08-16-2009, 02:08 PM
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thats the internet for ya lol. there might be a few things in the clam section if you want to check it out.
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08-16-2009, 02:10 PM
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Little Fishy
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ill go look now...
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08-16-2009, 02:16 PM
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all i could find is that derasa clams can live under lower lighting and that feeding them phyto can help... anyone got any input...lol
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08-16-2009, 02:34 PM
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check the clam forum, there is a sticky , you should read up on the clam
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08-16-2009, 02:53 PM
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Little Fishy
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k. well i gotta wait cause i just called my lfs and his only got one right now for 70! way to much for me.. hes gettin a shipment soon and ill buy one then when its 29.99! LOL
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08-16-2009, 02:58 PM
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Good luck getting an 8 gallon stable enough for a clam. How long have you been successfully keeping corals alive?
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08-16-2009, 03:15 PM
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Little Fishy
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about a year now, my corals consist of a branching hammer(4 heads) GSP's, button polyps, shrooms, kenya tree, ricordea, and two huge zoa rocks.
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08-16-2009, 06:56 PM
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OK cool, didn't mean to sound like a b-hole 
A clam will be a serious step up in stability over what you have going. I'm waiting to automate my system a little more before I go with clams, I'm scared I'll just be buying everybody lunch at the moment. |
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08-16-2009, 07:17 PM
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I would recommend better lighting personally. The stock lighting on the cubes just doesn't cut it. As neuticle says make sure your tank is stable stable stable..
How often are you doing water changes? Do you dose two part or calc? Clams are calcium/alk eating machines... I have six clams in my 90 with few sps and I really had to up my dosing of two part to keep my calc levels in the 1400 range.
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