70MH 14000k good enough?

[Wanabe Reefer]

Hello all you clam experts out there I just have a simple question for you about lighting.

Is a 70MH 14000k fixture (sunpod) powerful enough to keep any type of clam in a 1 foot deep tank?

thx

[Wanabe Reefer]

anybody?

[jmaneyapanda]

This question is tough to answer. What type of clam? Directly under the light? What water treatement (ie- carbon, ozone, etc.)? It may be possible, but the core principle of clam husbandry is that they require intense light, and this appears a little on the light side.

[CapitalO]

Ive kept a maxima under a 70w MH 14k for about 6 months now ands its doing great. Although I keep mine directly under the light, about 6 inches below the surface and feed phyto twice a week.

[Wanabe Reefer]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9329543#post9329543 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jmaneyapanda
This question is tough to answer. What type of clam? Directly under the light? What water treatement (ie- carbon, ozone, etc.)? It may be possible, but the core principle of clam husbandry is that they require intense light, and this appears a little on the light side.

I guess the crocea species are the ones that I'm most interested in. The only water treatment I have right now is a bag of Chemi-Pure. The clam would sit about 18" away from the light itself.

[nudilove]

Too far away from the light in my opinion, what kind of tank do you have? My 24 Aquapod is around 18in deep and I went for the 150 Sunpod, my Crocea is up high about 9 inches total from the light and he is alright there.

[ezcompany]

last i've heard is that the 70 watt bulbs aren't very efficient as they are still relatively new bulbs to the industry.

[prugs]

I have one of those 70watt 14k's and they barely grow mushrooms.