Am I ready for a T. crocea?

[Mighty Quinn]

Greetings Clam Lovers!

I have a 25 gallon reef tank that has been established for 3 years. I would like to have a T. crocea in this little tank, but I have always resisted the urge to purchase beautiful specimens from my LFS. I always felt that my lighting was not sufficient for a clam. I recently upgraded the lighting from 130 W PC's to 2 X 96W quad PCs (Sunpaq 50/50 10000K/460nm). Here is a picture of my lighting hood:

The distance between my PCs and the sand bed is ~16 inches. So, I now have ~7.7 W/gallon, which seems pretty decent. Be honest with me: is this enough/appropriate light for a T. crocea?

I should also add that I have been adding daily additions of phytoplankton since the tank was started 3 years ago. My little tank is packed with feather dusters and small rock clams that were hitchhikers on the live rock. The tank is predominantly soft coral dominated, so the clam would be the major strain on calcium. I keep up with calcium using 2-part balanced calcium/alkalinity supplements.

Thanks in advance for your advice.

Quinn

 

[joeychitwood]

I think your light would be adequate. I kept a crocea for three years under similar conditions with nice growth until I took the tank down.

 

[Ti]

try it