I see in this thread that Pacific East Aquaculture recommends that clams not be kept with an alkalinity above 8.
Although the problems they mention are kind of vague, I want to know if anyone else has had similar experience.
(I'm looking into getting a maxima and run alk at a steady 11.5 dkh in an SPS dominant tank.)
Guide to Buying & Keeping Maxima Clams
So, you want to add a Maxima clam to your reef tank. OK, great! While we normally think of Maxima clams as gold, black, green, or blue, there are some very rare color patterns. The Chimera clam is a rare two-faced Maxima and occur at a rate of about 1 in every few million. A Wild Collected...
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Although the problems they mention are kind of vague, I want to know if anyone else has had similar experience.
(I'm looking into getting a maxima and run alk at a steady 11.5 dkh in an SPS dominant tank.)