my first clam

jlfnjlf

jlfnjlf

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I was at the Coral Reef Shop, and they had a tank with "calm special $28" so I got one.

Here it is.
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Now that I have the MH on my tank I felt it was time.

Being that this is my first clam I am open to advice and recommendations.

Thanks,

John
 
Clams are hard to keep in brand new tanks so be on the look out.
Your Alk needs to be rock solid (no up and down) no lower than 5.5-6 And whatch out on you Calcium.

I'm having a VERY hard time keeping my Alk up.
I just keep adding Alk Daily, and it keeps sucking it down.
 
I just got my first clam as well.
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My cal has dropped a little over the last week, so I had to dial up the reactor. My alk also dropped, but its at 9.8 right now.
 
Nice colors guys.....scores for both of you......mine is a boring solid blue.

Yes, the suck the Ca and Alk out with shell prodution.....however they have been said to take up Nitrates........
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9612512#post9612512 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by funman1
Nice..
I fight to keep my alk above 6.5 daily.
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Do you use a buffer? That is pretty low.
 
John,

I sure hope the clam works out for you - it is a very sweet specimen. Mine did not fair so well - I did not have my parameters dialed in well enough and after a couple weeks they died. The consensus at the time was it due to the tank not being fully established long enough to keep the flux to a minimum. I am rooting for ya!
 
that is a very nice clam.

I have a crocea clam and it is doing very well (I hope). I dont stay on top of my alk as i should. But calcium is always good. Ive had it since christmass and its already had some new growth. I am going to need to get a smaller clam in the future. its in my nano under my 150w HQI.
 
juaninsac,

I would say it is around 3" perhaps 2.5 minimum. I am currently monitoring my Ca and Alk on a daily basis. Ca is running 330, and Alk 7.4. I do have a Ca reactor on the system, and I am slowly cranking it up. I have not seen any drop in Ca or Alk since adding the clam.

Thanks,

John
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9620479#post9620479 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jlfnjlf
juaninsac,

I would say it is around 3" perhaps 2.5 minimum. I am currently monitoring my Ca and Alk on a daily basis. Ca is running 330, and Alk 7.4. I do have a Ca reactor on the system, and I am slowly cranking it up. I have not seen any drop in Ca or Alk since adding the clam.

Thanks,

John
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Ah, good. For whatever reason to my eyes it looks smaller. The little 1-1.5" clams are very tough to keep. The energy that a clam can derive from photosynthesis is generally inversely proprtional to its size--really small clams need a lot of phytoplankton to thrive.

3" is a good size. Besides a lot of light, it will appreciate being in an area of low flow. The mantle shouldn't appear to be waving in the current or anything. Obviously the mantle should not be in contact with any corals, anemones, etc that will sting it. Your placement on the rock, rather than the sand, is good too. Keep in mind that they are situated nearly horizontal to the light source in the wild. It should soon be attaching itself to the rock with byssal threads. Once it does, do NOT attempt to move it. As far as water quality goes you're probably fine if you're keeping stony corals successfully.
 
my clam from the coral reef shop for $28 has attached itself to the rock its next too, does that mean its happy? am i in the clear? (as in it won't die) i mean since this clam is now stuck to the rock does that mean my tank is perfect for this clam to survive in?
 
Here it is after a month.
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It is doing quite well. I did have up the output on my Ca reactor to keep up with the consumption of calcium.

John
 
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