bessycerka
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how long a period of seasoning a tank before you introduce a maxima and expect it to do well
maxima clam keepers
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bessycerka
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OK, so you pushed the envelope a little, that's cool, are the clams OK, or did you lose them? Years back I lost them from lack of light, now I have more light than I know what to do with.
bessycerka
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Great! In your exp, what has been most beneficial factor for the maxima's thriving, light, water movement, etc?
bessycerka
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at present, 45 gallon reef set up we're still wrestling with as it's in early stage ( 3 months )
40 breeder fish only with LR and crushed coral (6 months)
40 breeder black sand and not even full of water yet
30 gallon live sand/LR just cycled no livestock yet
15 " " " " " " " " "
20 long cycled QT tank
20 long MT tank
all water tests for all tanks constantly monitored every day
0.25 rise in ammonia once a week in the 45 reef, 5 gal water change as a result 2 to 3 times a week.....the rest of the tanks are perfect parameterwise across the board
I was going to set up the 40 gallon fish only tank as a sps/clam tank, you know hang the pendant and move the fish to the 30
40 breeder fish only with LR and crushed coral (6 months)
40 breeder black sand and not even full of water yet
30 gallon live sand/LR just cycled no livestock yet
15 " " " " " " " " "
20 long cycled QT tank
20 long MT tank
all water tests for all tanks constantly monitored every day
0.25 rise in ammonia once a week in the 45 reef, 5 gal water change as a result 2 to 3 times a week.....the rest of the tanks are perfect parameterwise across the board
I was going to set up the 40 gallon fish only tank as a sps/clam tank, you know hang the pendant and move the fish to the 30
teen
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lol, maybe ill drop by again some time.
really depends. ive never spot fed any of my clams and ive had them as small as 2" and they've grown considerably since then.
if you do spot feed, dont squirt any food directly at the clam, you can clog his gills and he'll die. you either add something like DT's oyster eggs directly to the tank in front of a powerhead or pump and let it disperse throughout the tank, or you take the clam out and feed him in a bowl. take a bowl or cup, fill it with tank water and put the clam in. drop in a drop or two of whatever your feeding (again, not directly into his siphon) and leave him for like 30mins-1hour. you should see the water become clean, for him siphoning the food out of the water. then you can put him back in the tank.
really depends. ive never spot fed any of my clams and ive had them as small as 2" and they've grown considerably since then.
if you do spot feed, dont squirt any food directly at the clam, you can clog his gills and he'll die. you either add something like DT's oyster eggs directly to the tank in front of a powerhead or pump and let it disperse throughout the tank, or you take the clam out and feed him in a bowl. take a bowl or cup, fill it with tank water and put the clam in. drop in a drop or two of whatever your feeding (again, not directly into his siphon) and leave him for like 30mins-1hour. you should see the water become clean, for him siphoning the food out of the water. then you can put him back in the tank.
drea
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Originally Posted by teen
lol, maybe ill drop by again some time.
really depends. ive never spot fed any of my clams and ive had them as small as 2" and they've grown considerably since then.
if you do spot feed, dont squirt any food directly at the clam, you can clog his gills and he'll die. you either add something like DT's oyster eggs directly to the tank in front of a powerhead or pump and let it disperse throughout the tank, or you take the clam out and feed him in a bowl. take a bowl or cup, fill it with tank water and put the clam in. drop in a drop or two of whatever your feeding (again, not directly into his siphon) and leave him for like 30mins-1hour. you should see the water become clean, for him siphoning the food out of the water. then you can put him back in the tank.
cool cool, thanx brotha!
lol, maybe ill drop by again some time.
really depends. ive never spot fed any of my clams and ive had them as small as 2" and they've grown considerably since then.
if you do spot feed, dont squirt any food directly at the clam, you can clog his gills and he'll die. you either add something like DT's oyster eggs directly to the tank in front of a powerhead or pump and let it disperse throughout the tank, or you take the clam out and feed him in a bowl. take a bowl or cup, fill it with tank water and put the clam in. drop in a drop or two of whatever your feeding (again, not directly into his siphon) and leave him for like 30mins-1hour. you should see the water become clean, for him siphoning the food out of the water. then you can put him back in the tank.
cool cool, thanx brotha!