Sand depth?
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Reefmaniac1
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What kind of lighting do you have? That is going to be the key as to whether you can place your clams that low.
nbd13
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i will be running 3 250W reef optic 3 pendants with 14k hamilton bulbs!
also as far as the sand i need some for the look i ahte bare bottoms! an di know not to put a clam in a new tank you have to wait atleast a minnium of 8 months!!!!!
but i dont want to chance the DSB so i will go with a shallow one just for the look, maybe a 1.5 to 2 inch one!
thanks!
Nick
also as far as the sand i need some for the look i ahte bare bottoms! an di know not to put a clam in a new tank you have to wait atleast a minnium of 8 months!!!!!
but i dont want to chance the DSB so i will go with a shallow one just for the look, maybe a 1.5 to 2 inch one!
thanks!
Nick
Reefmaniac1
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Actually, new studies that show you get denitrification going in the first 1.5 inches of sand as well as deeper. However, once you get below that, you go from anoxic to anaerobic, which is a condition we don't want in our tanks...the release of sulfur dioxide is NOT a good thing.
nbd13
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yeah well i just dont want a 180 gallon SPS reef to crash becasue of the whole DSB thing that went on a while back,
SO i thought why not just do as little as possible just to cover the eggcrate that will be on the bottom under the LR.
anyway so basically the clams will be fine on a depth of oh lets say anywhere from 1-2 inches, most likely being 1 inch now!
thanks!
Nick
SO i thought why not just do as little as possible just to cover the eggcrate that will be on the bottom under the LR.
anyway so basically the clams will be fine on a depth of oh lets say anywhere from 1-2 inches, most likely being 1 inch now!
thanks!
Nick
Reefmaniac1
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Yep...clams will be fine and the shallow sand bed will do fine for your tank (it's what I use and recommend for many reasons).
Good luck!
Good luck!
sand bed
sand bed
I have a1/2 inch sand bed on a 120 RR for a year with a mud filter.
I kept putting the crocea clam on rocks & the clam kept ending up on the sand bed. The clam is doing great & it moves related to if both halides are on he angles himself to draw light from both halides when only the 20k lamp is on he angles himself towards that light. He seems to enjoy being on the sand bed than rocks?
Dan
sand bed
I have a1/2 inch sand bed on a 120 RR for a year with a mud filter.
I kept putting the crocea clam on rocks & the clam kept ending up on the sand bed. The clam is doing great & it moves related to if both halides are on he angles himself to draw light from both halides when only the 20k lamp is on he angles himself towards that light. He seems to enjoy being on the sand bed than rocks?
Dan
Reefmaniac1
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Minh Nguyen said:
There was a summary article in the yearly from Aquarium Fish Mag's reef version (sorry, can't remember the title and the mag is at home). I will try to locate the mag and let you know.
I didn't mean to try and start a debate on DSBs. They do the job that they are intended to do. My (main) problem with them is that they really start looking nasty after a while but just so that you understand that I'm not jumping on the anit-DSB wagon: I used to run one in my old 75 and I got some hydrogen sulfide (should have said HYDROGEN SULFIDE above, sorry!) areas :eek1:.
So, my recommendations are based on my personal experience and the desire to avoid the risk of hydrogen sulfide.
Reefmaniac1
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nbd13 said:
I say just put him on the sand bed. If he wants to burrow in, he'll do it.
