help with clam

[bclark7169]

I have a 125 g tank 72x18x24 and got the blue maxima clam from bobz and was wondering where is a good place to place it at..I have a 3-4 inch sandbed and have 3 250w halides about 6 inches from the water..right now it is on the sand bed is that good or should i move him up some..i have a squamosa that is on the sand bed and doing great it hs been there for 3 or 4 months...any help will be greatly appreciated...

 

[jmaneyapanda]

Clam will not photosaturate. The higher, the better. He may be ok on the sand, but would certainly do better closer to the lights.

 

[glxtrix]

You'll be fine starting it off there....and can possibly leave it there too. I'd say move it up over the course of a few weeks (if you want) so it can acclimate to your lights. If you start seeing bad side effects, then you'll know to move it back down a bit.

 

[bclark7169]

thanks

 

[bobz]

The clam was directly under a 150W MH only about 3" from the top of the tank in my tank, and the light was maybe 4" above the water. It received about 8 hours of daylight. and four hours additional hours of actinic. I agree that you should slowly acclimate to the higher light and move it up gradually. Best of luck.
Bob