bori
Premium Member
I'm on vacation this week & here in NYC it's been raining all week. So since I couldn't go anywhere I've been "LFS hopping."
I've been reading up on clams for a month & decided a Squamosa would be suitable for my first clam & the 2-175W 10K MH & 2-40W NO actinics I have. I talked to my LFS guy here at "Petland" & mentioned I was in the hunt for a Squamosa. He came through for me & got me 1 huge son-of-gun! About the size of a soft ball. Corraline encrusted with flower anemones attached & who knows what else, 6 1/2" across brown & green & tan striated. I fell in love & purchased it. He triple bagged it & I took it home. Thing must weigh about 4 lbs. I floated the bag & tied it to the side of my stand to begin acclimating it. 1/2 hr. later I started openning the 3 bags he put it in. When I got to the final bag the damn thing broke loose from the rope I had it tied to & went crashing down 30" on my 270lbs of live rock :eek2: He came out of the bags & not wanting to stress him any further I "dusted" him off, uprighted him & left him there. I won't forgive myself if this huge specimen that took who knows how many years to reach this size is hurt or killed by my stupidity. Please tell me he'll make it! It's been abou 3 hrs & he has openned up & seems to have settled. What do you think? --Rob--
I've been reading up on clams for a month & decided a Squamosa would be suitable for my first clam & the 2-175W 10K MH & 2-40W NO actinics I have. I talked to my LFS guy here at "Petland" & mentioned I was in the hunt for a Squamosa. He came through for me & got me 1 huge son-of-gun! About the size of a soft ball. Corraline encrusted with flower anemones attached & who knows what else, 6 1/2" across brown & green & tan striated. I fell in love & purchased it. He triple bagged it & I took it home. Thing must weigh about 4 lbs. I floated the bag & tied it to the side of my stand to begin acclimating it. 1/2 hr. later I started openning the 3 bags he put it in. When I got to the final bag the damn thing broke loose from the rope I had it tied to & went crashing down 30" on my 270lbs of live rock :eek2: He came out of the bags & not wanting to stress him any further I "dusted" him off, uprighted him & left him there. I won't forgive myself if this huge specimen that took who knows how many years to reach this size is hurt or killed by my stupidity. Please tell me he'll make it! It's been abou 3 hrs & he has openned up & seems to have settled. What do you think? --Rob--