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By plastic straps, I believe they mean wire ties, aka zip ties. I have heard that its ok to drill holes in live rock to loop the wire ties through. This sounds kinda tricky to me (I am about to order about 90lbs. of live rock next week for a new tank), as I will be setting up my pile o' rocks in the tank, then to have to take them out, drill holes in strategic places so that I can put it back into the tank in exactly the same pile that I had originally and run wire ties through little holes...
This sounds way tedious to me, but maybe I'm making this out to be more difficult than it really is.
To make a long story even longer, to answer your question, I believe "plastic straps" are wire (zip) ties. You can get a ginormous bag of assorted sizes and colors at Lowe's/HD for a couple of dollars. Good luck.
This sounds way tedious to me, but maybe I'm making this out to be more difficult than it really is.
To make a long story even longer, to answer your question, I believe "plastic straps" are wire (zip) ties. You can get a ginormous bag of assorted sizes and colors at Lowe's/HD for a couple of dollars. Good luck.
ok i've dropped the eel, and i seem to be getting the picture of what it should look like here. i planned to use this:
http://liveaquaria.com./product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=414
possibly for arches/columns? has anyone used this kind before?
also, for the T. crocea/maxima colony, i know most come in fairly small sizes (2-3") and i've have once seen a brilliant acryllic Mini "clam holder". It hung on the side of the tank by two hooks spanning across the tank and that is where the person placed thier young clams w/ a small amount of sand. It was high up enough that they would recieve enough light to thrive; and anytime he fed w/ phytoplankton, he simply elevated the "mini tank" above the water line and filled it w/ the phyto. After they filtered it, he lowered it into the main tank. The amin issue/questions here are now:
-how fast do these species grow in ideal conditions?
-would the byssal threads attach to sand?
-would it be wise to introduce the clams right onto the tonga? (see note)
-how would one feed these creatures properly in the main tank, and what are their CA/lighting requirements?
http://liveaquaria.com./product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=414
possibly for arches/columns? has anyone used this kind before?
also, for the T. crocea/maxima colony, i know most come in fairly small sizes (2-3") and i've have once seen a brilliant acryllic Mini "clam holder". It hung on the side of the tank by two hooks spanning across the tank and that is where the person placed thier young clams w/ a small amount of sand. It was high up enough that they would recieve enough light to thrive; and anytime he fed w/ phytoplankton, he simply elevated the "mini tank" above the water line and filled it w/ the phyto. After they filtered it, he lowered it into the main tank. The amin issue/questions here are now:
-how fast do these species grow in ideal conditions?
-would the byssal threads attach to sand?
-would it be wise to introduce the clams right onto the tonga? (see note)
-how would one feed these creatures properly in the main tank, and what are their CA/lighting requirements?
Hey, You are going too fast, the LR you intend to use is uncured, which means you're going to have to sit on it in the tank with the circulation for about a month before you can add anything. Then you need lighting, You say you want to keep clams, and this will be a 150 gallon tank, well if this is true you're gonna spend about $1500 on lighting. I keep hearing and reading that nothing GOOD happens FAST in this hobby, Jonah.
This is a plan for a 150 gallon tank. My intentions are to plot everything right down to the tee to avoid as many problems as possible. Thank you for your concern; as your advice would have been highly applicable had this been an immediate course of action.
Thanks again,
the Archon of A.C.,
Blackwolf.
Thanks again,
the Archon of A.C.,
Blackwolf.
You could keep clams if you can provide them with conditions that they like,"think sps species coral." You can try to set them on the rocks but, make sure you wedge them in good and the rock that you put under them is solid. They will also melt themselves out a nice little hole. If you get small ones like you were planning you're going to have to feed them phyto until they get big enough to become photo dependant.
Make sure you have a well established tank for these guys. I've never kept clams before so I can't be much more help than that. Why don't you find out about them and write a species profile for us? "shameless plug"
good luck
Make sure you have a well established tank for these guys. I've never kept clams before so I can't be much more help than that. Why don't you find out about them and write a species profile for us? "shameless plug"
good luck
as always, established tank in the extremely slow lane...
as to the article, i'll get working....
no dates yet, but it will get there.
These tactics for article employment in members is good and should be continued.
as to the article, i'll get working....
no dates yet, but it will get there.
These tactics for article employment in members is good and should be continued.
I have both a t.crocea and a t.derasa. The crocea likes to attach to rock so if you were thinking of suspending one close to the light I would suggest that you put a piece of base rock that is flat under the clam in the tray thingy......that way the clam will attach to the rock which can later be wedged into your live rock......t.crocea grows slowly to a maximum size of about 6-8 inches. The derasas on the other hand like sand to bury into, I have mine placed in a clam shell full of sand so I can move it later. They don't require as much light as the crocea and can be placed on your substrate. They grow quickly (mine has gone from 3 to 5" in about 2 months) reaching a maximum size of 18" which is huge and needs a lot of space.......in fact my avtar is my crocea when it was smaller....it is now about about 6 inches.....
