Crocea and 400 watt VHO

[aquamann46]

2 weeks ago i bought my first clam a blue crocea about 5 inches long. im keeping it high up in my rockwork about 4" from the surface. it has attached to the rock i put it on. i have 4 x 95 watt VHO bulbs(2x URI super actinic blue and 2x Actinic white 12000k) with a polished aluminum reflector. im feeding the tank every day with phyto and live baby brine. do you think it will be ok?

 

[Scuba Dog]

Crocea's require the most light of all the clams. IMO it will need more light.

 

[aquamann46]

id appreciate a little more help here on this subject. has anyone kept crocea's under VHO's???????????????

 

[rxdi]

I keep 3" corcea, 8" gigas and 9"derasa under 220 watts of vho and 96 watts of pc. The corcea has been in there a year, I took it out of my other tank with mh and think it colored up a little bright under the vho.

 

[rxdi]

gigas and derasa

 

[aquamann46]

did you keep it in the sand bed under vho?

 

[rxdi]

Yes their all on the sand. The sand bed is about 4" so there is about 15" of water above it.

 

[aquamann46]

how long have you had these under vho? do you think i will be ok?

 

[Julio]

i think you have sufficient lighting and it will thrive in yoru set up.