Ultra Clam review thread
 

Hi

We are pleased to announce the first of a series of food reviews starting with the highly rated Ultra Clam.

Let the review begin ;)

I'm first up to bat. :biggrin:
Ok well got my trial stuff here today, all pumped, I know that all my milli's have PE which who's milli doesnt have PE. I do have a few acros that don't have the PE like I would like. Now I have dosed the first ammo acid in the tank of 2 ML. It calls for 3-5 ML for a tank that is 250 gal(1000L ) but since its the first time i opted for 2 ml since my tank is only 170 strong if that. so on with the testing and reviews I will try to take pictures of certain key corals that don't havethe PE so i dont bore you with all thses Pic's i will start taking the Pic' after the completed 2 days of trial's

Thanks again Mike for the Trials to test.

DEC 22/08
dosed 2ml of Ammo Acids.
mixing the clam food now. will target feed the tank tomorrow.

How many times do I add the Ammo Acids just in the morning I take it

Good move with the MinS as you are not running any extra bacteria such as Ultra Bak, keep checks on negative paremeters and algae so 2ml is fine.

Amino acid once a day ;)

whats PE?

Steve

Formerly known as Physical Education, I believe the more popular phrase now (at least among reefers) is Polyp Extension.

Cheers,

take your hand and hit your self Stircrazy.

well ok day 2
Dec 24/08

The amino acid supplied in the review was for the food not to dose in your tank, at the levels you are dosing directly into your tank you will see only slow changes and will take about two weeks

Supernatant is the stuff you accidently dosed into your system and threw the food away. ;)

Supernatant is the residue left from the paste after mixing, this can be mixed back in, if left overnight and you still have the residue mix it back in, this also is a sign you added too much minS

You got the directions from me :( maybe should of left you with the ones on the bottle, quite simple to follow, mix then leave in fridge basically.

The paste should be dispersed into the tank by putting in front of a power head, alternatively you can target feed.

This is day one for you after the mixing error so impossible to see results so early on. It will take 10 days to 14 days to see results of continual use, then you really will see results if used as directed.

If used as directed no your nutrients will not go up, however if you continue to use the MinS on its own to dose you tank as well then please watch your nutrients. This second part was not part of the review but am happy for you to continue with dosing your tank with the MinS as you will see results in polyp extension an colouration if used correctly.

Dosing recommendation for Clams and photosynthetic corals (Hard corals etc.):
Mix UltraClam and UltraMin S to a stiff MASH. Add as much UltraMin S until a small (1-2 mm) supernatant forms and leave standing the food over night. The next day the supernatant should have disappeared. Now add more UltraMin S until you have a small supernatant again, and leave the food standing for a few hours. You can store the food mix for about a week.
For every 1000 L (250 gal) add 5 - 10 ml of the food mix several times per day. To disperse the food, drop it slowly into the outlet of a pump. The total amount of food is depending on the nutrient concentration in the aquarium, the lower the nutrient concentration, the less food is necessary.

I wanna see some pictures!

What does the food smell like? Do you keep it in a sealed container in the fridge, or would something like plastic-wrap be sufficient?

A dealer in the USA that swears by this stuff, mixes a load up and rolls it into a sausage and then freezes it.

if you also want to try it as well, and also review it here please let me know