Clam color fading

Tab964 · 11-05-2009, 12:27 PM

I have a 3.5" crocea for about 4 months now. It is the normal deep blue and seems fine except it has some areas where the color is fading from its mantle. It is in the same spot anchorded to a rock resting on the sandbed. The shell has eveident it has grown and opens and closes noramally. The fading areas are near the ends between the folds and overlaps. Could this be a lighting problem? It is under a 250 MH which is only maybe 6 months old however a generic bulb maybe the life is exhausted. I ordered 2 new Pheonix bulbs hoping that is the issue could it be something else?
My stats are:
Cal 320
KH 10.2
Ph 8.2
Mag 1300
amn, trite, Pho at 0
trates are less the 5

Tab964 · 11-07-2009, 11:03 AM

here are some pix. I am hoping someone could tell me if something is wrong. I do not want to loose my clam.

TylerHaworth · 11-07-2009, 11:08 AM

Calcium strikes me as quite a bit lower than it should be. Also, what kind of flow do you have?

Tab964 · 11-07-2009, 12:04 PM

Well my calcium is actualy 420. I edit the first post but it is toward bottom where you can't really see it. The flow is pretty good the edges of mantle do move with the currents. Nothing has really changed in the clams area. When it is closed you can see the growth on the shell and even one of those rib like shell projections that ride up the shell. I am guessing crocea get them as well but are more visible on maximas.

cheeks69 · 11-07-2009, 03:49 PM

The lighting appears sufficient but have there been any sudden fluctuations in parameters particularly cal/alk/mag ? Have you inspected for any Pyramid snails ?

Tab964 · 11-07-2009, 07:15 PM

Well my Alk was a little low enough to cause some loss on my birds nest, it is now normal. As for the snails what do they look like. I did find one of those sundial looking snails with the black and white alterbating stripes on a zoo but pulled it and flushed. Are the pyramid large enough to see?

11-05-2009, 12:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tab964 Bryozoan Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 48 View Gallery Karma Komment	Clam color fading I have a 3.5" crocea for about 4 months now. It is the normal deep blue and seems fine except it has some areas where the color is fading from its mantle. It is in the same spot anchorded to a rock resting on the sandbed. The shell has eveident it has grown and opens and closes noramally. The fading areas are near the ends between the folds and overlaps. Could this be a lighting problem? It is under a 250 MH which is only maybe 6 months old however a generic bulb maybe the life is exhausted. I ordered 2 new Pheonix bulbs hoping that is the issue could it be something else? My stats are: Cal 320 KH 10.2 Ph 8.2 Mag 1300 amn, trite, Pho at 0 trates are less the 5 Last edited by Tab964 : 11-05-2009 at 12:29 PM. Reason: I mean Cal at 420 not 320

11-07-2009, 11:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tab964 Bryozoan Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 48 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Clam color fading pictures here are some pix. I am hoping someone could tell me if something is wrong. I do not want to loose my clam.

11-07-2009, 11:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
TylerHaworth Torch coral Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Huntington, WV Posts: 523 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Clam color fading Calcium strikes me as quite a bit lower than it should be. Also, what kind of flow do you have?

11-07-2009, 12:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tab964 Bryozoan Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 48 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Clam color fading Well my calcium is actualy 420. I edit the first post but it is toward bottom where you can't really see it. The flow is pretty good the edges of mantle do move with the currents. Nothing has really changed in the clams area. When it is closed you can see the growth on the shell and even one of those rib like shell projections that ride up the shell. I am guessing crocea get them as well but are more visible on maximas.

11-07-2009, 03:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 7,386 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Clam color fading The lighting appears sufficient but have there been any sudden fluctuations in parameters particularly cal/alk/mag ? Have you inspected for any Pyramid snails ? __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

11-07-2009, 07:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tab964 Bryozoan Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 48 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Clam color fading Well my Alk was a little low enough to cause some loss on my birds nest, it is now normal. As for the snails what do they look like. I did find one of those sundial looking snails with the black and white alterbating stripes on a zoo but pulled it and flushed. Are the pyramid large enough to see?

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