Clam

Skynyrd Fish · Jan 24, 2019

What lights and what light schedule?

Kaden Obrien · Jan 25, 2019

Skynyrd Fish said:
What lights and what light schedule?

Ai prime hd lights are on for 7 hours with 1 hour ramp up and ramp down period. 3 percent blues all night

hotashes · Jan 25, 2019

In the more recent picture it appears sand is sitting upon the shell edge which leads me to think sand may have irritated the mantle. If possible, whilst keeping clam submerged, pick it up and turn upside down and give a light shake. Also look for air bubble being released at this time too. Then if possible get a 25mm pipe cut to half inch length and sit the calm on top

HTH

A.

Marie7 · Jan 26, 2019

Kaden Obrien said:
here’s a better picture

A blue clam ...woooww they are beautiful I was about to buy one, just got to be careful with the NoPhox if you use any it will kill it.

DSC reef · Jan 26, 2019

We've used many forms of carbon dosing over the years from biopellets to nopox with growing tridacna, how does nopox specifically kill a clam? To the OP, nopox will not kill your clam, keep nutrients at zero from to much carbon dosing could cause issues with your clam.

Kaden Obrien · Jan 26, 2019

DSC reef said:
We've used many forms of carbon dosing over the years from biopellets to nopox with growing tridacna, how does nopox specifically kill a clam? To the OP, nopox will not kill your clam, keep nutrients at zero from to much carbon dosing could cause issues with your clam.

Thankyou

izzyishh · Apr 26, 2019

DSC reef said:
We've used many forms of carbon dosing over the years from biopellets to nopox with growing tridacna, how does nopox specifically kill a clam? To the OP, nopox will not kill your clam, keep nutrients at zero from to much carbon dosing could cause issues with your clam.

sorry to high Jack this so question nopox will not affect my clam? Suffering with some bubble algae and green algae on some zoas

DSC reef · Apr 26, 2019

izzyishh said:
sorry to high Jack this so question nopox will not affect my clam? Suffering with some bubble algae and green algae on some zoas

Nopox if used correctly will not kill your clam. You don't want to bottom out your nutrients so start smaller than the recommended dose. I doubt it will do anything for bubble algae. Carbon dosing is typically used to reign in nutrients and keeping them low. You don't want zero nutrients when keeping tridacna.