View Full Version : Clams and T5s.
-TS-Vash
04/13/2006, 07:11 PM
I have a 75 gallon tank with the nova extreme T5 ho light. Its a 216 watt light with 4 54 watt bulbs and 1 parabolic reflector I have 4 current bulbs 2 10k and 2 460nm. What kind of clams could i keep in my tank and where would be the best place to keep them. I ordered a 2 inch squamosa clam at my lfs it will be here on tuesday. Would it be ok to keep it on the sand out of the shade? Could i keep any thing else right now untill i get one more 216 watt light later?
I know a light with a parabolic reflector for each bulb is better but i already have this one. But my next one will be a Tek 5.
-TS-Vash
04/13/2006, 07:12 PM
Here is a link to mine
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=12772&N=2004+113030
-TS-Vash
04/13/2006, 08:51 PM
Could i keep them in the sand? Would the aquablue and blue+ be better lights than mine or just look better?
Looks like you already made your decision before asking us what you can keep with your lighting :p.
Just like Ti said, your probably limited to a squamosa, Desera and of course a Gigas but of course those get to big for small aquariums.
Your bulbs should be fine for what your limited to.
-TS-Vash
04/13/2006, 10:11 PM
Well i know i can keep a squamosa but i didnt know if i could keep it on the sand and i didnt know what other clams i could keep.
Oh okay, Well Squamosas and Deseras are sand dwellers so they should be kept in the sandbed. Good luck with it.
-TS-Vash
04/13/2006, 11:01 PM
Ok thanks.
-TS-Vash
04/14/2006, 11:21 AM
Got my first Gigas its 6"long and when open 5" wide Its brown with green and blue circles every where i got it at a pet store they had it for 6 months and never changed the price so it was $59 dollars even though it was only 2 inches when they got it. Ill post pics later if you all would want to see it?
I wanna see! I'm looking for clam pics right now! :)
I was just having a brain storm about making a "clam shelf" in my tank. You guys ever hear of that AgraCrete rock or something like that. Basically you make your own rocks out of a mixture of concrete, and Aragonite sand. I was picturing how to make one that's a "rocky shaped" shallow bowl type thing...so you could put some sand in the bowl part, and keep clams close to the surface all the while keeping it natural looking.
Off topic sorry, but I had to voice my brain storm!
-TS-Vash
04/14/2006, 02:50 PM
ill post a pic sunday.
look forward to the pics!
-TS-Vash
04/15/2006, 09:12 PM
me to hehe. Ti you like the movie princess mononoke im asking because of your avatar. BTW its cool.
I was going to do the t-5 with clam on my tank as well but I decided to just go with mh
Duds
-TS-Vash
04/20/2006, 08:53 PM
I now have a 7" gigas and a 3" squamosa they look great. I have a 4" blue maxima on order at my LFS for tuesday.
What happen to pics pics pics? :confused: :)
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me to hehe. Ti you like the movie princess mononoke im asking because of your avatar. BTW its cool.
It was a great movie!
-TS-Vash
04/20/2006, 10:56 PM
s3aL I dont have a camera so i have to use a friends plus i just got a sieo and a coralife super skimmer and 18 watt Uv and a rodi and a lot of sps. so i wanted to wait untill i had it all here so i could take pics of it all at one time. Ill try and get every thing on the tank and post the pics of the clams on sunday. Oh yeah i got 2 aqua lifter pumps to so i could use one on my over flow box and the other as a kalk doser.
Ti thats was on of the best anime movies i have ever watched and i have seen atleast 200 anime movies.
-TS-Vash
04/24/2006, 02:57 PM
pics.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/-TS-Vash/gigasclam.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/-TS-Vash/squamosaclam.jpg
Nice!! Jeez, sounds like you went on a shopping spree!!!! :D
-TS-Vash
04/24/2006, 10:05 PM
I got a rodi, T5 light , sieo 620, 820, sps , clams, 18 watt uv, coralife super skimmer 125, aqua lifter pump for my over flow and my kalk doser, milwaukee ph monitor, 200 snails, a few gallons of chemicals for the tank and im going to my LFS tomorrow lol all in the last 30 days.
-TS-Vash
04/24/2006, 10:08 PM
And im getting a calcium reactor soon i think.
-TS-Vash
04/24/2006, 10:09 PM
Go big or go home i guess im also looking for a 2nd 4 bulb T5 set up for the same 75 so i will have 8 54 watt T5s on there.
-TS-Vash
04/25/2006, 03:45 PM
New clam pic hehe.
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/-TS-Vash/mynewclam.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/-TS-Vash/mynewclam2.jpg
Before any one says any thing i know i need more light so i have a Giesemann Nova II 150 watt Metal Halide HQI on the way and it should be on my tank by saturday.
-TS-Vash
04/25/2006, 03:47 PM
EDIT posted 2 times:)
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b55/-TS-Vash/topshot.jpg
-TS-Vash
04/25/2006, 03:48 PM
Sorry the pic is so big i dont know why photo bucket will not post the pic the size i make it. The pic is way smaller on my photobucket account.
ROB2005
04/26/2006, 11:07 PM
feel free to keep them on the sand just for a caution look at them often to check for ne pyramid snails....
-TS-Vash
04/26/2006, 11:13 PM
I keep the gigas and squamosa on the sand and the crocea clam on the rocks. I check them every day i have not seen one yet.
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