Tridacnid Clam Filter!

dwall174 · 09-19-2004, 04:15 PM

I've read this Article on Giant Clams several times & have been wondering if anybody has tried it on a smaller scale?

I have a separate 32gal tank that acts as a pre-filter tank in my multi tank system! The pre-filter tank also has a custom surface overflow & a corner inlet/baffle so there would be an area about 16” long by 12” wide by 18” deep that I could try putting one large Tridacnid Clam in? What type of lighting would I need for just a small area like that?

mojoreef · 09-19-2004, 10:23 PM

Well most tridacnids need a bit of light but being shallow you could get away with some 175 MH's or a bunch of vho's

MIke

Barry N. · 09-19-2004, 11:42 PM

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dwall174 · 09-20-2004, 12:03 AM

Some thing like this is what I was thinking of!

maffu · 09-29-2004, 11:35 AM

what about just using a boat load of cryptic b-valves.... non photosynthetic filter feeders.... if the light proves too much of an ache to fix in ?
M

dwall174 · 09-30-2004, 01:05 AM

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Originally posted by maffu
what about just using a boat load of cryptic b-valves

Yea I have also checked into the Criptic Zone Filters

dwall174 · 10-03-2004, 04:06 PM

Being that my system is a little different than most (see gallery) I have the advantage of having two sumps & a refugium. The refugium gravity feeds to the main tank, So the pre-filter tank acts as a sediment/sump. From what I have read about the crypt zone filters need low flow & the 32gal pre-filter tank (where I was thinking of putting the clam) has about 1200 GPH going through it!

09-19-2004, 04:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
dwall174 Cabbage Leather Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Southeast MI. Posts: 382 View Gallery Karma Komment	Tridacnid Clam Filter! I've read this Article on Giant Clams several times & have been wondering if anybody has tried it on a smaller scale? I have a separate 32gal tank that acts as a pre-filter tank in my multi tank system! The pre-filter tank also has a custom surface overflow & a corner inlet/baffle so there would be an area about 16” long by 12” wide by 18” deep that I could try putting one large Tridacnid Clam in? What type of lighting would I need for just a small area like that? __________________ Doug

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dwall174 Cabbage Leather Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Southeast MI. Posts: 382 View Gallery Karma Komment	Some thing like this is what I was thinking of! __________________ Doug Last edited by dwall174 : 09-20-2004 at 12:05 AM.

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maffu Limpet Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Midlands, UK Posts: 127 View Gallery Karma Komment	what about just using a boat load of cryptic b-valves.... non photosynthetic filter feeders.... if the light proves too much of an ache to fix in ? M __________________ Aquamedic perc 90 with upstream fuge

10-03-2004, 04:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
dwall174 Cabbage Leather Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Southeast MI. Posts: 382 View Gallery Karma Komment	Being that my system is a little different than most (see gallery) I have the advantage of having two sumps & a refugium. The refugium gravity feeds to the main tank, So the pre-filter tank acts as a sediment/sump. From what I have read about the crypt zone filters need low flow & the 32gal pre-filter tank (where I was thinking of putting the clam) has about 1200 GPH going through it! __________________ Doug

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