falos;794289 wrote: <p style="text-align:left">sorry about the late post i sued my phone as a target wen i ran out of clays so i had to wait for it to cool down out side to fire up the pc it has 2 1kw power supply’s and produces tons of heat
i was not implying that our tanks are cleaner then the ocean they are not by a far shot
just that the sessile invertebrates do require more then light for the best health and growth.
uhns is ultra high nutrient rich now before you go off thanking im talking about the bad stuffdead organics like we have in our tanks. i am referring to the large amount of zooplankton or marine snow that is present. if there were not high levels nps corals would not survive and would of become extinct.
As far as feeding i didnt wont to post that as my filtration system is for a tank 10x the size of the dt and runs entirely different then any other i have come across and feeding the amounts i do can and will crash other systems that could not handle the removal of the dead organics but i will post it for you
all feedings are with all but one pump off
-mon,wend,fri feed sps with a mix of nano7&9 along with sum plankton i have ben culturing hope to be able to ditch the nano in a month or two as long as cultures keep growing
tues,thurs,sat feed lps mix of oyster eggs copapods and minced fish or clams shrimp crab 1 time
a week with menaced fish
daily i feed my nps and clams a mix of nano7&9 oyster eggs pods
fish are fed 6 times a day pods spectrum pellets small and large along with rods and black worms and the nori never runs out
if your running ulns you will have a high production of Bacterioplankton for them to be happy as long as they are over
10grams in soft tissue weight or 3“ in length
if not weekly feedings of any Zooplankton product would help in the health and growth
i have probably red the same articals that you have about clams and light but these creatures have a lot of organs to digest food and have red meany more that state that light alone is not the healthiest way to care for our pets
but if you dont thank they need it i cant change your mind but part of the fun in this hobbie is trying stuff out so why dont you git 2 small tanks with 2 small clams use the same light and filtration for both feed one tank and not the other see wich one has the best growth and color and let me know your findings after all you own a reef store and it would be a cool display to have.
if not to prove me wrong do it to help educate new reefers and old the like on feeding and clams and corals
