So how many clams in a clam only tank?

khanb31 · 11/09/2008, 05:54 PM

Hello hello guys,

Well, I am an avid clam keeper. I have a 35 gallon system thats well established. I have two deresa clams and one crocea. They are all between 5.5 and 4 inches long. I have been keeping clams for close to 6 months (I think) and was curious on what people thought about how much of a bioload clams put on a system?

Do you think they strip the water column pretty quickly?

Do you think an addition of another clam to my system would be too much?

Thanks,

Jim

System stats-
150W MH w/ 2x 65Watt PC actinic
35gallon Total water volume
30 lbs of live rock
Corals - Mixed - Mainly sps
No fish - only 1 cleaner shrimp + nass. snails

Calcium - 520
KH - 8.5
nitrates - 0
SG - 1.026
Salt - Oceanic
Dosing - None
Flow - koralia 2 + random 300gph powerhead
Weekly water changes of 5 gallons

IFbettas · 11/09/2008, 06:06 PM

You could probably add another clam to the tank. It would help if you got a fish or two in the tank to produce some waste for the clams.

khanb31 · 11/09/2008, 06:51 PM

Yeah there are some clowns and a blenny that I will add once they are done with QT. Just a week or two more and were good to go!

Anyone else?

benzreef · 11/09/2008, 09:52 PM

i have one 10" squamosa and a now 8" derasa that has a huge impact on the calcium in my 40 breeder. I have to dose 1/3 of a dixie cup just of the calcium daily. get a calcium reactor for sure!

MileHighFish · 11/09/2008, 09:55 PM

i had 9 in my 100 and never saw a issue.. I did sell them before i moved and have none now?

JustinReef · 11/09/2008, 10:10 PM

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Originally posted by g stone
i had 9 in my 100 and never saw a issue.. I did sell them before i moved and have none now?

Are you asking if you have any clams now?

MileHighFish · 11/09/2008, 10:31 PM

lol.... Sorry about the ?.. I went to do the smiley and i fat fingered the question mark

JustinReef · 11/09/2008, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by g stone
lol.... Sorry about the ?.. I went to do the smiley and i fat fingered the question mark

I figured! Just thought it sounded really funny?

footbagger311 · 11/09/2008, 11:07 PM

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Originally posted by justinpsmith
I figured! Just thought it sounded really funny?

I love the scientific name of your avatar. I miss my puffer like that. I'm gonna get a tattoo of mine on my bicep as a part of my coral reef sleeve.

crvz · 11/10/2008, 07:35 AM

I'd definitely be prepared to dose both calcium and alkalinity daily (either with additives or through a reactor some how), but otherwise you can put as many clams as will fit in the tank.

widmer · 11/10/2008, 08:22 AM

Go to the clam forum on here and check out the pics, there's a picture of one guy's zero edge aquarium filled with clams to the point that they're all almost rubbing elbows.

pledosophy · 11/11/2008, 02:22 AM

How do you have a 520 Ca and a 8.5 dKH with no dosing in a tank with three clams over 4" and SPS?

11/09/2008, 05:54 PM	#1
khanb31 SLim Jim Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Near Ohare, Des Plaines 60016 Posts: 1,096	So how many clams in a clam only tank? Hello hello guys, Well, I am an avid clam keeper. I have a 35 gallon system thats well established. I have two deresa clams and one crocea. They are all between 5.5 and 4 inches long. I have been keeping clams for close to 6 months (I think) and was curious on what people thought about how much of a bioload clams put on a system? Do you think they strip the water column pretty quickly? Do you think an addition of another clam to my system would be too much? Thanks, Jim System stats- 150W MH w/ 2x 65Watt PC actinic 35gallon Total water volume 30 lbs of live rock Corals - Mixed - Mainly sps No fish - only 1 cleaner shrimp + nass. snails Calcium - 520 KH - 8.5 nitrates - 0 SG - 1.026 Salt - Oceanic Dosing - None Flow - koralia 2 + random 300gph powerhead Weekly water changes of 5 gallons __________________ I got the fish down pat....but those corals are tricky! Current Tank Info: DIY 120 Gallon 68"L x 30"W x 15.5"T Starfire Rimless - 75 Gal Sump, K2 Cone skimmer, 20gal Coral QT, 10 gal Fish QT, 8 bulb T5 Tek Fixture - 3 ATI Blue+, 3 ATI Blue Special, 2 Fiji Purple, 12 cool white/12 Royal Blue 3W LED's.

11/09/2008, 06:06 PM	#2
IFbettas Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Woodridge, IL Posts: 1,953	You could probably add another clam to the tank. It would help if you got a fish or two in the tank to produce some waste for the clams. __________________ Current Tank Info: 180G SPS Dominant, 75 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 3x250w Reeflux 12k in Lumenbrights, Octo Extreme 250 Skimmer, Lots of flow

11/09/2008, 06:51 PM	#3
khanb31 SLim Jim Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Near Ohare, Des Plaines 60016 Posts: 1,096	Yeah there are some clowns and a blenny that I will add once they are done with QT. Just a week or two more and were good to go! Anyone else? __________________ I got the fish down pat....but those corals are tricky! Current Tank Info: DIY 120 Gallon 68"L x 30"W x 15.5"T Starfire Rimless - 75 Gal Sump, K2 Cone skimmer, 20gal Coral QT, 10 gal Fish QT, 8 bulb T5 Tek Fixture - 3 ATI Blue+, 3 ATI Blue Special, 2 Fiji Purple, 12 cool white/12 Royal Blue 3W LED's.

11/09/2008, 09:55 PM	#5
MileHighFish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NM. Posts: 1,722	i had 9 in my 100 and never saw a issue.. I did sell them before i moved and have none now? __________________ See "Red House" for pics!! I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're goin', and hook up with them later. Mitch Hedberg Current Tank Info: Reef tank, 100 gal Lee Mar polished.. 60 sump.. 800 watts mh 20k radium..Ran on "Taiwan HQI Ballast" 330 watt VHO.. 48 watt compacts (dawn/dusk).. sps/lps tank..

11/09/2008, 10:31 PM	#7
MileHighFish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NM. Posts: 1,722	lol.... Sorry about the ?.. I went to do the smiley and i fat fingered the question mark __________________ See "Red House" for pics!! I'm sick of following my dreams. I'm just going to ask them where they're goin', and hook up with them later. Mitch Hedberg Current Tank Info: Reef tank, 100 gal Lee Mar polished.. 60 sump.. 800 watts mh 20k radium..Ran on "Taiwan HQI Ballast" 330 watt VHO.. 48 watt compacts (dawn/dusk).. sps/lps tank..

11/09/2008, 09:52 PM	#4
benzreef Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The tip of Lake Superior Posts: 256	i have one 10" squamosa and a now 8" derasa that has a huge impact on the calcium in my 40 breeder. I have to dose 1/3 of a dixie cup just of the calcium daily. get a calcium reactor for sure!

11/10/2008, 07:35 AM	#10
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	I'd definitely be prepared to dose both calcium and alkalinity daily (either with additives or through a reactor some how), but otherwise you can put as many clams as will fit in the tank. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

11/10/2008, 08:22 AM	#11
widmer Drug Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 2,958	Go to the clam forum on here and check out the pics, there's a picture of one guy's zero edge aquarium filled with clams to the point that they're all almost rubbing elbows.

11/11/2008, 02:22 AM	#12
pledosophy Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Beaverton Posts: 5,290	How do you have a 520 Ca and a 8.5 dKH with no dosing in a tank with three clams over 4" and SPS? __________________ 120g mixed reef 90g QT