@amberbamber 200d

Off to a great start. Your tank is well named 🤣

@skebo 200d

Good luck! Go slow with adding fish/corals. It may be way to soon to have a clam. They need well established and slightly dirtier tanks as they are filter feeders. Dosing phytoplankton will help. Enjoy the hobby!

@Reefer3 199d

Until I get a more established tank, I am target feeding him with this! I know it was kinda soon for coral, but I couldn't help myself on it😅😂 petco had a 25% off on top of my 15% off for being a member. I only paid around $100 for all 5 of the corals I have. And the calm was $25 after discounts... so far so good, but dont take long for things to get bad🤞🏼

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@BristleWormHater 176d

Where's the clam at, maybe im blind but I dont see it. Light is more important for tridacna clams (like maxima, squamosa, crocea, noae & gigantea) than phyto and other supplements. In the wild, tridacna live in very shallow water and intertidal zones. Areas that can receive over 1000par. At the bare minimum, they need 250 par to be successful long term. These clams posses the same symbiotic algae that live in coral tissue, zooanthelle, a large portion of their energy comes from this algae, they cannot survive on phytoplankton and other supplements without also providing strong light. Good luck!

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@BristleWormHater 176d

As for ways you can achieve this light in a smaller tank, they need to either be mounted at the very top of the tank (with a light capable of a 250par output) or, if you would like to keep one on the sand you need to "spotlight" it with a light and a focus lense. Kessil a360's are the only light I know that have a readily available focus lens. These will narrow and concentrate the beam of light to achieve those levels on the sandbed. A par meter is an absolute must to have success, shoot for 300 par.

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@Reefer3 176d

I learned something new! I will definitely be looking into that! He was on the left side of the rock work on the bottom.. you can just barely seen him in this. He's not moved up front, but will be looking for a new spot for him to get better lighting!

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@ZippyAntelope32 200d

Love seeing that Longnose Hawkfish chilling in the front! Those guys always have so much personality and you picked some super chill coral to start with. Really cool mix with the goby too. Just watch out or the tang police will show up if you ever try to sneak in anything bigger!

@Reefer3 199d

I honestly didn't know I needed him until I saw him😂 He's my favorite part of the tank. This will probably be all the fish that go in. Mainly want a mixed reef tank

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@Radiant_Spider_60 199d

looks awesome! love the setyoup

@CrimsonBuoy27 199d

Looking awesome already! That Longnose Hawkfish is such a character and the blue LEDs make everything pop. Just watch out for the clam with the hawkfish since those guys can get a little too curious sometimes. Tang police would have nothing to yell about here!