New Clams - Page 2

SueT · 03-11-2007, 05:32 PM

clams shouldn't be target fed anyway, it can clog their delicate gills. Bowl feeding is 1 way of feeding baby clams. Add enough phyto to green the water and let the clam clear it for 20-30 min. Another way is cutting the top of a liter bottle off and sitting that over the clam. Add the phyto to the top and screw the cap back on. Let it feed and remove.

Witfull · 03-11-2007, 06:09 PM

Dean, i have a 210 with 30g sump. 3-250 10k MH with PC actinics...glass cleaning is "needed every 2-3 days.

meandean45 · 03-17-2007, 09:55 AM

Thanks Witty!
I think that I'll try cutting back my feedings to twice a week, and see what happens with the little guy. He has been growing, and my larger clams grow like weeds, but I really would like to cut down on adding so much "foodstuff" everyday.

Other than color loss, are there other health signs that I should be watching out for when I do this? I expect that the rate of growth will slow down (probably a good thing with some of the biger clams), but other than slowed growth/color loss is there something tell-tale that I should be watching out for?

Thanks Witty!
Dean

03-11-2007, 05:32 PM	#16 (permalink)
SueT Neon dottyback Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 650 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New Clams clams shouldn't be target fed anyway, it can clog their delicate gills. Bowl feeding is 1 way of feeding baby clams. Add enough phyto to green the water and let the clam clear it for 20-30 min. Another way is cutting the top of a liter bottle off and sitting that over the clam. Add the phyto to the top and screw the cap back on. Let it feed and remove. __________________ 120g sps/clam tank: http://berlinmethod.com/suet/ 2x250w 10k reeflux, actinic supplementation, mag12 return, 2 mjmods-1200, 2 mj1200 on wavemaker, kalk drip, ASM G3, 75+ spp. of acropora and montipora plating & encrusting sp. http://clamsdirect.com/phpbb2/

03-17-2007, 09:55 AM	#18 (permalink)
meandean45 Ricordea Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bradford, Vt., USA Posts: 177 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New Clams Thanks Witty! I think that I'll try cutting back my feedings to twice a week, and see what happens with the little guy. He has been growing, and my larger clams grow like weeds, but I really would like to cut down on adding so much "foodstuff" everyday. Other than color loss, are there other health signs that I should be watching out for when I do this? I expect that the rate of growth will slow down (probably a good thing with some of the biger clams), but other than slowed growth/color loss is there something tell-tale that I should be watching out for? Thanks Witty! Dean __________________ Meandean45 -RELATIVITY: "Sit on a red hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit next to a pretty Girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's Relativity". A.Einstein : "A man's got to know his limitations."- Clint Eastwood in "Magnum Force"

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