Clams for nutrient redux???

[TimT]

Clams work great for nitrate reduction but you do need a few of them. Here is a link to a friends tank. He didn't use VSV or pellets or GFO... just clams. At one point he had 55 of them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwW0H93F_u4

btw The 5" to 6" Ultra Maxima clams will be arriving in a couple of weeks. They will be available at fine reef keeping stores across Canada.

[doch]

Originally Posted by Titus99

I'm suprised you have nitrates at all with six clams.

I have 7 clams with prodibio at 3 months using tap water. With 0 nitrates. I feed clams weekly as I worry they won't have enough nutrients to live

I actually only started prodibio a little over 1 month ago, so here's to hoping that it catches up. Before that, due to the skimmer crack/basement flood I had run for about 2 months without even a skimmer, so I'm sure that things went a little haywire due to that.

Originally Posted by TimT

Clams work great for nitrate reduction but you do need a few of them. Here is a link to a friends tank. He didn't use VSV or pellets or GFO... just clams. At one point he had 55 of them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwW0H93F_u4

btw The 5" to 6" Ultra Maxima clams will be arriving in a couple of weeks. They will be available at fine reef keeping stores across Canada.

Tim, that is the tank that I had come across that made me scheme about this little plan!! Also, I've already purchased one of these ultra maximas you speak of, and if they're as nice as they sound, I'll be grabbing another when they show up... I've been patiently waiting... WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG!?!?!?!?!? hahaha... just kidding.

[Proteus]

"I actually only started prodibio a little over 1 month ago, so here's to hoping that it catches up. Before that, due to the skimmer crack/basement flood I had run for about 2 months without even a skimmer, so I'm sure that things went a little haywire due to that."

Keep on it with prodibio. At 8 weeks is when I noticed that I was spending less time cleaning glass. I love the product

[TimT]

Originally Posted by doch

Tim, that is the tank that I had come across that made me scheme about this little plan!! Also, I've already purchased one of these ultra maximas you speak of, and if they're as nice as they sound, I'll be grabbing another when they show up... I've been patiently waiting... WHAT'S TAKING SO LONG!?!?!?!?!? hahaha... just kidding.

Marte is a friend of mine. Years ago he hosted me when I went to Toronto and did a talk on clams for the Marine Aquarists Society of Toronto.

The CITES permits always take time. Now that it's done the shipment will happen asap.

They will have more clams so you can pick a few more