Will my lighting work for clams

pirates

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I have a 55g with 260w pc would a clam live been thinking of geting a 75g with 716w metal halide would that be to much for the 75g thanks
 
meowzer

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A clam will not do well under pc's....wait until you get the metal halides, and then that tank has to be established too...
 
pirates

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That is what i though but the pet store said that it would do just fine with my pc I will just wait till I get my new 75g i will be takeing out the live rock out of my 55g that i have now
 
cranberry

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Ummm.... my deresa did very well under PCs. Lived for years and grew to be huge. We lost him in a move. He got left in a bucket without a heater or flow.... for a few days :-( We also have a blue spot deresa in a JBJ 24g with standard lights.
 
meowzer

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Originally Posted by Cranberry
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Ummm.... my deresa did very well under PCs. Lived for years and grew to be huge. We lost him in a move. He got left in a bucket without a heater or flow.... for a few days :-( We also have a blue spot deresa in a JBJ 24g with standard lights.
Sorry...LOL...I thought ALL clams needed at least the T5HO...
 
pirates

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Originally Posted by Cranberry
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Ummm.... my deresa did very well under PCs. Lived for years and grew to be huge. We lost him in a move. He got left in a bucket without a heater or flow.... for a few days :-( We also have a blue spot deresa in a JBJ 24g with standard lights.
ok thanks i would like to have one now but i will be geting a new tank next year 75g will it hurt to get one now then move it to the new tank the live rock will be moved and all the other stuff as well
 
cranberry

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I switched one over to a tank with MHs and had to hide it on the bottom for it to adjust. When I sheltered it, it got happy.
 
pirates

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Originally Posted by Cranberry
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I switched one over to a tank with MHs and had to hide it on the bottom for it to adjust. When I sheltered it, it got happy.
Ok thanks I do not know that much about clams still learning i am going to learn as much as i can before i get one like i did my corals
Thanks all of you
 
nycbob

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i think u should be fine with a derasa clam. i see that u were able to keep an anemone under the pc in ur 55. ur water quality seems fine from the pics. why not gv it a shot.
 
flower

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Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3171682
Ummm.... my deresa did very well under PCs. Lived for years and grew to be huge. We lost him in a move. He got left in a bucket without a heater or flow.... for a few days :-( We also have a blue spot deresa in a JBJ 24g with standard lights.

+1
I had a maximus clam under 2 X 65W PC lights but I put it up on top …250w should be plenty.
 
spanko

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This from reef corner.
Natural Environment:
Indo-Pacific in shallow, wave protected, clear water areas as a juvenile. T. derasa loses its byssus gland as an adult when it reaches about 12" in length and moves to deeper waters apparently via water currents and lives freely on the substrate in lagoons. T. derasa clams in the hobby are all captive bred.
I am with Bob here, go ahead and give it a try. Know though that T. deresa is one of the largest of the giant clams and will get big fairly quickly with the correct water conditions.
 
bigdaddyc

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I have a 55 gal, with 2 T5 and 2 VHO, all 4 bulbs are 4 foot in lenght. I was always told to keep a clam you need the intensity of MH, I'm going to pick up a clam to try my luck with my lighting combo this weeek. I will post my results as they happen. I meant to go in today, but warm weather in Ohio meant I had to turn my house into Clark Griswalds with all the xmas lights...LOL....
 
pirates

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Originally Posted by BigDaddyC
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I have a 55 gal, with 2 T5 and 2 VHO, all 4 bulbs are 4 foot in lenght. I was always told to keep a clam you need the intensity of MH, I'm going to pick up a clam to try my luck with my lighting combo this weeek. I will post my results as they happen. I meant to go in today, but warm weather in Ohio meant I had to turn my house into Clark Griswalds with all the xmas lights...LOL....
I got a Squamosa Clam - Aquacultured I have had it for two days it is about 3" long and 1.5" wide got it for 29.99 the i read about the clam and it does not need mh so i am going to try this till i get my biger tank and lighting. but the color of the clam is not very good to me not very dark it is light and not much color more white and some yellow and little green
 
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