Crocea Clam...Can I Keep One?

Damselino · 02-10-2007, 12:18 AM

Would I be able to keep this clam with a 150 watt HQI? I want to keep this type of clam when my tank matures, its barely at 3 months right now. The tank is 16 inches deep and i would be keeping it at the top since I have a flat rock on there. My calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium are pretty good since most of the back is starting to get covered in corraline algae. I would appreciate everyones suggestions. Thanks in advance.

saltwaterfarm · 02-10-2007, 12:37 AM

With that lighting, you should be fine. I would recommend placing the clam on the sandbed, on top of a piece of rock until it attaches and then place the rock/clam at the top. You will definitley need to watch your calcium.

lcstorc · 02-10-2007, 10:39 AM

Mine does fine w/150w 10k halides. It is about 2/3 of the way up in my 18in deep tank.
Keep a close watch on you calcium and alk and make sure the tank has stabilized before getting a clam. They do better in a well established system.

SueT · 02-10-2007, 06:38 PM

Depending on the lighting the clam came from you may or may not need to acclimate it to your lighting. It is best to let them clam attach to either a clam halfshell or a flat piece of rock. This can be done best if you sit the clam on the rock intended for it to be on and small rock rubble placed around the clam to keep it upright. Given good water params the clam should attach right away and then depending on lighting the clam is good to go.

aquaman3680 · 02-10-2007, 06:59 PM

The croceas would be fine with that light. Also look into the derasas and the maximas they will do much better under that light as croceas need the most light out of any clam.

Matt

SueT · 02-11-2007, 09:27 AM

squamosa's would be fine too. The derasa and squamosa are both sand bed dwellers. Maxima and crocea clams are rock dwellers.

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Damselino Tubeworm Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 33 View Gallery Karma Komment	Crocea Clam...Can I Keep One? Would I be able to keep this clam with a 150 watt HQI? I want to keep this type of clam when my tank matures, its barely at 3 months right now. The tank is 16 inches deep and i would be keeping it at the top since I have a flat rock on there. My calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium are pretty good since most of the back is starting to get covered in corraline algae. I would appreciate everyones suggestions. Thanks in advance.

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saltwaterfarm Manta Ray Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,222 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Crocea Clam...Can I Keep One? With that lighting, you should be fine. I would recommend placing the clam on the sandbed, on top of a piece of rock until it attaches and then place the rock/clam at the top. You will definitley need to watch your calcium. __________________ Lisa 90 Gal AGA, DIY Sump/Fuge, Current Outer Orbit 250w MH's with T5's. AquaC Remora Pro Skimmer, RK2.[/font] Purple LTA, pair of Percula Clowns, Clams, Softies, Shrooms, Ricordea, Echinophyllia, Torch, Frogspawn, Blastos, Sponges, Acro, Wellso, the NEW Zoa Mountain, and some more stuff... 3 Gal Sexy Shrimp Pico. 29 Gal Oceanic BioCube, Current Sunpod 150w MH.

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 20,866 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Crocea Clam...Can I Keep One? Mine does fine w/150w 10k halides. It is about 2/3 of the way up in my 18in deep tank. Keep a close watch on you calcium and alk and make sure the tank has stabilized before getting a clam. They do better in a well established system. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

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SueT Neon dottyback Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 650 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Crocea Clam...Can I Keep One? Depending on the lighting the clam came from you may or may not need to acclimate it to your lighting. It is best to let them clam attach to either a clam halfshell or a flat piece of rock. This can be done best if you sit the clam on the rock intended for it to be on and small rock rubble placed around the clam to keep it upright. Given good water params the clam should attach right away and then depending on lighting the clam is good to go. __________________ 120g sps/clam tank: http://berlinmethod.com/suet/ 2x250w 10k reeflux, actinic supplementation, mag12 return, 2 mjmods-1200, 2 mj1200 on wavemaker, kalk drip, ASM G3, 75+ spp. of acropora and montipora plating & encrusting sp. http://clamsdirect.com/phpbb2/

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aquaman3680 Golden Moray Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 2,136 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Crocea Clam...Can I Keep One? The croceas would be fine with that light. Also look into the derasas and the maximas they will do much better under that light as croceas need the most light out of any clam. Matt __________________ Check it out! The 90 gallon Road Trip

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SueT Neon dottyback Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 650 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Crocea Clam...Can I Keep One? squamosa's would be fine too. The derasa and squamosa are both sand bed dwellers. Maxima and crocea clams are rock dwellers. __________________ 120g sps/clam tank: http://berlinmethod.com/suet/ 2x250w 10k reeflux, actinic supplementation, mag12 return, 2 mjmods-1200, 2 mj1200 on wavemaker, kalk drip, ASM G3, 75+ spp. of acropora and montipora plating & encrusting sp. http://clamsdirect.com/phpbb2/

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