maxima clams are not opening all the way

by **ianmazzola** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:17 am

i have 5 maxima clams under 2 250watt 15000k
in a 120 gal tank, and the clams arent opening fully.
any suggestions? and where should i place them?
thanks
ian

by **DizzleSF** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:14 pm

Check your levels clams need good lighting, very stable salinity, and balanced calcium and KH levels. What is your tank reading on these parameters?

by **nemofish** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:16 pm

I am a huge clam connoisseur and like dizzle said your salinity and lighting must be up to par. Clams will really grown quick and I have seen from personal experience that my maximas get the best coloration under 20K halides with pure actinic supplemental lighting.

by **ianmazzola** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:03 pm

o ok thank you guys, and i dont know, i havent checked my levels in 2 days, but everything else is fine, like all my other corals, and brains, but like since i got them a week ago they havent opened all the way, and should i place them up high, or on the bottom of the tank?
thanks
ian

by **ianmazzola** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 11:31 pm

i just tested all my levels, and everything came back good, but theses are my levels for the calcium and alk< alk 9dkh ppm cal500 , is that good?

by **CoralPIMP** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 4:54 pm

that should be good your calcium is a little hight and your DKH is a tad low more like calcium around 450 and a dKH of 10 would be good, how are your clams as of now can you please post some pics so we can help you determine the problem.

by **FloridaCoralimorph** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 4:50 pm

Hows your clams are they opening yet?

by **ianmazzola** » Sun Aug 08, 2010 8:43 pm

thanks guys, and yes they are, they look much better!!

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