1 feet tank

[potomotrygon]

naughy cleaner shrimp.. my centre bubble close cos cleaner step on it... nice comments?

[LoReNsIa]

looking great bro.. but wad is the thing beside the zoos? it looks like a worm to mi.. and nice clam.

[potomotrygon]

[potomotrygon]

[potomotrygon]

looking great bro.. but wad is the thing beside the zoos? it looks like a worm to mi.. and nice clam.

no not worm is a sand shifter starfish...

[potomotrygon]

[potomotrygon]

[hammy]

nice bubbly tank.

can i know what lighting are u using for ur tank ??

and how is the condition of the clam as i am tempted to buy a clam too. but my lighting is only 2 x 24 HO t5

[potomotrygon]

nice bubbly tank.

can i know what lighting are u using for ur tank ??

and how is the condition of the clam as i am tempted to buy a clam too. but my lighting is only 2 x 24 HO t5

t5 should be ok.. i hav two lighting, 1 is 18 watts (diy) and another is 9watts... yeps... i hope to get a good lighting for my tank... ur water parameters well maintain.. i know clam nid strong lighting but look at the lighting for my tank.

[potomotrygon]

hmmm.... got some problem wif the sand bed... there is alot of red furry stuff on my sand bed... i add in sand shifer starfish but doesnt help much... how to get rid of it?

[potomotrygon]

corceas clam. around the clam at the sand bed there is the reddish stuff how to get rid of it?

[potomotrygon]

zoos and mushrooms

[potomotrygon]

cleaner shrimp

[Marine Newbie]

What are the sizing specs bro?

[potomotrygon]

What are the sizing specs bro?

sori bro i dont get wat u mean...

[hammy]

corceas clam. around the clam at the sand bed there is the reddish stuff how to get rid of it?

these are the famous cyanobacteria.

occur when tank nutrient is too high IE PO4 and NO3

few things u can do

reduce photoperiod

reduce feeding

water change

add media such as ROWAphos

increase flowrate

cleaner like electric blue leg hermits are known to eat them.

they will spread fast. beware

[potomotrygon]

these are the famous cyanobacteria.

occur when tank nutrient is too high IE PO4 and NO3

few things u can do

reduce photoperiod

reduce feeding

water change

add media such as ROWAphos

increase flowrate

cleaner like electric blue leg hermits are known to eat them.

they will spread fast. beware

ohx.. thanks... sand shifter star fish useless? the hermit crab will destroy the landscape of the tank? cos i worry it will knock down the rocks... another ways is to buy liquid and add?

[potomotrygon]

ani idea how to improve?

[elimmel]

how much/often/what are you feeding?

how many fish?

how often you change water?

do you use tap water for topping up?

what's your light duration?

what kind of light tubes?

basically,

1. feed less

2. reduce bioload if u have more than 2 fishes

3. increase water change frequency until cyno goes away. manually remove the cyno during water change. change 10-15% every 3 days.

4. try to get DI water or use stuff like rowaphos to reduce PO4 levels.

5. increase flow.

6. remove your clam until you get some decent lights like T5 HO.

more info on cyno can be found here

[potomotrygon]

how much/often/what are you feeding?

how many fish?

how often you change water?

do you use tap water for topping up?

what's your light duration?

what kind of light tubes?

basically,

1. feed less

2. reduce bioload if u have more than 2 fishes

3. increase water change frequency until cyno goes away. manually remove the cyno during water change. change 10-15% every 3 days.

4. try to get DI water or use stuff like rowaphos to reduce PO4 levels.

5. increase flow.

6. remove your clam until you get some decent lights like T5 HO.

more info on cyno can be found here

okok but my clam is doing well in my tank... yeps so no disadvantages..

[elimmel]

how long have you had your clam?

doing well doesn't mean it's still alive after a couple of months.

it may be alive but it may just be slowly degenerating.

not to pour cold water on you but until you upgrade your lights, your clam's not going to be very happy.

oh yah, u monitor your calcium?

[potomotrygon]

yeah.. my lighting is 36watts.. i test my water weekly.. all the lifestock have been months wif me already...

[Alvin Tan]

i lyk clams....but nt confident to put inside my tank

it may live for a few mths...but prolongs..i dun dare..

[potomotrygon]

ohx.. duno leh my corceas have been doing well in my tank for several months already... my lighting is abt 36 watts.. consist onli 2 clowns and cleaner shrimp.. recently brought 2 star fish.. one of it is sand shifter... another one is, having veri long and spikes legs.. black in colour.. i got it from a LFS shop and the person told me is also another type of sand shifter and reef safe.. no idea about it.. now i tink my PO4 is increaseing.. duno why... resulting in alot of red furry stuff on my sand bed and liferocks.. got ani idea how to remove it?

[Mr CRABS]

Will clam make pearls or oysters?