John’s official/unofficial tank(s) build/rebuild thread

[dontavo27]

What do y’all feed the clams

 

[drexel]

What do y’all feed the clams

A shit ton of light. I don’t feed clams and they don’t require direct feeding, but do require nitrogen. So if you feed your fish, they get plenty of nitrogen from urea and particulates.
It’s a myth that clams need to be fed, especially when they’re small. A clam produces over a 100% of their nutrition through photosynthesis alone. Their mantles have tubes in which the zooxanthellae live in, which are directly connected to their stomachs. So the amino acids, sugars, etc go directly to the clam and they actually consume extra zoox that’s produced in the process. If you ever look closely, you’ll see the long stringy brown stuff that’s coming out of their exhalent siphon is actually zoox that’s in surplus and they’re getting rid of, either after eating it or just passing it out of their system.
Pretty much every single clam that enters the hobby, no matter the species is several years old. Crocea that are an inch long, are several years old, same for maxima.
So they require good water parameters, full spectrum lighting, preferably a daylight direction and lots of it. Clams live in very shallow, clear water, with some of them being completely exposed to air during low tide, so you can never really provide them with too much light (although, light shock can happen if moving a clam from extended low light to high light quickly).


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[drexel]

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Well, it looks like I waited a day too long to move the stag over. Woke up to a cloudy tank and got the gryphon out. Hopefully the chunks leftover will be okay? I do have a finger size piece that broke off a while ago, so there’s backup. These chunks will find there way to someone’s CaRx.

 

[dansyr]

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Well, it looks like I waited a day too long to move the stag over. Woke up to a cloudy tank and got the gryphon out. Hopefully the chunks leftover will be okay? I do have a finger size piece that broke off a while ago, so there’s backup. These chunks will find there way to someone’s CaRx.

That sucks, that's the purple stag? those look like some healthy chunks you can get from that, bet they'll bounce back. Stags love getting broken up.

 

[drexel]

That sucks, that's the purple stag? those look like some healthy chunks you can get from that, bet they'll bounce back. Stags love getting broken up.

Yeah, it’s the big purple stag. I managed to get 3 large chunks, so I’ll mount them on the rock and roll the dice. I threw in some carbon and put the larger skimmer back in (had to clean it a little) so hopefully the water clears up soon.

 

[drexel]

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If anyone knows someone who wants a monti cap, bring a bucket and it’s free. It’s the size of a salad plate.

 

[drexel]

I’m thinking about the tanks while I’m relaxing, it counts, right?
Btw, tomorrow I’m testing again, so I’ll take pics and post the details on the phosphate test thread. In the meantime, cheers everyone!


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[Jimbo327]

I need to get my pool ready too. It’s been hot.

My pool guy has been slacking big time. Might have to fire that bum, and hire a real professional. He’s been too preoccupied with his reef tank and garage renovations to do the pool work.

 

[drexel]

I need to get my pool ready too. It’s been hot.

My pool guy has been slacking big time. Might have to fire that bum, and hire a real professional. He’s been too preoccupied with his reef tank and garage renovations to do the pool work.

Yeah, sounds like he has to go. I need to buy a solar cover soon, then the water will be ready. With the weather we're having, it only take a day or two to reach the perfect temp.

 

[bakbay]

I need to get my pool ready too. It’s been hot.

My pool guy has been slacking big time. Might have to fire that bum, and hire a real professional. He’s been too preoccupied with his reef tank and garage renovations to do the pool work.

I’ve fired the pro and “hired” my son! Our last pool guy kept gauging us. He charged us $120 to basically poured in a $15 “conditioner”, which wasn’t even necessary. That’s when I figured it’s best to just do it ourselves. Besides, it’s rewarding to get the boys to do work around the house!

 

[drexel]

I’ve fired the pro and “hired” my son! Our last pool guy kept gauging us. He charged us $120 to basically poured in a $15 “conditioner”, which wasn’t even necessary. That’s when I figured it’s best to just do it ourselves. Besides, it’s rewarding to get the boys to do work around the house!

I'm the youngest of four and we were latch-key kids, so if you wanted anything, you had to do it yourself. Plus, we had lots of chores that had to be done. I was doing laundry and cooking when I was 11-12 years old. My wife and I taught our son, if you want something, you have to work for it. So, through his hobby, he made enough money to buy his first car on his own. It's very rewarding to see your kids do the work.

 

[bakbay]

I'm the youngest of four and we were latch-key kids, so if you wanted anything, you had to do it yourself. Plus, we had lots of chores that had to be done. I was doing laundry and cooking when I was 11-12 years old. My wife and I taught our son, if you want something, you have to work for it. So, through his hobby, he made enough money to buy his first car on his own. It's very rewarding to see your kids do the work.

Love it - our daughter was/is burning through cash (by just asking mom) but she sorta slowed down until she got a job making just $25 from working at a restaurant! Hope she’ll appreciate the value of money…

 

[Discotu]

I need to get my pool ready too. It’s been hot.

My pool guy has been slacking big time. Might have to fire that bum, and hire a real professional. He’s been too preoccupied with his reef tank and garage renovations to do the pool work.

Yeah after watching videos of my pool guy "work" i decided to just do it myself. I was already fixing the pool equipment so i figured just do the cleaning as well. I gotta say though having a robot cleaner makes a huge difference. If only they made a robot cleaner for our tanks!!

 

[thresher]

Yeah after watching videos of my pool guy "work" i decided to just do it myself. I was already fixing the pool equipment so i figured just do the cleaning as well. I gotta say though having a robot cleaner makes a huge difference. If only they made a robot cleaner for our tanks!!

https://youtube.com/shorts/zVvLutDY-tM?si=ZE9TBpTsFwIQE-E7
Here you go! Its old and looks like it never took off or didn't work..

 

[drexel]

Before cleaning and water change….

After.
The Noopsyche k7 mini is an awesome little nano light and at 60w with a great spectrum (3 sliders, white, blue and violet) you can easily dial in the spectrum you prefer. Anyone looking for a great budget friendly nano light, give this a try. It does have a fan that comes on from time to time, which isn’t the quietest fan, but I’ve heard worse from much more expensive fixtures. The app is a little funky, as it gives you 24 points for each hour, but once you set it, it’s easy to understand.


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[drexel]

Btw, I finally had a chance to check out @Tangwich gigs yesterday and they were f’ing awesome! Super nice guy and I really enjoyed checking out his tanks, but I had to kick myself out or I would’ve stayed for hours chatting.


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[bakbay]

Btw, I finally had a chance to check out @Tangwich gigs yesterday and they were f’ing awesome! Super nice guy and I really enjoyed checking out his tanks, but I had to kick myself out or I would’ve stayed for hours chatting.


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Nice - glad your guys had a great time.

I disagree re: him being nice guy. He’s super selfish! I’ve known him for a few days now yet he’s still refusing to rehome those gigs to me! What a self-centered individual….

 

[happyreefer]

I had a feeling that you were good at reefing, lol. Well done sir!

 

[dansyr]

Btw, I finally had a chance to check out @Tangwich gigs yesterday and they were f’ing awesome! Super nice guy and I really enjoyed checking out his tanks, but I had to kick myself out or I would’ve stayed for hours chatting.


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Jesse's the best!

 

[thresher]

Bromance in the making. For you others, dont get jealous.