Clam advise

bignose · #1 06-25-2009, 01:16 AM

I bought a Crocea clam about 3 months ago with very bright colors. But in my tank I don't have the same colors. It seemed to lose it's bright colors after about a month. I'm dosing with tropic marin bio calcium around 400-450ppm. I have a Tek5 6x54 T5 the same fixture the clam was under in the store. I was told that the light would work. Perhaps I'm missing a suppliment?

here is a pic so you can see the discoloration.

Jason McK · #2 06-25-2009, 02:28 AM

I have a clam with similar colouration. Might it just be the normal colour patern

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Skimmerking · #3 06-25-2009, 02:31 AM

i have the same clam the color lost it to. i dont know why either

banditpowdercoat · #4 06-25-2009, 02:39 AM

mine hasn't lost color. I'm rinning a 4 bulb Tek light, and the bulbs need changing. maybe yours is cause of to much light?

o.c.d. · #5 06-25-2009, 02:41 AM

Maybe your bulbs are new LFS's are old or vise versa = light shock can cause bleaching same with temp changes. Has it attached yet? If it gets any worse I'd move it.

banditpowdercoat · #6 06-25-2009, 02:48 AM

mine hasn't lost color. I'm rinning a 4 bulb Tek light, and the bulbs need changing. maybe yours is cause of to much light?

bignose · #7 06-25-2009, 02:55 AM

It's attached to a small rock that it came with. I moved it closer to the light to see if it helps. I should have bought a squamosa or dursa.

fishytime · #8 06-25-2009, 03:48 AM

How old is the tank?

bignose · #9 06-25-2009, 04:33 AM

7 months

fishytime · #10 06-25-2009, 04:49 AM

Ok ...that dosnt seem to new....croceas and maximas tend to do better in more established systems....do you know where your nitrates are sitting? Do you feed with phyto or anything similar? Do you run a UV sterilizer?