My SPS & Clam Tank

[Miami Reef]

My water is purple from all the coralline I just scraped.

 

[Slocke]

 

[skey44]

My water is purple from all the coralline I just scraped.

Bottle it up and sell it
That clean back wall is gonna make the corals pop!

 

[Tahoe61]

Hey how are the Clams doing?
:)

 

[Miami Reef]

Hey how are the Clams doing?
:)

Great! Growing and extending very nicely. I’ll try to get some pics soon!

How about yours?

 

[Tahoe61]

Great! Growing and extending very nicely. I’ll try to get some pics soon!

How about yours?

That's the thing, the maxima are growing so fast. They have never moved, knock on wood.
Looking forward to images.

 

[Miami Reef]

@Tahoe61

 

[FMF0331]

 

[skey44]

Wow!

 

[Lavey29]

@Tahoe61

Beautiful

 

[Slocke]

@Tahoe61

Those dark blue lipped ones are too pretty. Where did you get them?!

 

[braaap]

Beautiful tank. Love the mix. Especially the clams. I have 6. Need to get more. I need to figure out how to get them happy in the rockwork. Have a couple of maxima and crocea happy in the rocks. But I have one that isn’t. In its defense I’m not putting it in a prime spot because I’m about to move the tank and if a rock shifts it will crush it. So I keep trying to put it in a not ideal spot haha

 

[Miami Reef]

Thanks guys!

Those dark blue lipped ones are too pretty. Where did you get them?!

Those are ORA 1st Grade.

So I keep trying to put it in a not ideal spot haha

Some of the clams are sitting in the acro branches. There’s no better cradle than an acro colony. :)

 

[braaap]

Thanks guys!


Those are ORA 1st Grade.



Some of the clams are sitting in the acro branches. There’s no better cradle than an acro colony. :)

That’s an interesting idea. I’ve never considered it. Do you notice the branches dying off or?

 

[BristleWormHater]

I am following along now!

 

[Miami Reef]

That’s an interesting idea. I’ve never considered it. Do you notice the branches dying off or?

I haven’t noticed any die-off yet. If the acro colony is large enough, who really cares if a small portion is shaded? :)

Once my acros continue to grow, there will be even more real estate for clams. The acro bases and branches act as clam guards. If not, the high flow will push them off before they get a chance to attach.

 

[Slocke]

I haven’t noticed any die-off yet. If the acro colony is large enough, who really cares if a small portion is shaded? :)

Once my acros continue to grow, there will be even more real estate for clams. The acro bases and branches act as clam guards. If not, the high flow will push them off before they get a chance to attach.

Well I currently have a 20:1 acro to clam ratio. I think it may be time to change that.

 

[BristleWormHater]

Well I currently have a 20:1 acro to clam ratio. I think it may be time to change that.

I currently have a 0:0 acro to clam ratio, I'll change that eventually

 

[Goaway]

Good question. It’s not the glass, but the viewing angle.

The reflective iridophores in the mantle cause this effect.

https://www.tfhmagazine.com/article..._9gWhborxFGIMeJVG3tXoXa7T1ZwdfmsthXaIP8HUNxbk

No, it's honestly the glass. And you can't prove me wrong!

 

[Miami Reef]

No, it's honestly the glass. And you can't prove me wrong!

Maybe you’re right. :P