kien's 150g Room Divider Mixed Reef & Stuff

[kien]

My big clam is spawning again. Gross!



And yes, I am a pervert for watching and taking pictures.

[Bblinks]

Really cool kien. I gotta say your tank has always been on the top of my list. Just below mine. Lol

[lastlight]

lol that 4-stripe took a serious money shot dude.

[cuz]

Originally Posted by lastlight

lol that 4-stripe took a serious money shot dude.

lmao!!!

so what happens tankwise when a clam that big spawns? skimmer go nuts? do the corals feed off it?

[kien]

Originally Posted by cuz

lmao!!!

so what happens tankwise when a clam that big spawns? skimmer go nuts? do the corals feed off it?

The tank gets cloudy for a bit but clears up within a few minutes. I haven't really noticed my skimmer acting any differently. Fish are also kinda oblivious. I suspect my carbon takes care of most of it?

[Delphinus]

Originally Posted by kien

The tank gets cloudy for a bit but clears up within a few minutes. I haven't really noticed my skimmer acting any differently. Fish are also kinda oblivious. I suspect my carbon takes care of most of it?

For the most part. Unfortunately, depending on the size of the clam or the spawn, it can spike a tank hard. When I had some large squamosas that would regularly spawn, at least two events ended up being fatal because the amount of goo completely overwhelmed the skimmer and the O2 depleted. I came home to find spawning clams and a whole lotta dead fish.

Best to replace carbon and do a small water change shortly after the spawning stops.

Clams can go for hours. I remember once and 1.5 hours later I was all "is this going to stop anytime soon? Geeze." That's some stamina.

[kien]

Originally Posted by Delphinus

For the most part. Unfortunately, depending on the size of the clam or the spawn, it can spike a tank hard. When I had some large squamosas that would regularly spawn, at least two events ended up being fatal because the amount of goo completely overwhelmed the skimmer and the O2 depleted. I came home to find spawning clams and a whole lotta dead fish.

Best to replace carbon and do a small water change shortly after the spawning stops.

Clams can go for hours. I remember once and 1.5 hours later I was all "is this going to stop anytime soon? Geeze." That's some stamina.

I think this is the third or fourth time that I've notice it spawn in the past 3 years. I did previously read a post that you had made a little while back about your spawning incident so I do keep an eye on everything whenever I notice it. It's just the one clam but he does seem to go on for a while. I do throw in an extra bag of carbon afterward. The extra water change probably isn't a bad idea though.

[kien]

Originally Posted by Bblinks

Really cool kien. I gotta say your tank has always been on the top of my list. Just below mine. Lol

What a coincidence, my tank sits just below yours on the top of my list too! :-)