Buying a Maxima clam?

Tonii · Jul 7, 2016

Good afternoon guys,

I have a Fluval M90 that has been running for about 5 months now. I have a couple questions. How long should I wait before buying a Maxima clam? I have this Fluval LED light http://m.marinedepot.com/products/h...ctrum-performance-led-strip-light-36-in-46-in would that be good enough to keep the clam happy?

Thanks for your help...

Tahoe61 · Jul 7, 2016

Per the reviews on the link you posted for the light, This light is nice for a low light corals. Clams really need better lighting especially the Maxima and Crocea.

As long as your water chemistry is stable and you have sufficient light you could proceed with a clam. Try to get a clam larger than 2 inchs if able.

saltyfilmfolks · Jul 7, 2016

+1. You'll need more light.

Tonii · Jul 7, 2016

I don't plan on upgrading the lights any time soon. I'll just have to wait on the clam for now ...

BoneXriffic · Jul 7, 2016

Tonii said:
I don't plan on upgrading the lights any time soon. I'll just have to wait on the clam for now ...

Good plan, what else do you plan on stocking it with

Tonii · Jul 7, 2016

To be honest I don't know yet. As of now I only have a purple tip condy anemone, a frogspawn and a small colony of zoas. My tank is only 36 gallons so I want to start being more selective on the corals that I buy. I'm looking for corals that have bright colors that are going to pop when I put them in the tank. Any recommendations?

BoneXriffic · Jul 7, 2016

Tonii said:
To be honest I don't know yet. As of now I only have a purple tip condy anemone, a frogspawn and a small colony of zoas. My tank is only 36 gallons so I want to start being more selective on the corals that I buy. I'm looking for corals that have bright colors that are going to pop when I put them in the tank. Any recommendations?

I highly recommend considerimg to return the condy. They are movers and in minutes can be cover and killing a coral

They have also been found to eat fish, sometimes clowns that try to host

Prozack199 · Jul 7, 2016

BoneXriffic said:
I highly recommend considerimg to return the condy. They are movers and in minutes can be cover and killing a coral

They have also been found to eat fish, sometimes clowns that try to host

+1

Tahoe61 · Jul 7, 2016

If you have not done some window shopping at LA give it a look.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/aquarium-fish-supplies.cfm?c=597

For corals, Fiji Yellow Toad Stool, Ricordia, Acan/Micromussa, Favia, Trumpet Corals.

Tonii · Jul 7, 2016

Oh man that sucks. That's my favorite coral so far specially when I feed it. I'll have to consider getting rid of it once I start buying more corals. As of now it has been in the same spot since I bought it about a month ago. Thanks for the info I'll definitely keep it in mind

Tonii · Jul 7, 2016

Tahoe61 the corals that you mentioned, would they be able to survive and be healthy with the current light bar that I have?

BoneXriffic · Jul 7, 2016

Tonii said:
Oh man that sucks. That's my favorite coral so far specially when I feed it. I'll have to consider getting rid of it once I start buying more corals. As of now it has been in the same spot since I bought it about a month ago. Thanks for the info I'll definitely keep it in mind

Condys are cool, but can be dangerous. Theyre are many less transient nems, even prettier ones... bta for example

Tonii · Jul 7, 2016

Yea I think I'm going to go with a bta specially if I end up buying some clows. Thanks for the advice

Tonii · Jul 9, 2016

Tahoe61 said:
Per the reviews on the link you posted for the light, This light is nice for a low light corals. Clams really need better lighting especially the Maxima and Crocea.

As long as your water chemistry is stable and you have sufficient light you could proceed with a clam. Try to get a clam larger than 2 inchs if able.

I found two used Kessil A350W for $200 each. If I buy those two lights do you think that will be enough for a clam and maybe some of the corals that require good lighting?

BoneXriffic · Jul 9, 2016

What are your tank dimensions? One of those kessils should be enough for a 36

donnievaz · Jul 9, 2016

Tonii said:
I found two used Kessil A350W for $200 each. If I buy those two lights do you think that will be enough for a clam and maybe some of the corals that require good lighting?

You could put whatever you want in there with the Kessils but like BoneXriffic said you probably only need one.

Tonii · Jul 9, 2016

BoneXriffic said:
What are your tank dimensions? One of those kessils should be enough for a 36

The tank dimensions are approximately 36"x16"x16" high. So one light would be enough for the whole tank? That would be great...

donnievaz · Jul 9, 2016

Tonii said:
The tank dimensions are approximately 36"x16"x16" high. So one light would be enough for the whole tank? That would be great...

Unfortunately you'd need both. I don't know why but I assumed it was a cube tank.

Tonii · Jul 9, 2016

donnievaz said:
Unfortunately you'd need both. I don't know why but I assumed it was a cube tank.

Oh ok.

Tonii · Jul 9, 2016

donnievaz said:
Unfortunately you'd need both. I don't know why but I assumed it was a cube tank.

I just realized that the Kessil A350W is an older model that is not compatible with the Kessil spectral controller. If I buy two Kessil A160WE do you guys think that would be good enough? Those are half the price of the Kessil A360W brand new.