How you try to tell if a clam is dead? Mine is not responsive to light or touch... He is about halfway open... :sad:

Oh and on a same but different note my citron goby is hiding out inside him :)

If it is not responding to light or if it doesn't close or move when you put a little squeeze on the shell it is more then likely a goner, sorry but this is what I have found out with the bucket load of clams I have lost lately.

Aww nuts I will pull him out then and that might help with the nitrites and phospates that found after getting my water tested at Blue World :cry:

When you pull it out of the water see if it reacts and also see if it has a rotten smell, that will give you your answer.

You'll know when you pull it out if it's alive or not because it will smell really bad. I had a clam die on me once but the mantle stayed open and kept its color, it was the foot that seemed to rot away but its unresponsiveness was what made me check it out.

Have you put a grounding probe in your system yet?

Actually no, someone told me that if I had stray electric voltage I would definaly feel it and the fish wouldn't be doing well...

I just pulled him and he is gutted in the inside, his foot smells rotten... :sad: Another casualty. Maybe the contributor of the continuation of the problem....

No, that's not quite right. It only takes a very small amount to affect your corals.
You also may have an intermittent voltage leak, you don't know.
It's a cheap insurance policy. Your LFS will carry it.

Hum ok I will go pick a meter up tomarrow then. Thanks for the advice, I will keep you guys informed :)

The brass thing you mentioned, is it exposed to water? Brass is a copper alloy, so this would be bad...