Clam Info
 

Just curious to know what type of clam(s) that members on this board keep. Please list below the following:

1-Species

2-Lighting

3-Location in tank

4-Feeding Schedule

5-Water Perameters-Salinity,Temperature, Calcium levels

I kept a squamosa for about 1 year under 250 & 400w MH in the bottom of my tank, didn't feed it. It was always open and responsive, didn't grow much in 1 year though, but at the time I was not maintaining my calcium levels because the clam was the only calcium dependant organism in my tank.

Sort of skipped a couple of years in the poll. I have had my clams for more than a year but less than 3 years.
Anyway I have a Squamosa and a Derasa on the sandbed. 3 Croceas and a teardrop in the rockwork.
400W MH light.
I dose my tank daily with Phytofeast. Was dosing with DT's but found the Phytofeast a more cost effective method.
I run a calcium reactor (Precision Marine 622) So far able to keep up and have not had to suppliment calcium.
ASM G4X protein skimmer with mods
Bi weekly water changes of 10-15%
230g tank with 77g sump/fuge

Clams have all grown in the past year but by far the most growth on the Derasa - probably doubled in size in the past 6 months.

1-Species:
One Crocea, One Maxima, both approximately 4-5" in length

2-Lighting:
Two 400W 20K Radium Bulbs

3-Location in tank
Approx. 16"-18" below the surface, directly under halide bulbs.

4-Feeding Schedule
Nothing, Nada, Zip

5-Water Perameters-Salinity,Temperature, Calcium levels
35ppt, 78-81 F, 380-400ppm Ca

1-Species:
One Maxima, 3-4"

2-Lighting:
Two 250W 6500K Iwasaki Bulbs

3-Location in tank
Approx. 24"" below the surface on tank bottom.

4-Feeding Schedule
Non-existent

5-Water Perameters-Salinity,Temperature, Calcium levels
1.025, 78-80 F, 425 ppm Ca

Ruth, I edited the poll to add the 1-3 years option. :biggrin:

Christy. I voted for 1-3 years and I see that my vote was deleted when you edited the poll the 2nd time. I can't vote again.

Fixed :biggrin:

Have 2 Croceas under pc4-65w. one is at about 6" on rock the other is at 15" in the sand bed. I don't have a reg feeding schedule for them. My water is 1.025 for sal, 27*c and my cal is up and down around 400

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1-Species Sqamosa

2-Lighting 400 watt 14K

3-Location in tank Sandbed (24 inches below water surface)

4-Feeding Schedule twice a week (Kent phytoplankton)

5-Water Perameters-Salinity,Temperature, Calcium levels Ca>400, Mg>1200, ALK=3.5-4 Meq/L, 35 ppt, 82C.