130 Watt PC for a 20gL Tank question

[catweh00]

Can I keep clams under this lighting? 130Watt PC with 50/50 10,000K and Actinic 03 bulbs. Thank you. What all else can I keep?

 

[Anonymous]

you might be able to do a clam in there, i haven't ever used PC so take my advice with a grain.
i can say with certainty that you would do fine with a large number of different soft corals. colts, zooanthids, green star polyps, mushrooms, even leathers.

if you wanna go stony i would stick with the "LPS" varieties they typically need less light to survive than "SPS" types but if you wanna try the "SPS" do some small aquacultured frags from a LFS or fellow reefer first before purchasing a larger colony.

i wouldn't try a clam until i was successful at keeping "SPS", clams are a bit spendy.

 

[Unarce]

IMO that's more than enough to keep any of the Tridacna Clams. The trick is placement and maintenance of calcium and alkalinity levels. I've considered going the MH/HQI route, but I don't have the $300 to spend (not to mention the $300 for the chiller I'll need in the summer). I've been able to raise baby clams and SPS corals for quite some time under 192 watts of PC's and no skimmer. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.