clam for nano?

[Panch]

I would like to place a small calm in my nanocube. I have 2x24 watt PC. Is there any type of clam I can purchase?

[Peabody]

Hate to say it, but you would be limited to H. Hippopus, but even then I wouldn't do it. The lighting is not near enough to even keep a crocea or maxima alive, and while a small derasa or squamosa might live, the grow way too fast, put too much of a CA/ALK strain on a small system, and require more stable salinity and temp. than most nanos have.

You could try a small Hippopus (be sure to feed him live phyto!) but still, I think even that would be best left out of the system.

Best of luck!

[Travis]

I agree with Peaboday. That isn't enough light to support a clam. If you get lucky it MIGHT live but probably wouldn't be happy.

[Bamm Bamm]

I have a baby maxima in my 6gallon nano under 65watts of PC and it's doing great it will go in my 55 under the MH's in a few weeks though.

[crimson156]

dunno about the light, won't be able to do maxima or crocea for sure
and i think the water params would fluctuate to much in a nano for a clam to do well

u can always try and if it starts to die give it away

[Peabody]

No, that wouldnt' be reccomended....clams look great and then they die in the blink of an eye....there's no withering and slowly looking worse for them.

[Gatorfan]

I went with a 70w MH and 36w actinic to keep a crocea down the road in my 10g nano.

[Bamm Bamm]

what are you guys using for topoff's on your nano's?

[Peabody]

I have a peristalic pump. It doesn't fail and nuke your tank like a float switch can, and keeps the Salinity ROCK steady! :)

[BKtomodachi]

Also the amount of light needed is often shown by the color of the mantle... so blue/purple need much more light than gold/brown mantles. For example squamosa or gold maxima need less light.

[jh775396]

for top off, i use agu's diy kalk dripper at night. i have a hippopus in a 10g under coralife's 96w powerquad.

[Gatorfan]

At the moment, I just drip in RO every couple days. I don't really have room for an auto top-off, but maybe someday...