Deressa clams under VHO's

[Rock Anemone]

I currently have a 75 gallon reef tank that is 18 icnhes deep. the sandbed is 3-5 icnhes as well... There are 4-95 watt VHO URI bulbs. 2- Aqua Suns 2- Super Actinic. I also added 2-55 watt PC's 50/50 and 1-40 watt flourecent NO bulb "actinic." Would a derresa clam fair well on the sand bed in this tank? Also, would a maxima fair well at the surface? Thankyou for reading.

Sincerely,
Rock Anemone

 

[dznuts007]

I have 2 derasa clams that I've had for a couple months under 4x65w PC's (2 actinics and 2 whites 10000k's) and they're doing awesome. I totally notice new growth on the shells. If they can grow and flourish under these lights, I'm sure they'll do better under your lights, if not better...

 

[naka]

You should have no problems w/ your lighting set up. I think the VHO are great for the clams if you have enough. I have 6-110 watt URI VHO bulbs using 2 Ice Cap ballasts. 3 - Super Actinic, 1 - Aquasun 10,000K, 2 - Actinic White Flourescent bulbs 110 watt.

I have 1 Deressa, 1 Maxima, 1 Crocea all over a year, and doing very well. I don't feed them anything, and you can see by the pictures that they open up really wide to absorb all the VHO lighting.

 

[Rock Anemone]

WOW! Nice clams! Thanks for the Replies!

 

[Pomacanthus1]

Awesome clams naka!

Clams like derasa and squamosa do good under PC and VHO, but maxima and crocrea need more light, like MH. That is, unless you have a ton of VHO/PC like naka does.

 

[OrionN]

naka,
How are your clams?
Any new pictures? Any new growht of your clams?
Minh Nguyen

 

[reefy em]

I have been wondering the same, only under 4-96W PCs on a 58gal. Could I put derasa or squamosa on the sand bed though with this lighting? Hope so

 

[Rock Anemone]

Woah, a thread resurrected, heehee...

reefy em, yes you'll be able to place a Derasa and/or Squamosa on the sandbed without any problems.

Rock Anemone

 

[OrionN]

Woah, a thread resurrected, heehee...

reefy em, yes you'll be able to place a Derasa and/or Squamosa on the sandbed without any problems.

Rock Anemone

I just want to see how naka's Crocea doing after 1 year.
Reefy em, Squamosa and Derasa do not required very high light and would do fine in your tank light-wise. Clams always requires very clean water and high Ca, Alkalinity and low phosphate.
Minh Nguyen

 

[reefy em]

Thank goodness. Hey Rock Anemone, you changed your avatar! Thanks guys :rollface:

 

[holeinone1972]

I kept Both Maxima's and Crocea's under a 4 x 96 watt power compact. I had them there for more than a year before I moved up lighting.

Rob

 

[Guy]

I just want to see how naka's Crocea doing after 1 year.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=1143681&highlight=crocea#post1143681

 

[reefy em]

Well, holeinone1972, if you say I can keep them like that, then I for sure can! That makes me feel so much better

 

[holeinone1972]

As long as your water conditons and tankmates are good, I believe your lighting to be sufficient.

Rob
ECC

 

[reefy em]

Yes, I am going to make sure everything else is perfect before I add a clam. The tank was just set up this weekend and it's got a long way to go. I will be moving my stuff from my 20 gal. now over to it. That's about 20-30lbs. LR, coral beauty, neon goby, yellow wrasse, GSM, condy anemone, flower anemone, GSPs, zoos, organ pipe, xenia, shrooms, feather duster, blue leg & scarlet hermits, snails, yellow gorgonian. I think that is everyone. As far as I've read, none of these guys will bother a clam and my wrasse will help clean it.

 

[Rock Anemone]

Minh Nguyen, no problem, I guess I should have added a laughing smiley " :lol: " after that, it was ment to be a joke, I wasn't mad...

reefy em, thanks for noticing, I wanted to try out something differen't.

Also, I've seen a large amount of Maximas that have done awsome under PC and VHO lighting. Some even on the sandbed. However, if you're going to try it, I suggest finding a vendor that raises them under such lighting, or from someones who has been keeping them under that lighting.

Rock Anemone