DIY Clam mounting help needed

Altohombre · 04-17-2008, 11:47 PM

The Teardrop Maxima I have in the sand keeps falling over to one side. It is clearly having an issue attaching its foot in the 2.5" sandbed and I want to add something under it. Unfortunately I don't have any flat pieces of rock to add under the clam and was wondering if anything in my house could work. The things that have come to mind are a piece of acrylic from my glass canopy I used or a large bottle cap from maybe a pickle jar. Has anyone tried anything with success other than putting it on LR?

Frankie · 04-18-2008, 12:03 AM

The cap would corrode. How about a piece of ceramic tile?

Jeremy0322 · 04-18-2008, 12:23 AM

I dont know how clams feet work, but would it attach to something like eggcrate?

CATALYST · 04-18-2008, 02:23 AM

Put it up on the rocks. If you want it to attach so you can move it up you can use a half shell. They aren't sand dwellers.

returnofsid · 04-18-2008, 05:21 AM

Sometimes you can buy half clam shells from your LFS. Put it in your rockwork and put the clam on it. This "bowl" type shape helps keep the clam in place until it attaches. Otherwise, any "flatish" rock will work out the same way. As was mentioned above, your particular clam is a rock dweller and not a sand dweller.

04-17-2008, 11:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
Altohombre Tubeworm Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 25 View Gallery Karma Komment	DIY Clam mounting help needed The Teardrop Maxima I have in the sand keeps falling over to one side. It is clearly having an issue attaching its foot in the 2.5" sandbed and I want to add something under it. Unfortunately I don't have any flat pieces of rock to add under the clam and was wondering if anything in my house could work. The things that have come to mind are a piece of acrylic from my glass canopy I used or a large bottle cap from maybe a pickle jar. Has anyone tried anything with success other than putting it on LR?

04-18-2008, 12:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
Frankie Angel Girl's Daddy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The End Of The World Posts: 7,326 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: DIY Clam mounting help needed The cap would corrode. How about a piece of ceramic tile? __________________ Bruce: Today's meeting is Step 5: Bring a fish friend. Everyone brought a fish friend? DIY=DO IT YOURSELF! If we ignore the environment maybe it will just go away....

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Jeremy0322 Serpent Star Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 206 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY Clam mounting help needed I dont know how clams feet work, but would it attach to something like eggcrate? __________________ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...lon-build.html -Check it out and let me know what you think Don't blow it - good planets are hard to find. "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not." — Dr. Seuss, from The Lorax

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CATALYST Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 945 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY Clam mounting help needed Put it up on the rocks. If you want it to attach so you can move it up you can use a half shell. They aren't sand dwellers. __________________

04-18-2008, 05:21 AM	#5 (permalink)
returnofsid Tunicate Join Date: May 2006 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 22 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: DIY Clam mounting help needed Sometimes you can buy half clam shells from your LFS. Put it in your rockwork and put the clam on it. This "bowl" type shape helps keep the clam in place until it attaches. Otherwise, any "flatish" rock will work out the same way. As was mentioned above, your particular clam is a rock dweller and not a sand dweller.

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