minium lighting for clams.

mpls man

mpls man

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what is the min or max you need for like a maxima , i have 1 in my 75 but wasen't sure about a nano.
thanks
 
reefer545

reefer545

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metal halide. watts are not really the determination. Kelvins and watts together are the true determination. at least 10000k kelvin lights. Read the Conscientious Marine Aquarist or a similar well respected book. The size of your tank matters not, just the lighting, placement, and flow. And obviously water params.
 
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lbaskball

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Originally Posted by REEFCRAZY81
i have my clam under stock 12 gal aquapod lights mines doing great sofar
You should upgrade, they wont do well for long.
 
mpls man

mpls man

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so if i found a way to add a actinic retro style, i was thinking the 12w actinic the old canopy came with..duno just thinking. :thinking:
 
mpls man

mpls man

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i guess i'll have to do some reasearch :thinking:
my only concern is the heat factor, it's sitting at 82* at night. ??
 
mtennant

mtennant

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Originally Posted by MPLS MAN
i guess i'll have to do some reasearch :thinking:
my only concern is the heat factor, it's sitting at 82* at night. ??
82* is ok.. no higher then 84*...
 
mpls man

mpls man

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ok kool, i'm getting more evaporation with tops off , lowered the temp to 78* hoping not to flucturate too much.
everything looking good so far.
any clues on break in time for lights ? :thinking:
right now i'm doing 2-3 hours for the 1st couple days till i reach 8 hours.
any other opinions ??
 
mpls man

mpls man

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Originally Posted by Mtennant
I think the clams takes about 6 to 8 watts per gallon...

ok so if i have a 70 w mh , how do out wpg, as far as what i have now..
and what i need for a clam.
just curious.
 
reefcrazy81

reefcrazy81

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my lfs store is great never had a problem with what they have told me they say clams are able to live under pcs and they will die from poor water
 
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