Recent content by mbbuna

i fully understand the life cycle of ich. and i fully understand how salinity changes affect both vertebrates and invertebrates( both up and down) and osmoregulation you comment above says nothing about why a slow drop in salinity would risk a secondary infestation. and ive found no...

i wouldn't add calcium that way because the amount your top will add per day will fluctuate depending on daily evaporation. the directions on the bottle have no way of knowing how much Ca your tank gos through per day so they are pretty much useless. i dont know if that product is in this...

yes, it wont hurt the clam at all

im guessing at pipe diameter and # of fittings but this says about 850gph http://www.reefcentral.com/calc/hlc2.php?submitted=1&VerticalLength=4&HorizontalLength=0&PipeDiameter=0.75&PumpID=2&Elbows90=1&Elbows45=0&GateValves=0&BallValves=0&Couplings=2&CheckValves=0&Exits=1&Entrances=1

theres no way to tell what could have caused it, could have been sick, weak or a predator

you dont cut the foot off, you cut the byssal threads where they attach to the rock

yes

i would do it in the basement. some rock depending on the freshness or lack there of can be pretty bad

no its fine if its ok with you and if your over flow can handle it

try this http://www.clamsdirect.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1994

also when picking a return pump take into account the capacity of your over flow and dont go over it

a general rule for return flow (through the sump) is 8x to 10x the systems water volume. personally i try to have the flow through the sump just a little bit faster then what my skimmer pulls in so that almost all the water comming from the tank go's through the skimmer before going back through...

depends on what your keeping, and if you talking about total turn over or in tank turn over or just turn over through your sump

clams can handle some flow, as long as the mantle isn't flapping in the breeze it should be fine. if you post a photo i can id it for you

you dont really need that much live sand. i would get dry sand (what ever size and color you like) and then find a local reefer with an established tank and get a cup or two from them to seed your sand. if you cant find anyone then just buy the smallest bag of live sand