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Catandfish
01/15/2012, 11:03 PM
These are the lights I have, with a 29 gallon tank and I'm wondering if they are enough for a tridacnid clam.6,000K white and 60mW blue LEDs Sunlight and moonlight modes Energy-efficient 1 watt and 60mW LEDs Polycarbonate lens
Slim profile
17,000 lifetime hours
Low voltage, single power source Flexible mounting system One-year performance warranty

Catandfish
01/16/2012, 10:14 AM
I wanted to add another question too, how much do clams effect bioavailability? In other words I have 5 fish, a shrimp and a few soft corals in my 29 gallon tank, enough room to add a derasa clam?

RtReef
01/16/2012, 10:21 AM
A clam should be fine under LED. Also they are pure photosynthetic. They get all their energy from light and do not really have much (if any) bio load on a tank.

Fish_wiz2
01/16/2012, 10:23 AM
Do you have a link to these lights? I cant tell too much about them from your description... But clams really dont take up biodiversity and are more like coral, but a dersa might be too much for a 29g as they can grow! Mine was almost 8" before it died.

Catandfish
01/16/2012, 11:06 AM
This is the link for the lights, I have the reef capable ones.
http://www.marineland.com/uploadedFiles/Marineland/11078iMLLEDCharts.pdf
Thanks for the info on the bioavailability ....

Dragon moray ki
01/16/2012, 11:08 AM
You should be fine it will get big though

redfishblewfish
01/16/2012, 11:36 AM
I don’t know anything about your lights, but a derasa gets pretty big….actually really big! I wouldn’t put one in my 90 because I believe the tank it too small for the clam.

If you go for a clam, take care in maintaining calc, alk and mag. You will notice your calc “consumption” will increase having a clam.

Best of luck.