Clam Lighting

[ronald7410]

What signs of stress let you know that your clam isn't receiving the right amount of beneficial light?

 

[skinz78]

The mantle may be bleaching and it would be streaching for the light.

 

[ronald7410]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12541047#post12541047 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by skinz78
The mantle may be bleaching and it would be streaching for the light.

Bleaching as in browning and losing pigments, right?

And stretching as in mouth wide open as opposed to barely open, right?

 

[skinz78]

No bleaching means turning white in spots. And streaching its mantle up towards the light.

Can you post a pic of the clam in question?

 

[ronald7410]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12541352#post12541352 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by skinz78
No bleaching means turning white in spots. And streaching its mantle up towards the light.

Can you post a pic of the clam in question?

Yeah sure. But I can't afford a camera so I will be using the camera of my phone. I'll post them up tomorrow.

 

[Reef Mongoose]

what type of lighting do you have the clam under?

 

[ronald7410]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12541352#post12541352 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by skinz78
No bleaching means turning white in spots. And streaching its mantle up towards the light.

Can you post a pic of the clam in question?

Here's the pictures.

The brown spots were already on there when I bought them, these are my first clams so I didnt know how to differentiate between grades.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12543698#post12543698 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reef Mongoose
what type of lighting do you have the clam under?

I'm running 4 54w t-5 HO bulbs with SLRs. The clam is about 14" below the surface with 3" between the bulbs and the surface.

 

[ezcompany]

what kind of bulbs are you running?

 

[ronald7410]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12554707#post12554707 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ezcompany
what kind of bulbs are you running?

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