Ultra Clam review thread

[Skimmerking]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

whats PE?

Steve

take your hand and hit your self Stircrazy.

well ok day 2
Dec 24/08

-used the Ammino acids 2 more ml and i havent seen any thing yet..
- the clam food is a little wird to use and its blue in color. very pasty i hope it doenst put alot of nutrients in my tank.. it talks about if the tnak is low nutrients then you only use a little bit.

the directions are pretty drab.. not much and what the heck is a supernatant.. i have 10 years grade one come on man.

so far nothing to report... will post after Christmas

[Aqua-Digital]

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.

[Aqua-Digital]

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.

[michika]

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?

[Aqua-Digital]

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

[michika]

I'm debating it. Although things like this are a huge battle for me because I worry that its just one more thing to do every day. I'm really curious as to how this will play out. I think its a very interesting product from what I've read.

[Aqua-Digital]

Hi catherine

As a clam lover I promise you it would not be something you would regret, if you wish I can put you in direct contact with our guy in Michigan that feeds all his imports on it. Also we have another clam lover in Ottawa that cant get enough of it. He was the first to try it, and has not looked back.

This is one product that does not need marketing hype, used correctly you WILL see results.

[michika]

Do you know what kind of results people see? I think its something I will try, however it obviously has to wait until the new year. I'm very cautious about additives and such, a) 'cause I'm lazy and don't want to do daily dosing if I don't have to, and b) a lot of companies won't disclose what is in their products. Clearly though you guys don't fall into category b.

I'll definitely watch this thread for a couple of weeks and see what pops up. I usually do my dry goods ordering for the year in January, so maybe I'll add it to my list and see what happens.