Acceptable PAR for Maxima / Crocea clam?

[cdw79]

Finally got my par tested, and the results were a little less than what I'd hoped. The spot where I was thinking about putting a crocea or mama clam is only about 140 PAR- I could theoretically VERY slowly raise it, but I tried once before and ended up bleaching a torch so I'm very wary to do so. Would I be able to make 140 par work? Obviously my biggest priority is to be responsible with any clam I buy, so if it's not possible then I won't and I'll just get a Derasa or Squamosa for my sandbed, but there didn't seem to be much of a consensus from my research online. Anyone know what a minimum acceptable level would be? Thanks!

 

[Miami Reef]

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[RobB'z Reef]

Agreed, 140 isn't even close. You'll want up there by 300 like other poster mentioned

 

[cdw79]

Figured as much! Thought I'd ask to be sure.

Does anyone have any experience with increasing the light intensity without damaging current corals?

 

[MartinM]

I’d even say 350 is bare minimum.

Really you shouldn’t be trying to keep low light corals with a high light clam. Get a focused LED spotlight and put that on the clam so you can avoid photo-inhibiting the other coral So that the problem is solves without harm to the other inhabitants.