smoothdog
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Ouch!
What have you done with your tank lately?
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Ouch!
oshanickreef
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I have been waiting for my tank water params to be stable a few weeks to finally get a clam. I bought a medium sized derasa clam.
I read that these are the least needy when it comes to light and they are good "beginner" clams.
My params are:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 5
P04: .033
ALK: 9.3
Ph: 7.99
Mag: 1350
Calcium: 478
SG: 1.025
Temp: 78
Are these sufficient params for the clam? I heard they like nitrates but im feeding Phyto so I'm not so worried about it?
I read that these are the least needy when it comes to light and they are good "beginner" clams.
My params are:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 5
P04: .033
ALK: 9.3
Ph: 7.99
Mag: 1350
Calcium: 478
SG: 1.025
Temp: 78
Are these sufficient params for the clam? I heard they like nitrates but im feeding Phyto so I'm not so worried about it?
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Koddie Doo
Czar of All ThingsAwesome
Changed about 12 gallons and razor bladed the glass. Start the timer again and remind me to do it in 4 months ..... 
VSpeck
Slash Smack Talker
Sounds decent but what is Alk?
oshanickreef
New member
Changed about 12 gallons and razor bladed the glass. Start the timer again and remind me to do it in 4 months .....
how big is your tank? i change 15 gal a week in 70 gal of water...
oshanickreef
New member
Koddie Doo
Czar of All ThingsAwesome
75 gallon "mixed" mostly softs and LPS.
oshanickreef
New member
what are your normal WCs?
Koddie Doo
Czar of All ThingsAwesome
1 do about 12/15 gallons every month.
oshanickreef
New member
wow i change my water all the time compared to that... maybe im doing too much haha:deadhorse:
Tradewinds
Well-known member
I started building a stand for my 120. I made it 33" tall, which will allow a little more vertical adjustment space for my skimmer.
Still a lot to do, but it's a start.
Still a lot to do, but it's a start.
Tradewinds
Well-known member
Thanks for the feedback, I will flip the uprights around.
It will be pretty easy to change, as the build has basically just started.
Koddie Doo
Czar of All ThingsAwesome
6 new bulbs and about 3 hrs of trying to figure out this reef angel and still don't have it down..
added a couple CDP frags on PN and a serpent star and melenarius wrasse.
added a couple CDP frags on PN and a serpent star and melenarius wrasse.
Tradewinds
Well-known member
I took Pife's advise and flipped the uprights around.
I also made a little more progress.
The basement floor is so unlevel that a cart will roll across the room on it's own. It drops 1" inch from the wall to the front of the stand.
I also made a little more progress.
The basement floor is so unlevel that a cart will roll across the room on it's own. It drops 1" inch from the wall to the front of the stand.
Tradewinds
Well-known member
I have a 48" shim running across the front of the tank, but the sides are another story. I made shims 1" to nothing form front to back, but the concrete rises in the middle of the run. This floor is a freaking roller coaster.
Do you think it would be adequate to just shim the stand in the middle of the 24" run? All four corners will be solid.
Thanks.
VSpeck
Slash Smack Talker
It may work.... But then again it may not. What I would do is get the stand in the perfect spot, then I would trace it on the floor, then I would subfloor glue the floor inside the line pretty heavy then lightly sit the shims on the glue perfect with the lines then lightly set the stand on the shims and level it and let the subfloor glue fill the voids under the shims. But that's just me
Tradewinds
Well-known member
The concrete floor is covered with a laminate flooring, so I don't really want to use subfloor glue, but thanks for the suggestion.
Damon.Webb22
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