Hi everyone,
Will my light be sufficient for a maxima clam?
I have a 72 gal bowfront. The lighting is 2x150 watt HQI sunpod (current USA). There is no supplemental light.
The bulbs are 14k, and are around 5 inches above water level. The clam would be roughly 12 inches below the surface, directly under one bulb, on the rockwork.
The water clarity is pretty high I think. The only filtration is a Euro CS8-2 skimmer. (related question, when skimming this much, does occasional carbon even improve clarity? If so, I will do this too...)
If the consensus is that I have not enough light, one option I have considered is to put a 10k bulb on one side of the tank (for the clam), with a 14k or 20k on the other. Will this be necessary? Will it even do enough?
Thanks!
tank paramaters:
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 7 ppm
calcium 400 ppm
dKh 8.5
turnover 20x
SQWD for turbulence
3 inch sand and crushed coral bed (not really optimal I know)
~65 pounds LR
inhabitants:
sebae anemone
mated maroon clowns
hippo tang (still young)
mandarin goby
cleaner shrimp
trumpet coral
12 hermit crabs
25 nassarius snails
4 turbo snails
Will my light be sufficient for a maxima clam?
I have a 72 gal bowfront. The lighting is 2x150 watt HQI sunpod (current USA). There is no supplemental light.
The bulbs are 14k, and are around 5 inches above water level. The clam would be roughly 12 inches below the surface, directly under one bulb, on the rockwork.
The water clarity is pretty high I think. The only filtration is a Euro CS8-2 skimmer. (related question, when skimming this much, does occasional carbon even improve clarity? If so, I will do this too...)
If the consensus is that I have not enough light, one option I have considered is to put a 10k bulb on one side of the tank (for the clam), with a 14k or 20k on the other. Will this be necessary? Will it even do enough?
Thanks!
tank paramaters:
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 7 ppm
calcium 400 ppm
dKh 8.5
turnover 20x
SQWD for turbulence
3 inch sand and crushed coral bed (not really optimal I know)
~65 pounds LR
inhabitants:
sebae anemone
mated maroon clowns
hippo tang (still young)
mandarin goby
cleaner shrimp
trumpet coral
12 hermit crabs
25 nassarius snails
4 turbo snails
