all clam tank

[Zack S]

Hello
Wow this is a great place! Anyway i have a 50 gallon reef now with a 400 watt MH radium and a 15 gallon fuge. My tank isabout 2 years old now and has about 10 corals and 6 clams. I have become literaly addicted to clams!

I am set on the idea of an ALL clam tank. Right now i use a 5 gallon aquadose with kalk to keep my calicum level about 425-450 and if needed reef advantage to raise calicum. I would like to start with the selling of my corals so that i am just down to my LR and clams. From there i would like to go to an all clam tank, with diffrent kinds of clams.

My questions really are, is it possible to keep these clams with out a claium reactor, using what i have now? How many clams over a long period of time do you believe is possible in the 50? Lots of things to rersearch. I have been very succesful with my 6 croceas and am despertly wanting to do this tank.

 

[arcab4]

if you're gonna do that many clams (should be an amzing sight) it would be worth your time to just invest in a calcium reactor. a bit pricey at first but basically maintainence free.

 

[johnrags1234]

if you're gonna do that many clams (should be an amzing sight) it would be worth your time to just invest in a calcium reactor. a bit pricey at first but basically maintainence free.

I agree, I hav 8 in my 58g and I couldnt keep up with using 4-5 gallons of saturated kalkwasser per day. ow, with a reactor, it is great!

 

[Zack S]

so mu next question there is i heard that it might not bea good idead to drip the right into a fuge from the reactor, is it ok?

 

[Zack S]

also what reactor do u like or should i get?

 

[arcab4]

i use a myreefcreation reactor. great quality and customer service. and it's a sponsor of RC so you can't go wrong.

 

[anathema]

You will also want to figure out how to feed them.