Clam health

[jfl14609]

I just bought these two clams on sunday the one really doesnt look good are they just still acclimating? my levels are
1.026
cal 460
alk 3.45
nitrate 20
Phos un detectable with salifert
no ammonia or nitrites
I havent tested mag as its always perfect
I drip acclimated them for about 6 hours before placing them in the tank sunday as well

Thanks for the help

 

[skinz78]

The derasa doesn't look good at all. Your alk is low and your nitrates are a little high.

What fish and inverts do you have?

 

[jfl14609]

I have a blue hippo. chromis. clarkii clown, six line wrasse, queen conch and a cleaner shrimp. and an bta but he is way on the other side of the tank. to be honest I havent seen anything go near them and the two came from the smae place and are within I would say about 6 inches of eachother. what levels would be ideal for these guys. I have been trying to get the nitrates down they just dont want to listen

 

[jfl14609]

sorry I worded that incorrectly I thought that alk should be between 2.9 and 4

 

[mbbuna]

your alk is fine. just an fyi, when you give test #'s you should add the units of measure you use. Alk is a good example why. there 3 common units of measure, dkh, ppm and meq/l and people can get confused if you just post 3.45 and think its dkh and tell you your alk is very low when 3.45meq/l is actually good to high

 

[jfl14609]

oh ok thanks is meq/l any idea whats causing this

 

[mbbuna]

no meq/l is the units of measure your test kit uses http://www.saltyzoo.com/SaltyCalcs/AlkConv.php

the maxima looks fine

i dont think the derasa will make it. since in clam is very new to you i would guess it wasnt in great shape when you got it and the trip home along with the new environment pushed it over the edge

 

[jfl14609]

I meant the measurement was meq/l is there anything I can do about the clam or just let it do its thing

 

[mbbuna]

the maxima looks fine. i dont think there is anything you can do for th derasa