LED lighting for crocea clam

[Hobby Farmer]

Is my Current USA Marine Pro LED strip bright enough for a Crocea clam?
Also I have started it on a flat live rock on the bottom(21" from lights)
How do I gradually move it up higher? How will I know how it likes it?
These are the LED configurations
Cool White - 8,000K
Magenta - Indigo
Royal Blue - 445mn
Ultraviolet - 415nm
Deep Blue - 453nm

 

[fijisrfr]

No


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[SammyL]

I agree, NO

 

[lokmar]

I've kept croceas under an ecoxotic canon 100 watt oval pendant light, a kessil 360, and a radeon x30 pro. The clams were no deeper then 12" in the water with any of the lights. Cant say if anything else with less par would work but I wouldnt want to try it.

 

[Ron Reefman]

Hobby Framer, you can keep one, but in 3 or 4 months it will be just a shell. It might work if the clam is 12" deep or less. Sorry, it's just a shallow tank or FOWLR light.

 

[jayball]

Is my Current USA Marine Pro LED strip bright enough for a Crocea clam?
Also I have started it on a flat live rock on the bottom(21" from lights)
How do I gradually move it up higher? How will I know how it likes it?
These are the LED configurations
Cool White - 8,000K
Magenta - Indigo
Royal Blue - 445mn
Ultraviolet - 415nm
Deep Blue - 453nm

Like everyone else said no...

According to Current at that depth you are under 100 par and that is only directly under the light, as you move away from centered (front to back) that will drop.

http://current-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Orbit_Marine_Light_Specifications.pdf

 

[Wazzel]

You can do clams under LED, but not sure that model has enough output for a clam to survive.

 

[Gil03]

I've had a derasa in my tank for over a year now, lighting is an AI Vega Color with no LED being higher than 60% and it's doing fine, color is vibrant and growing like crazy.

 

[Hobby Farmer]

Thanks for your responses. I will add lighting. I moved it up to 12" under lights but any higher makes for difficult viewing. Any suggestions for extra lighting? There is room on either side of the 48" LED strip which is free standing over the tank. I can retrofit lights into the canopy as well.

 

[jayball]

Thanks for your responses. I will add lighting. I moved it up to 12" under lights but any higher makes for difficult viewing. Any suggestions for extra lighting? There is room on either side of the 48" LED strip which is free standing over the tank. I can retrofit lights into the canopy as well.

What are the dimensions of the tank? One or two sets of t-5retrofit would work depending on the size of the tank.

 

[ca1ore]

Crocea has probably the highest light requirement of all the giant clams, followed by Maxima, and are best positioned up high in the rockwork. Squamosa, deresa and gigas can make do with quite a bit less and will be fine sitting on the bottom.

 

[grigsy]

Nope - not enough light IMO for clams