clam question

ly057 · 02/20/2011, 10:54 AM

so ive got a 14 gallon biocube and i want a clam. what are my chances of keeping one successfully in an unmodified, stock biocube?

moliken · 02/20/2011, 01:15 PM

lighting is what?
how old is the setup?

OrionN · 02/20/2011, 01:32 PM

It is likely not having enough light for Crocea or Maxima and is too small for other Tridacnic species.

ly057 · 02/21/2011, 09:04 AM

its just the stock biocube right out of the box, but its one of the newer designs. dude at my lfs said theyre deepwater clams and light shouldnt be an issue. im more worried about keeping up with the calcium it would draw. this is my first saltwater tank on my own. my mom always had some when i was a kid. i know the basics, ive just never had to dose anything like that myself before. as far as space goes by the time it gets big enough to be a problem i should have some roomier accommodations for him by then. i couldnt tell you what kind they are but the one with my eye on it is only about three inches long and is orange with green swirls in the mantle, i figure ill try him for $25 first and see how it goes.

mscarpena · 02/21/2011, 05:28 PM

That would probably be a Deresa and will out grow that tank in a matter of months. Also they are not deep water clams and while they are less light demanding they still need a lot more than what that stock BioCube has to offer. Also if you have never dosed anything I would not go for it. They soak up a lot of calcium and ALK. Sounds like it is just destined to die. And the Dude at the LFS is wrong light will be an issue.

ly057 · 02/21/2011, 07:19 PM

after checking around on google images its definitely a Deresa. do you know of any kind of clams i would be able to keep with those specs? im dying for little mollusk in my life!

ly057 · 02/21/2011, 07:24 PM

these are my lighting specs, 1 24w 10000k and 1 24 w true actinic 03 and the blue led night lights

OrionN · 02/21/2011, 09:51 PM

They get big really fast. i got a Derasa from Petco 1.5 inches 3/2010. It is now just over 6 inches less than 1 year later.

moliken · 02/22/2011, 05:50 AM

very doubtful for any clam to live under that lighting. my derasas have tripled in 18 months.

mscarpena · 02/23/2011, 06:40 PM

Yeah no clams for you with that lighting sorry.

02/20/2011, 10:54 AM	#1
ly057 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: psl Posts: 23	clam question so ive got a 14 gallon biocube and i want a clam. what are my chances of keeping one successfully in an unmodified, stock biocube?

02/20/2011, 01:15 PM	#2
moliken Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: smyrna Posts: 3,536	lighting is what? how old is the setup? __________________ not obsessse--scuse me gotta check on the tank Current Tank Info: 75 and 65gals plumbed together, clams 12 fish. lps corals/ aquaillumination leds on the 75 and lovin them. t5's

02/20/2011, 01:32 PM	#3
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	It is likely not having enough light for Crocea or Maxima and is too small for other Tridacnic species. __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

02/21/2011, 09:04 AM	#4
ly057 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: psl Posts: 23	its just the stock biocube right out of the box, but its one of the newer designs. dude at my lfs said theyre deepwater clams and light shouldnt be an issue. im more worried about keeping up with the calcium it would draw. this is my first saltwater tank on my own. my mom always had some when i was a kid. i know the basics, ive just never had to dose anything like that myself before. as far as space goes by the time it gets big enough to be a problem i should have some roomier accommodations for him by then. i couldnt tell you what kind they are but the one with my eye on it is only about three inches long and is orange with green swirls in the mantle, i figure ill try him for $25 first and see how it goes. Last edited by ly057; 02/21/2011 at 09:07 AM. Reason: cause im dumb

02/21/2011, 09:51 PM	#8
OrionN Moved on Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Coastal Texas Posts: 16,000	They get big really fast. i got a Derasa from Petco 1.5 inches 3/2010. It is now just over 6 inches less than 1 year later. __________________ Minh My homepage is my album here at Reef Central Current Tank Info: Reboot 320 anemones reef. Angels: Yellow Chest Regal(2), Flame (2). Copperband But. Tangs: Yellow, Purple. Wrasse: about 20 wrasses various species. Anemones: Giantea X4 (Breen, Blue, Purple and Multicolors), Haddoni X1 Red, Magnifica X1 Purpletip

02/21/2011, 05:28 PM	#5
mscarpena Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Buffalo, New York Posts: 1,924	That would probably be a Deresa and will out grow that tank in a matter of months. Also they are not deep water clams and while they are less light demanding they still need a lot more than what that stock BioCube has to offer. Also if you have never dosed anything I would not go for it. They soak up a lot of calcium and ALK. Sounds like it is just destined to die. And the Dude at the LFS is wrong light will be an issue.

02/21/2011, 07:19 PM	#6
ly057 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: psl Posts: 23	after checking around on google images its definitely a Deresa. do you know of any kind of clams i would be able to keep with those specs? im dying for little mollusk in my life!

02/21/2011, 07:24 PM	#7
ly057 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: psl Posts: 23	these are my lighting specs, 1 24w 10000k and 1 24 w true actinic 03 and the blue led night lights

02/22/2011, 05:50 AM	#9
moliken Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: smyrna Posts: 3,536	very doubtful for any clam to live under that lighting. my derasas have tripled in 18 months. __________________ not obsessse--scuse me gotta check on the tank Current Tank Info: 75 and 65gals plumbed together, clams 12 fish. lps corals/ aquaillumination leds on the 75 and lovin them. t5's

02/23/2011, 06:40 PM	#10
mscarpena Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Buffalo, New York Posts: 1,924	Yeah no clams for you with that lighting sorry.

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