clam in nano cube led?

[PSU21Reef]

I've recently started adding sps and dosing with 2 part and want to try a clam. I'm just wondering if anyone with a nano cube led has tried this and if the sandbed receives enough light? Thanks for the help!

[100%hydrophylic]

IDK about the light, but the LFS i go to warned me against getting a clam for a smaller tank because they have potential to grow so large.

[PSU21Reef]

I'm not too worried about the size issue and I've done all kinds of research on those types of things. I'm getting it at a small size and have a 10" or so area for it and another tank to transfer it to if it does get too large.

I just need to know if the lights are good enough to keep it at the bottom where I have the extra room. Thanks for the warning though.

[nvdiz]

not too sure about LED lighting on a clam, but dont worry about the size too much... its not like a clam is gonna grow to 10" in a year...

[Darkstar22]

I don't know about LED's either. Ask in the clam forum. I have 2 clams in my 20L under a 250w MH. Clams like allot of light!

[PSU21Reef]

100th post!!!

thanks guys, I'll try some other forums and sites, eventually I'll find someone who's tried it.

[PSU21Reef]

Well I found a thread on another site where somebody has kept one on their sandbed for about 9 months now.
So I guess the answer is yes.

[NanoReefWanabe]

a lot of variables you need to clear up first...

what kind of LED's? how many LED's? optics or no? how big is the cube? how deep is the sand? what kind of clam?

[PSU21Reef]

It's the tank in my sig. I thought JBJ only had one size LED nano. JBJ 28 LED. I don't know how many lights it has, it's stock. I guess I was kinda just trying to find someone who has my tank and has tried it. I got my answer though anyway, thanks.

[NanoReefWanabe]

fair enough i would not suggest a T. Crocea clam though..they are highest of the light demanding...

[PSU21Reef]

Yeah, i'm most likely going to go with a maxima. Apparently it's enough light for every clam, so now it's just gonna come down to the size issue and preference.

[dano83]

I dont think I would try it.

[chkit]

i got a maxima in my ap24 with aquaillumination led. it's been 2 weeks and doing fine. i tried to put it about the middle on a rock but it keeps dropping down to sand bed. so i left it on the bottom.

[PSU21Reef]

I dont think I would try it.

why's that? If the lighting is good enough for sps and my parameters are good, I don't really see the issue.

I just read a post by you saying that the nano cube LED is junk and your friends lights never worked, so I'm thinking that might have something to do with it. Mine are going strong after 1 year, so I guess you're just passing on your friends bad experience?

[curlykid]

i wouldn't do it either. i wouldn't try a clam in less than a 250w metal halide.

[PSU21Reef]

i wouldn't do it either. i wouldn't try a clam in less than a 250w metal halide.

Do you have any experience with LEDs? Just trying to make an educated decision here and everyone I've talked to with LEDs said they will be perfectly fine and ive even seen a thread documenting one in the same tank as mine for over a year.

[PSU21Reef]

That's the thing with LEDs too, is my tank less than a 250w mh? They're too different to compare like that. So I kinda need to know who specifically has experience with this.

[Machupicchu]

What type of LEDs and what colors.
Check this out, http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=246394&st=380&start=380.

I wouldnt get a clam with just Cool White and Royal Blue which, unless youve been reading that thread, is prbly what you have.

[curlykid]

okay, what i'm saying is, metal halides have extremely high par, which clams need. Unless every single one of your leds are par38, it's no environment for a clam.

[curlykid]

par is a rating of light intensity.

[PSU21Reef]

Yeah, i know about par, but thanks. It's par is equivalent to a 14k 150w halide.
Now i've found three threads with people that have had them in this tank for 1+ yrs.

Machu, thanks for the link, there's a ton of good info in there.

[Borgey]

ehhhh not too sure about that.

[NanoReefWanabe]

i had a clam in the bottom of my 20 H for over two years under a 150mh and it was a crocea...i dont think you will have any problems if your light is equivalent to that...
and as for cool whites and royal blues...that is all you need for photosynthetic algae to grow...the other colours (cyan,red green, warm white etc) have NO useable spectrum for our animals to grow...all they do is simply bring out different colours in the animals by making them reflect the different colours to protect themselves from the spectrums...

[Chrishew09]

i have a crocea on the sand of my 36g, with 36 CREE led's, no issues, it's always open and doing well.

[capy]

I also have the jbj 28 gallon and want a clam my local fish store has two jbj leds set up both with clams and have been up for around 7 months going strong.Par isnt an issue on the leds its more how long the tanks been established from what ive been told but in a couple more months ill have one.I say try it out and good luck

[PSU21Reef]

Thanks. My tanks been up for a year now, so I should be good. Make sure you post pics once you get one. I'll be sure to do the same.

[Grassroots]

I have a clam in my 14biocube, I do have a 3rd PC bulb but it has at least doubled in size in the 8 months I have had it.

I wouldn't recommend this to everyone but I am just stating my experience.

[pezjunkie]

okay, what i'm saying is, metal halides have extremely high par, which clams need. Unless every single one of your leds are par38, it's no environment for a clam.

par is a rating of light intensity.

Methinks you're confusing your PAR's. PAR38 is a bulb size and has nothing to do with the "light intensity" PAR (photosynthetically active radiation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthetically_active_radiation)).

PAR38 = parabolic aluminized reflector (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parabolic_aluminized_reflector_light), 38/8" (3.75") in diameter.

[chull13]

I had a clam in a NC12 for two years under a nano tuners 70 watt MH hood. No experience with LEDs though.