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  1. J

    Clamtastrophe

    All were well stuck to their holding places - I don't put them directly on their rocks - either other clam shells or smaller rocks to make them moveable.
  2. J

    Clamtastrophe

    Yep - certainly would. That said, why 3 out of 4 clams suddenly be weak and dying (rather than all 4)? I'd also expect to see signs of nipping on the mantel - something I don't see on either of the two croceas that are left (one of which was closed up until the FW dip).
  3. J

    Clamtastrophe

    I don't fundamentally disagree with you. That said, I can't see water quality issues that changed so quickly to cause 3 of 4 clams to have an issue (I can't see any reason why it would be 3 of 4 quite honestly - though could surmise a few). I've made no real changes in the system (other than...
  4. J

    Clamtastrophe

    I don't fundamentally disagree with you. That said, I can't see water quality issues that changed so quickly to cause 3 of 4 clams to have an issue (I can't see any reason why it would be 3 of 4 quite honestly - though could surmise a few). I've made no real changes in the system since a year...
  5. J

    Clamtastrophe

    One of my clams never showed any issues (still isn't) - I put it in the FW dip with the others just as a precaution. All tank parameters are normal or better. I also have a large number of snails, feather worms, sponges, LPS and SPS corals cleaner shrimp (who never ventures up where the clams...
  6. J

    Clamtastrophe

    I have a flame angel - I've never seen it nipping on the clams - it's also in a large tank - and very well fed... lots of grazing materials as well...
  7. J

    Clamtastrophe

    Looks like two clams down - the Maxima and one of the Croceas... I have about 1 1/2 quarts of carbon on the tank. No ozone or uv.
  8. J

    Clamtastrophe

    airborne pathogens?
  9. J

    Clamtastrophe

    Did FW dips on all 4 clams tonight (R/O - 76.3 degrees (tank 75.9) and pH 8.2 in both.... the Croceas all look happier already... we'll see how they fare tomorrow... one of them had just started to spawn when I put it in the FW. The Maxima looks like it's too late........
  10. J

    Clamtastrophe

    what I've been seeing doesn't necessarily look like pinched mantle - there has been a general contraction of the entire mantle - the clams simply isn't opening up normally... I to think there is some kind of pathogen impacting them - though I'd like to understand the source......
  11. J

    Clamtastrophe

    I haven't added any livestock from their system into my tank at all - so I couldn't have introduced anything from there - also, they lost at least one in their small system - not part of the main system. I'm actually wondering whether there is either something airborne that is introducing a...
  12. J

    Clamtastrophe

    Actually, I've heard that there have been a number of folks with these same problems going on - I had mentioned it to the guys at Barrier Reef and they said they've had the same issue, as have a few of customers. Clams crinch up, come back out and then die.
  13. J

    Clamtastrophe

    I'm going through the exact same thing right now. My maxima (8 inches) has been in the tank over a year.... and had been in another tank before that. Crinched up about a week ago (along with several of the croceas)... today is gaping and will likely be dead by tomorrow. One crocea is crinched...
  14. J

    400 Gal sunroom reef

    how'd I miss that:badgrin:
  15. J

    400 Gal sunroom reef

    :lol::lol: Your right... but that story is a thread by itself... let's just say I now own all of that fabric that exists in the universe..... or so I think...
  16. J

    400 Gal sunroom reef

    A few more shots. The weir from the top, and shots from either end of the tank. cheers!
  17. J

    400 Gal sunroom reef

    OK - it is time for me to make my annual update - yeah I know more often - hey better late than not at all.... Since last time, I’ve made a number of changes which I’m happy to report, has also proved out the ‘modularity’ of how it got set up originally and now the tank is coming into...
  18. J

    400 Gal sunroom reef

    morgan - I live in seattle area in the US Pacific Northwest - so I only get strong sun on the tank from about end June through October... when the sun is on things they rock. I can tell you the sun does heat the tank alot - on a very sunny day - outside tempurature over 90F (38C?) - the tank...
  19. J

    400 Gal sunroom reef

    Ed, I am doing well thanks... traveling alot but that helps pay for the tank :D brady816 - I will I will I will.... :) Reefboy23 - The tank is 3/4" glass. Before the tank was built, they waterjet cut a 1 or 1 1/2" notch in the top of the back glass - about 6ft in the middle of the back (3ft...
  20. J

    400 Gal sunroom reef

    Yes - it's doing awesome. I'll put together an update and get some tank shots together over the next few days. Thanks for asking.
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