Is there any clam for a nano 12g

pballer · 10-24-2006, 07:26 PM

hey im just wondering if i can pull of a clam if i get it in the smallest size possible in my 12g. Also if i can what types????

Wiskey · 10-24-2006, 10:21 PM

What kind of lighting do you have?

Whiskey

pballer · 10-25-2006, 08:10 AM

yea i just have the standard nanocube setup of 2- 24W 10000k
i never really did my homework on these so i dont know there lighting needs so before i started to do all this research i just wanted to know if a 12g can pull it off

wharyat · 10-25-2006, 10:30 AM

The best nano clam is the crocea since it will only get up to 6"; but they need MH or an intense fluorescent array.

I have a maxima in my 20, but I plan on him being the centerpiece of the tank when he gets full size.

wharyat · 10-25-2006, 10:32 AM

Oh yes, these guy suck a lot of calc and alk, so frequent supplementation is required; especially in a nano.

Twitterbait · 10-25-2006, 11:37 AM

Bemo has an awsome crocea in his 12g nano but he also has MH over it. you can do any clam if you get the lighting for it.

pballer · 10-25-2006, 02:20 PM

yea i would do an Mh mod but i really dont wanna go topless b/c i am in a college dorm and there is stuff fly around the room very oftenly

Wiskey · 10-25-2006, 04:10 PM

You can do a canopy for it, that will keep the top covered but blow air in one side and out the other.

Crosea, I agree, is the only real choice here, but IMHO it requires MH, at least 150W MH too, as the tank is too small to jam enough floressents above it.

Whiskey

pballer · 10-25-2006, 09:34 PM

what if i picked up one of those clipon halide things and i shined it thru the front or the side of the glass will it all get reflected or will it actually work?????

Wiskey · 10-26-2006, 02:39 AM

I think that would be a very in-effective way of lighting your tank. Plus you couldn't view it because the light would be in the way.

I would just build something to cover the top and use the light normally.

Whiskey