Par reading for squamosa

oblio

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Was curious if anyone had any guidelines for this subject. I've been really wanting to bring a clam into my system and was curious of specific lighting. I understand that PAR is somewhat subjective, and possibly even difficult to pinpoint, however I just so happen to have a borrowed par meter, and my LFS is ordering me a ORA Squamosa clam due in this week. (so the adventure begins)
I'm certain I have enough light, proper levels and such. But it occurred to me does this number exist? If so I could at least make an attempt to place properly. I picked a Squamosa as I would prefer to keep him on the sand. I have plenty of lights, 2 Kessil 360awe's and 2 36" ATI blue plus T5 supplements over a 90 drilled. Dosers taking care of the alk/cal. Tank is a mixed reef, mostly sps all seem to be growing and happy. My only real concern is my fish, any that misbehave will be evicted. I feed about 4 times a day so I am hoping to keep any nipping to a minimum.
Back to the original question, any numbers would be appreciated.
 
Well I don't know my PAR readings But I have a very large one under a Gen 2 Radion The light is set to 14K @ 85% for 6:15 min a day I also have a good size Derasa & Maxima under the same light.
Oh The distance is about 18-20" from the light.
 
I would think you would be fine, i have a 90 as well, probably about the same specs as yours i would imagine, i have a reef breeders led with 90 degree optics, photon 48, hung 2 feet above the tank and a maxima and dersa both in the sand bed doing fine and growing, dersa has been there for roughly 3 or so months now, maxima for around a year. I'm pretty sure a squamosa falls in between those two types for lighting needs. If you're talking about exact placement, technically the maxima should be getting more light than the dersa, but they are both just fine in the sand roughly 4 inches from each other. I don't think theres a magic number, but more than likely a good range to put him in, i'd imagine that range can vary a decent amount.
 
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