Got a blue maxima clam yippeee

tinman

tinman

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i got a blue maxima clam yesterday :D

made space for it on the corner of the tank on sand bed ..

its opening up a little by little ..



any special considerations should be having with it ??
 
Strong light, pristine water conditions, LOTS of calcium and make sure you don't have fish nipping at it.
 
I hope you thought and did some research about it's requirements before the purchase. I have no idea what your equipment list is so I am not judging but it seems like you're asking a big question here.
 
i did do research :)

i refrained from adding one till now cause of not having enough lights ( even though fish store person said pcs are ok for the clam i know it isnt ) i got it now cause Tonight my tank is gonna go Kessil A350 yayyyyyyyyyyy

and water, i buy premixed salt water from lfs ..

i was worried about my flame angel nipping at it but its fine its not nipping at it al evening yesterday

was worried about my jaw fish burrying it in the sand so would place a rock under it if that happens

size of the clam is .. small id say around 5 inches in length


Edit : i would say around 3.5 to 4 inches not 5 inches ..
 
Calling Clam EXPERTS!!!!

Can you please post signs to watch out for or any links if a clam is not doing good?

Try not to trust certain LFS IMO..
 
I've seen BIG reef tanks lit by a couple kessil tubes. They are very powerful for size, but to be safe get that clam lined up under the light to get most PAR on it for health.
 
yup i dont trust LFS anymore :) learned they would say things to sell it lol

but regarding light and water qualiy no problems as far as i know .. i wouldnt even put it directly under that light beam ..
 
FishBeard said:
I've seen BIG reef tanks lit by a couple kessil tubes. They are very powerful for size, but to be safe get that clam lined up under the light to get most PAR on it for health.
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you mean directly under the beam ??

its too strong ..i only turned it up like 40 percent and its like 3 times brighter than my pcs... i doubt clams can take that much light
 
tinman said:
you mean directly under the beam ??

its too strong ..i only turned it up like 40 percent and its like 3 times brighter than my pcs... i doubt clams can take that much light
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The more light the better.. The maxima clam is very high light demanding clam
 
tinman said:
you mean directly under the beam ??

its too strong ..i only turned it up like 40 percent and its like 3 times brighter than my pcs... i doubt clams can take that much light
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Lol, unless you have par meter eyes, that's not a good way to measure how much light is going into your tank.

and i just looked up the kessils. Guess they are like spotlights so deeper tank should not be an issue. Should be in in your biocube.
 
Lumens and par are different. Clams need lots of par like sps corals. You can have tons of lumen rating and be very bright with very little par. With kessil at 40%, the clam may still want more light. U need to find someone with a par meter to tell you it's par at different % of output.
 
Your tank is small enough and i think the loght is strong enough however i wouldnt wait to place a small rock under it it can and will thrive in the sand but they like to attatch the foot to a rock then bury in sand thats my opinion also hope you inspected the clam for those snails also move it closer to center of your tank in a area with moderate flow also make sure the vent is the lower end of the clam
 
lunacris said:
Your tank is small enough and i think the loght is strong enough however i wouldnt wait to place a small rock under it it can and will thrive in the sand but they like to attatch the foot to a rock then bury in sand thats my opinion also hope you inspected the clam for those snails also move it closer to center of your tank in a area with moderate flow also make sure the vent is the lower end of the clam
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this helps ..

by vent you mean the triangle shaped thing at the bottom of the clam ?? and yes i did inspect for those sucker snails ..

i would love to place it on a rock middle of all those zoas :) would look wonderfull

i would probably get the kessil up tonite and then move it ..
 
Never expected this ;(

My dumb clowns are now trying to host the clam :( and it's closing too often
 
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