Cleaner Clam light requirements?

bailiwick

bailiwick

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I noticed cleaner clams were reccommended for refugiums. Do they have a lower light requirement than Tridacnas?
I read T. Squamosa has lower light requirements than the other Tridacnas. Would the following be sufficient for a Squamosa?
I have a 24 gal. nano reef with 50/50 10K PC with 3 watts/gal. I would like to put a couple of cleaner clams in to help with nitrates.
Thanks
P. S. Do Flame scallops eat nitrates?
 
pitbull01

pitbull01

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Neither cleaner clams nor flame scallops are photosynthectic, so you could keep them in complete darkness if u really wanted to.
 
vi3tb0i

vi3tb0i

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Originally Posted by bailiwick

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I noticed cleaner clams were reccommended for refugiums. Do they have a lower light requirement than Tridacnas?
I read T. Squamosa has lower light requirements than the other Tridacnas. Would the following be sufficient for a Squamosa?
I have a 24 gal. nano reef with 50/50 10K PC with 3 watts/gal. I would like to put a couple of cleaner clams in to help with nitrates.
Thanks
P. S. Do Flame scallops eat nitrates?
i heard flame scallops are hard to keep
 
pitbull01

pitbull01

Active Member
not really-I had an electric flame scallop for 1 year in my old tank...it did great. It was big when I got it and they only have a wild life span of 2 years...so mine lived a very long life.
 
vi3tb0i

vi3tb0i

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Originally Posted by pitbull01
not really-I had an electric flame scallop for 1 year in my old tank...it did great. It was big when I got it and they only have a wild life span of 2 years...so mine lived a very long life.
o but they will die soon
 
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