I don't know if anyone has started a thread devoted specifically to the success or failure of keeping clams under LED's. And I'm about to find out in my BC14. I have lighting identical to waterproof's (as shown below courtesy of waterproof)



And I just order my first maxima. The clam should arrive Thursday, I'll have the camera ready for data logging.

Feel free to post up any success stories here as well. Or failures... which I'm hoping there to be none...

I think there have been others. I hope you did your research, if you did you should be fine

I'm about 85-90% sure the lighting will be ok. And I know others have done it, but I'd like them to add their .02$ in. There isn't a huge database going quite yet for this type of thing. SPS data is starting to take off, but not much for clams.

That is true. Hopefully we get some input, keep us updated on yours

your par is like a MH light, so it should be fine if acclimated properly. if there is anything prohibitive about the spectrum i am yet to hear of it...

i had a very happy crocea under leds, but it got pinched mantle disease

This is the clam I purchased Got LiveAquaria to send me a new picture

A little stressed at the moment.... gaping a bit, but I'm assuming from shipping. It's opened up nicely though



One of my crabs was picking at this.... any idea what it is? It's kind of fuzzy looking. I shooed him off..


It sort of closes, then gapes a little bit, I'm sure it's just going to take a few days to a week to adjust.


On a side note, the LED's do wonders for bringing out the colors. I'm surprised it's as blue as it is for being shipped in a dark cardboard box

Byssal gland? Does it look ok?

Impressive PAR numbers, i'm keen to see how this progresses. Is this still the 12 CREEs from the LED build?

Nice tank btw!

Yes, this is the lighting from my LED build

And thank you

Nice clam - that fuzzy thing looks like severed byssal threads most likely from when they removed it from the holding tank to ship it to you, or from when it was collected.

Keep us updated as to how it does under your LED setup!

He started leaning towards what appears to be a shady-er spot today...

Ok, so he keeps moving toward a shady spot in my tank, but at the same time, he is looking browner than when I got him... any ideas?

He's also attatched himself to the bottom of my tank......

He has moved himself up against the glass.... what a weird one....

I have found that some clams will move themselves according to the flow in the aquarium. The big maxima in my solana kept moving so that the water flow passed directly into it's inhalent siphon.

I assume that because they are also filter feeders, they like to adjust themselves so that they have the best opportunity for catching food particles.

He certainly does like to go where he wants to... lol. Part of his mantle is pushed up against the glass. Is that alright?

Nice.

Last week I started up more of that dirt I got from you last summer. And got a clam shrimp. First Ive had, we had fun trying to identify it online and out of invert books I have.

We are enjoying its antics

I also have a small Maxima clam under LEDs in a BC29 (nanotuners 5.6 LED retro) he is doing well so far he was moving around the first day i got him (as i still had PCs) the next day when i put the LEDs in, he stopped moving and has since anchored himself in the sandbed.

I wish this thread had a happy ending. Unfortunately, my maxi contracted PM. He's still alive, but FWD's are becoming the norm.

Sorry to hear about your clam. I hope he recovers. I'm about to put the Nanocustoms LED kit on my NC 12 and hope my clams will be fine.

When I bought the tank from the seller, I was surprise to see he had a clam with only 40W PC lighting. It is surviving but I'm hoping his color with improve with the new LED lights.

My clam is doing great Sun Bathing under the LED's...

my maxi that ive had for a couple of months is doing alright under leds,he constantly moves and is in the sandbed after blowing himself off of rocks for like a week straight

very sorry about your loss. i got a new crocea, that is loving the LEDs, he is about 4 inches and slightly off center rom the lights. seems quite hppy

Mine has been under LED's for a good long time and it's very healthy and happy.

I'm sure mine would have been happy under the LED's as well. It's just hard to show good clam health/growth when it has PM.

Mine is surviving still... but he isn't happy....

My clam is slowly making a recovery, and new growth is forming under the mantle, I'll post pics tonight if I remember to

Glad to hear it!

I have a crocea and a derasa under LED atm and they seem to be happy so far. A few more weeks will tell me if they need more light or not.

It looks like a python!! Sweet!

my Crocea is been under my LEDs for 1.5years.