I really want a clam! - Page 2

woolfe · 02-26-2007, 09:21 PM

I do clean most of it off the glass. The overflow is the best place to see it untouched.

Dentoid · 02-26-2007, 09:36 PM

That tank is screaming for a clam! Looks like a nice set up.

woolfe · 02-26-2007, 09:39 PM

Thank You

daddio · 02-27-2007, 12:39 AM

No kidding. If you are able to keep all of that coral alive and well, a clam should be easy. It will make a nice centerpiece.

SueT · 02-27-2007, 10:00 AM

I would suggest any of the lower lighting clams like squamosa, derasa as they are very nice clams and some have really great mantle patterns. The higher lighting needy clams like crocea and maxima are rock dwellers and should be kpet under halides for the intensity of the lighting.

Your sand bed looks to me like it's all ready for a clam or 2.

woolfe · 02-27-2007, 11:12 AM

I can have TWO!!! LMAO I'm going shopping

woolfe · 02-27-2007, 11:18 AM

Seriously though. I am going shopping. I've looked at a ton of pictures since yesterday and it seems the ones I really shouldn't try are the brighter colored ones. Is this accurate? I don't want to go to the LFS without knowing how to tell them apart myself. I don't like to rely on the LFS guy very often or for expensive purchases. Is there another way to tell the difference besides the color? I need to get a laptop so I can bring you guys with me. I'll be like Oh really? that crab wont eat my mushrooms? We'll just see about that as I flip out my laptop & start typing..... LMAO

blue_eyes53813 · 02-27-2007, 11:23 AM

Nice tank... Love the rockwork

woolfe · 02-27-2007, 11:25 AM

Thanks! well worth all the work & $.

Dentoid · 02-27-2007, 11:56 AM

Check this out. Crocea clams 2-3 inches $17.99. Can't vouch for the quality of this distributor though.

http://www.exoticfish.com/

woolfe · 02-27-2007, 02:50 PM

Sweet deal! Thanks

SueT · 02-27-2007, 05:28 PM

Crocea clams are the halide needing species though. The only 2 species that are going to work under your lighting are the derasa and squamosa. The derasa has slick sides to the shell and the squamosa has shutes or things that stick out on the sides of the shell. The reason they are the lower lighting clams is due to their color patterns. They range in a whole variety of browns to golds to blue rims and green rims around the mantle.

panmanmatt · 02-27-2007, 05:28 PM

If you are going to mail order clams, then Barry at ClamsDirect.com is the man to see. He has awesome clams and his customer service is top notch.

SueT · 02-27-2007, 05:38 PM

then you can also check us out on his clam forum.. Barry has the best hand picked clams out there. Also you can sign up for an email he sends out when he has new clams in stock.

woolfe · 02-28-2007, 12:34 PM

OK here they are. I'm not sure that the blue rimed one is real happy where I put him. He's open but not all the way. I think I'm going to try to rearrange a few things and put him higher. Should I make/find a shelf area and put some sand under him? The blue one is only about 4" deep in the tank. Let me know what you think!

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daddio Fire Coral Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 72 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: I really want a clam! No kidding. If you are able to keep all of that coral alive and well, a clam should be easy. It will make a nice centerpiece.

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SueT Neon dottyback Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 650 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: I really want a clam! I would suggest any of the lower lighting clams like squamosa, derasa as they are very nice clams and some have really great mantle patterns. The higher lighting needy clams like crocea and maxima are rock dwellers and should be kpet under halides for the intensity of the lighting. Your sand bed looks to me like it's all ready for a clam or 2. __________________ 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/

02-27-2007, 11:12 AM	#21 (permalink)
woolfe Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 281 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: I really want a clam! I can have TWO!!! LMAO I'm going shopping

02-27-2007, 11:18 AM	#22 (permalink)
woolfe Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 281 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: I really want a clam! Seriously though. I am going shopping. I've looked at a ton of pictures since yesterday and it seems the ones I really shouldn't try are the brighter colored ones. Is this accurate? I don't want to go to the LFS without knowing how to tell them apart myself. I don't like to rely on the LFS guy very often or for expensive purchases. Is there another way to tell the difference besides the color? I need to get a laptop so I can bring you guys with me. I'll be like Oh really? that crab wont eat my mushrooms? We'll just see about that as I flip out my laptop & start typing..... LMAO

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02-27-2007, 11:25 AM	#24 (permalink)
woolfe Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 281 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: I really want a clam! Thanks! well worth all the work & $.

02-27-2007, 11:56 AM	#25 (permalink)
Dentoid Over Achiever Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 10,289 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: I really want a clam! Check this out. Crocea clams 2-3 inches $17.99. Can't vouch for the quality of this distributor though. http://www.exoticfish.com/ __________________ Scott Dentoid's Reeforama

02-27-2007, 02:50 PM	#26 (permalink)
woolfe Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 281 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: I really want a clam! Sweet deal! Thanks

02-27-2007, 05:28 PM	#27 (permalink)
SueT Neon dottyback Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 650 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: I really want a clam! Crocea clams are the halide needing species though. The only 2 species that are going to work under your lighting are the derasa and squamosa. The derasa has slick sides to the shell and the squamosa has shutes or things that stick out on the sides of the shell. The reason they are the lower lighting clams is due to their color patterns. They range in a whole variety of browns to golds to blue rims and green rims around the mantle. __________________ 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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panmanmatt Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 2,028 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: I really want a clam! If you are going to mail order clams, then Barry at ClamsDirect.com is the man to see. He has awesome clams and his customer service is top notch.

02-27-2007, 05:38 PM	#29 (permalink)
SueT Neon dottyback Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 650 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: I really want a clam! then you can also check us out on his clam forum.. Barry has the best hand picked clams out there. Also you can sign up for an email he sends out when he has new clams in stock. __________________ 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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