travis truman
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are there any clams that I can keep with 4x65w 2 blue 2 white lights?
clams and my lighting
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cboyfan2020
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filter feeding clams. I would strongly recommend Halides if you are even considering keeping Maxima, Crocea, etc clams. Read up on their lighting requirements.
aileena
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I have a 29g and 225 watts of VHO light thats 3 bulbs over a 29...i HAVE A maxima clam and have had it for about a month...it has grown a bit in that time. I can see new white parts on its shell...
You cannot do it with regular normal output lights...you need to have a lot of vho or pc over a small tank...thats just my opinion...Metal Halide would be good but its hot...then again so is vho...good luck
You cannot do it with regular normal output lights...you need to have a lot of vho or pc over a small tank...thats just my opinion...Metal Halide would be good but its hot...then again so is vho...good luck
sammystingray
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A 55 is just as wide, and the water is just as deep as a 75....I would not put a clam in there with 260 watts.
rook
Member
I agree with sammy,
The clam that is typically know for being the least light needy is the squasmosa. I have one in my 29 gallon tank under PC lights. I have had it just over a year and it is doing okay, but not great. PC lights are not as intense as MH lights, thus they cannot penetrate the water as deep as MH. Therefore, in a shallow tank, pc MIGHT be ok for sqausmosa and possibly derasa clams. But in a deeper tank, the light will not reach them well.
Also, since squasmosa and derasa clams like to be on the substrate, you can not raise them higher in the tank. They will usually jump down, and injure themselves or your coral.
BTW, I am upgrading to MH because of my clam
The clam that is typically know for being the least light needy is the squasmosa. I have one in my 29 gallon tank under PC lights. I have had it just over a year and it is doing okay, but not great. PC lights are not as intense as MH lights, thus they cannot penetrate the water as deep as MH. Therefore, in a shallow tank, pc MIGHT be ok for sqausmosa and possibly derasa clams. But in a deeper tank, the light will not reach them well.
Also, since squasmosa and derasa clams like to be on the substrate, you can not raise them higher in the tank. They will usually jump down, and injure themselves or your coral.
BTW, I am upgrading to MH because of my clam