heres one of my clams now show me yours

murph145

murph145

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ok well i was wanting to see some peoples clams lol i also have 2 croceas but i like my huge squamosa the best....
its a super fast grower and as u can see its already huge my yellow tang is about 3.5"s so u figure it out

now show me yours!!!
 
murph145

murph145

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its a squamosa which gets really big and grows really fast compared to the crocea and maxima clams....
u could get a smaller one but liek i said these kind grow really large
but i like there markings
 
aquatics24

aquatics24

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i kinda looked at a few on a website, they are peaceful, but would any fish try and pick at them? angels or butterflies?
 
murph145

murph145

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lol naw they dont hurt fish at all lol they just like lots of light and the proper water conditions especially alk and calcium
 
aquatics24

aquatics24

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hmm, when you say alk..what is the ideal range?...also would a calcium reactor be a good investment to control the calcium?..what area of southern cali are you from by the way?
 
murph145

murph145

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well as far as alk is concerned natural sea water runs between 7-8 dkh but i keep mine between 8 - 9 which i find is great with a calcium of 400-420ppm
i run a dual stage MRC calcium reactor on my 180g tank its so much easier to keep up with the calcium demands in a larger tank that has both clams and sps which need lots of calcium and alkalinity to continue to grow and live properly
so IMO its a great investment if ur plans are to go sps and clams otherwise if u jsut get a smaller clam or 2 and mostly lps and softies u could probably dose the 2 just fine
 
aquatics24

aquatics24

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k sounds good. i dont kno if i am going to go with a clam or not, they are very pretty, perfect for my 180 reef..but well see..thanks for the advice
 
seannmelly

seannmelly

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Well since no one has posted a pic of their clam other then you murph, I'll give it a go. I have one crocea for right now, but I deffinately want to get a couple more! Nice clams by the way!
Melly

 
cagrn

cagrn

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Seannmelly,
Awesome pics. I just had to tell you that I love your pics. Any time I see you have a new post, I have to look. Your tank is awesome.
Murph, didn't want to leave you out. That clam is huge, nice pic.
 
cyclops

cyclops

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seannmelly
Nice clam. are there two diffrent clams there or do they change colors. I am thinking about getting 2 clams for my 135g. I really like the colors in a lot of them.
james
 
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lbaskball

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Here is a picture of the clam I had in my 24gal nano under 150watts of metal halide. It is much bluer in person and more colorful, sorry about the quality of the camera/picture.


 
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