Moving my clam

[graveyardworm]

I have what I believe is a Squamosa ( never did a get an id for this guy on another site ). Any way its currently under 250 watts halides in a 90g with a DSB. So about 18 inches of water. I have a sinularia coral which has grown to gigantic proportions. The clam is on the sand and is becoming shadowed by the coral, and has slowly been moving and repositioning to compensate for the shadowing. So I would like to move it. Over the spring I plan to dismantle this tank cause it needs to be moved so moving the clam is going to be necessary soon enough anyway.

I would like to move it to a 30g breeder with a shallow sand bed and 4x39 watt T5's NOVA( 2 10k, and 2 blue ). This tank also houses my LTA anemone a Clarkii clownfish, and a few corals. Flow is rather low cause the LTA likes it that way.

Does that sound like it would be an appropriate setup for the clam?

[JustDavidP]

Could you just move it out of the shadows for now? I'd hate to move him once..and then again.

I'm not knowledgeable in T5 Technology and couldn't comment on the new/temporary set up.

Dave

[graveyardworm]

This would not be temporary move. The tank its going into is well established ( over 1 year ) and shares water with the tank its currently in via sump.

[JustDavidP]

Okie dokie.. then it is all about lighting...which, again, I can't comment on.. I've never even held a T5 fixture in me hands ;)

Hopefully someone will chime in...if not, I'll poke em into it.

Dave

[iglowce]

what if the clam anchor itself to the sand. how can u move it?

[JustDavidP]

Wellll.... you CAN cut the byssal THREADS... just the threads. The clam will spin up some more glue :) Then tease it off the bottom. However, if you cut the foot itself, or the byssal gland gets injured etc. you may have trouble on your hands.

Honestly, in my experience, Squamosa don't toss heavy thread. As a matter of fact, larger, sand substrate clams like derasa, as they get older, don't rely on anchoring by way of byssus activity, but depend on their sheer weight to hold them upright on the ocean floor.

Dave

[graveyardworm]

For anyone interested in taking a stab at an id here's a pic. Its kinda old, but the only difference is the clam is larger. BTW David I picked this guy up at Aqua Addicts.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f326/graveyardworm/100_0765.jpg

[JustDavidP]

Maxima *nodding*

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[JustDavidP]

I guess I SHOULD say that I'd need to look at the byssus port etc, but that surely looks like a maxima to me. With that said, it really wants light. My maxi's were right up there...in the top 1/3 of my reef, under dual 175 MH.

Dave

[graveyardworm]

Thanks, I have to move it. So I have no choice at the moment its gotta go under the T'5s at least temporarly. I can switch out the blues for 10k and hopefully alittle more PAR. I do have a happy LTA (Macrodactyl Doreensis) in this tank, these are considered to have high light demands. I'll get a pic of the byssus opening when I make the move.

[saxman]

Maxima *nodding*

D

*also nodding*