Jammin' out with my new clam out ;)

[Keri]

First clam, a Derasa from J&L.... it's not fully out yet because I just put it in about an hour ago....then moved it about 20 mins later. If it stays in this spot that would be good but we'll see what happens. Sorry about the pic quality, my memory card is crapping out on me and I bought a new one today but I have to find it. (and yeah, see the hair algae? we got a sea hare today too, hopefully he takes care of that)
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii254/Keri1980/clam1.jpg

sea hare
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii254/Keri1980/seahare1.jpg

[Atomikk]

Nice clam Keri. I always liked Derasas as they have a very cool pattern to them. As for the algae, it may be the dredfull bryopsis. And if it is, you need more than a sea hare to help.

[Keri]

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii254/Keri1980/clam2.jpg

snapped a quick pic right at lights out with a flash

and a FTS of the 65 with the clam to give an idea on size

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii254/Keri1980/FTSmay308.jpg


As for the algae...yeah.... I pull it out by hand every so often but that gets old FAST.... I'm not sure what is causing it, all of my params are Great (aside from a JUST above 0 nitrate) I use RO/DI water, and the oldest T5 bulb I have in there is still only 6 months old. *shrug* Macro algae loves my tank :(

[Brent F]

Great colour and pattern on the clam

[Atomikk]

Do you have a close up of the algae?

[Tom R]

Thats a great looking clam.

Tom R

[Der_Iron_Chef]

Awesome clam!! I agree, looks like bryopsis to me. Look over on RC...there's a huge thread over there about raising Mg levels to eradicate bryopsis!

As for the sea hare, what kind of pumps/powerheads do you have? They're notoriously stupid for getting sucked in (I know this from personal experience, ughhh...)

[Keri]

Koralias... is it possible to put a pre-filter on them?

[Keri]

Do you have a close up of the algae?

I will try to get one later today

[Der_Iron_Chef]

I have Koralias, and mine hasn't been sucked in. When I had a Seio in there, it got sucked in....luckily, I was able to save it, but it wasn't pretty!

[MMAX]

How big is that clam supposed to get? I have a 55 gallon FW that I'm going to change over to SW...is this size of tank too small for a clam?

[Atomikk]

Help with Bryopsis? follow this link..

http://www.aquariumpros.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=29203

I wrote this Wiki article a while back in regards to fighting the dreaded algae.

[Mikee]

Clam and tank look great! ;) hope you get the algae issues solved soon. I think we all go through that stage i know i did but finally won the battle after many months :D.

[Lance]

Despite the little bit of algae, the tank is looking real good Keri. And the clam is awesome! I went through a pretty bad algae spell, after I changed lighting. I ran carbon, Rowa phos, upped the Mg level a little and cut back on the photoperiod. Algae was gone in 2 weeks.:biggrin:

[Keri]

Hey thanks for all the positive comments all, and the link! I'd like to try the Mg thing but I have to wait till I go to town to get a Mg test kit. I love the way some of the macro algae looks (the violet/purple gracileria I think) but it's a constant battle. I should go caulerpa hunting tonight.... The sea hare seems to be munching away.

as to the person who asked about a derasa in a 55. I don't see why not, at least for a while, they DO grow HUGE (I think 18" or more) but that will probably take a bit of time so you could have it for a while in your tank provided you have enough light (MH or T5HO) and your tank is mature/stable. I plan on having to say goodbye to mine when it outgrows the tank or (likely) getting a larger system (Drew wants a 180 but would rather go FOWLR on that one so in that case the clam will have to go)

PS: here is a pic of the algae in question...I can't ever seem to get a great pic of it, it's like a ninja ;)
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii254/Keri1980/HA1.jpg

[Atomikk]

Keri, from that angle, it doesn't look like bryopis. It just looks like regular hair algae. So you should be fine witha a sea hare.

[Keri]

Yeah, the sea hare seems to "eat" at it but the volume doen't go down as much as I would expect....maybe he's on a diet ;)

[dsaundry]

Maybe a nice little Scribbled Rabbitfish?? Mine is a great algae eater.

[Keri]

Are they reef safe? :)