Clams with VHO

jedi31 · 03/29/2006, 05:41 PM

I have a 90 Gallon tank about 8 months old that is running 550 watts of VHO's. I have several LPS and a Monti plate doing well. I was wondering what kind of clam I could get with this setup. I am looking to put the clam midway up on the rocks. Thanks for the advice.

Mike

Amphiprion · 03/29/2006, 07:01 PM

You should be fine with any species, IME. Derasa and gigas will do ok toward the bottom as well. Since most prefer rock anyway, it would be better to place them on the rocks in a higher position.

vthondaboi · 03/29/2006, 07:11 PM

I wouldn't try a Maxima, maybe a crocea at the very top

Amphiprion · 03/29/2006, 07:13 PM

???T. crocea is found in shallower depths in general than T. maxima=more light.

nccmike · 03/29/2006, 07:29 PM

I just got this clam in a trade. He is under 2 150 watt halides.

Is he high enough? Its a tall tank 28 inches.

Amphiprion · 03/29/2006, 07:31 PM

By the looks of it, it seems to be T. crocea, which would benefit from being on a hardpan surface.

nccmike · 03/29/2006, 07:41 PM

i traded some xenia for this and really don't know much about it.
Your saying it likes hard surfaces. Are these high light corals?

mr pink floyd · 03/29/2006, 08:30 PM

clams!!!
YES the nneed intense lighting, your halide should be ok, but thats just MHO

Amphiprion · 03/29/2006, 09:14 PM

Yes, they prefer hard surfaces and high light. Sitting them higher up on the rocks would be the ideal situation.These animals are not corals, rather, they are in an entirely different group of animals.

rayjay · 03/29/2006, 10:52 PM

My clams are under NO fluorescent lighting so I don't think you should have any problem at all. (1 squamosa, 2 crocea)

nccmike · 03/30/2006, 07:40 AM

thanks for the responses.

I'm going to put him up about 1/2 way on a rock.

Thing with it is when he closes up when something swims by the force actually turns him in the sand.

I can only amagine what will happen on a hard surface.
I'm going to try and place him where it can be wedged in.

iCam · 03/30/2006, 07:42 AM

I kept croceas and maximas successfully under VHO for quite a while before I got my MH set up.

jedi31 · 03/30/2006, 10:50 AM

Thanks for the replies it looks like I will purchase a clam this weekend.

reverendmaynard · 03/30/2006, 11:16 AM

Don't wedge it in in such a way as to restrict the opening of the shell. This can suffocate it rather quickly.

Amphiprion · 03/30/2006, 12:18 PM

Right, do NOT restrict the clam in any way. If the surface is suitable, it will attach and stay put by itself.

03/29/2006, 05:41 PM	#1
jedi31 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: PA Posts: 173	Clams with VHO I have a 90 Gallon tank about 8 months old that is running 550 watts of VHO's. I have several LPS and a Monti plate doing well. I was wondering what kind of clam I could get with this setup. I am looking to put the clam midway up on the rocks. Thanks for the advice. Mike

03/29/2006, 07:01 PM	#2
Amphiprion Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 6,611	You should be fine with any species, IME. Derasa and gigas will do ok toward the bottom as well. Since most prefer rock anyway, it would be better to place them on the rocks in a higher position. __________________ You've done it now, haven't you? Current Tank Info: 40g breeder patch reef w/ seagrass; 2-250w XM 10K; Vortech MP40wES & MP10wES; BM Curve 7 skimmer; carbon & occasional GFO

03/29/2006, 07:11 PM	#3
vthondaboi Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 916	I wouldn't try a Maxima, maybe a crocea at the very top __________________ 250G - 75G Sump, ATB 10.5 deluxe, ACIII, 72 Cree LEDs, 2xMP40ES and 2x6055, Eheim 1262 return, and PM Calcium Reactor Current Tank Info: 90G, Aquactinics Solar Flare, Tunze 6045, 2x6055 single controller and Nano Wavebox, Alpha Cone 170 - 75G Aquactinic TX5, Tunze 6025 & Remora

03/29/2006, 07:13 PM	#4
Amphiprion Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 6,611	???T. crocea is found in shallower depths in general than T. maxima=more light. __________________ You've done it now, haven't you? Current Tank Info: 40g breeder patch reef w/ seagrass; 2-250w XM 10K; Vortech MP40wES & MP10wES; BM Curve 7 skimmer; carbon & occasional GFO

03/29/2006, 07:31 PM	#6
Amphiprion Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 6,611	By the looks of it, it seems to be T. crocea, which would benefit from being on a hardpan surface. __________________ You've done it now, haven't you? Current Tank Info: 40g breeder patch reef w/ seagrass; 2-250w XM 10K; Vortech MP40wES & MP10wES; BM Curve 7 skimmer; carbon & occasional GFO

03/29/2006, 07:29 PM	#5
nccmike Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 158	I just got this clam in a trade. He is under 2 150 watt halides. Is he high enough? Its a tall tank 28 inches.

03/29/2006, 07:41 PM	#7
nccmike Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 158	i traded some xenia for this and really don't know much about it. Your saying it likes hard surfaces. Are these high light corals?

03/29/2006, 08:30 PM	#8
mr pink floyd Moved On Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: west hartford, CT Posts: 3,480	clams!!! YES the nneed intense lighting, your halide should be ok, but thats just MHO

03/29/2006, 09:14 PM	#9
Amphiprion Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 6,611	Yes, they prefer hard surfaces and high light. Sitting them higher up on the rocks would be the ideal situation.These animals are not corals, rather, they are in an entirely different group of animals. __________________ You've done it now, haven't you? Current Tank Info: 40g breeder patch reef w/ seagrass; 2-250w XM 10K; Vortech MP40wES & MP10wES; BM Curve 7 skimmer; carbon & occasional GFO

03/29/2006, 10:52 PM	#10
rayjay Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 3,969	My clams are under NO fluorescent lighting so I don't think you should have any problem at all. (1 squamosa, 2 crocea) __________________ Seahorses. Culture nanno, rotifers and brine shrimp. Current Tank Info: Seahorses

03/30/2006, 07:40 AM	#11
nccmike Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 158	thanks for the responses. I'm going to put him up about 1/2 way on a rock. Thing with it is when he closes up when something swims by the force actually turns him in the sand. I can only amagine what will happen on a hard surface. I'm going to try and place him where it can be wedged in.

03/30/2006, 07:42 AM	#12
iCam Window Seat Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: D/FW, Texas Posts: 4,135	I kept croceas and maximas successfully under VHO for quite a while before I got my MH set up.

03/30/2006, 10:50 AM	#13
jedi31 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: PA Posts: 173	Thanks for the replies it looks like I will purchase a clam this weekend.

03/30/2006, 11:16 AM	#14
reverendmaynard Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: RI Posts: 1,490	Don't wedge it in in such a way as to restrict the opening of the shell. This can suffocate it rather quickly. __________________ Think for yourself. Question authority. Current Tank Info: 125 gal AGA, setup on 1/1/06; 29 gal seahorse tank, setup 10/21/06

03/30/2006, 12:18 PM	#15
Amphiprion Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 6,611	Right, do NOT restrict the clam in any way. If the surface is suitable, it will attach and stay put by itself. __________________ You've done it now, haven't you? Current Tank Info: 40g breeder patch reef w/ seagrass; 2-250w XM 10K; Vortech MP40wES & MP10wES; BM Curve 7 skimmer; carbon & occasional GFO