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Yesterday I bought a less than 2 inch clam. Was looking healthy in the LFS. Was showing all its blue shiny bits.

But now it's brown!!

I am using an LED lamp source. And my tank set up is only 3 weeks old.

I was told by LFS that clam is easy to keep?

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Bro, do read up more on keeping clam..I m no expert in keeping clam but know that its difficult to care..rem any clam that below 2" or 3" required feeding..clam need cold water n good lighing too..3 Weeks tank seem a bit too new I think..cheers n happy reefing

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IMHO ... 3 weeks is just not enough for keeping clams. You will need a much more stable tank and importantly a mature tank for your clam's wellbeing. Doing research before impulse buying helps. Sorry if this comes out as harsh but I've lost enough livestock in the past due to impulse buying. Anyways goodluck.

Previous setup:

45gal, 150watt MH lighting 16k, DSB refugium/sump (15gal), canister filter for various media, assorted pumps etc

Livestock: 1 pair true percula clowns

1 bicolor blenny

4 blue green chromis

2 cleaner shrimp

1 blue zebra reef safe hermit crab

Innumerable sabelastarte tube worms

Assorted miscellaneous critters

Corals: 1 plate brown montipora

1 bushy blue acropora

1 brown millepora

1 closed brain coral

1 pink goniopora

Blue palethoas

Green zoanthids

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oh no! I can't add any pictures.

I have tried copying and dragging the jpg into the reply box but it doesn't work. The file uploader doesn't work either..

How do you guys upload photo's?

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How does your clam look right now ? Blue mantle like first pic or brown mantle ?

Previous setup:

45gal, 150watt MH lighting 16k, DSB refugium/sump (15gal), canister filter for various media, assorted pumps etc

Livestock: 1 pair true percula clowns

1 bicolor blenny

4 blue green chromis

2 cleaner shrimp

1 blue zebra reef safe hermit crab

Innumerable sabelastarte tube worms

Assorted miscellaneous critters

Corals: 1 plate brown montipora

1 bushy blue acropora

1 brown millepora

1 closed brain coral

1 pink goniopora

Blue palethoas

Green zoanthids

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My parameters: Calcium: 410 ppm Ph: 8.3 ppm Phosphate: 0 ppm Ammonia: 0 ppm Nitrite: 0 ppm Nitrate: 10 pm Going on my 4th week now and just added chaeto. Seems to be going pretty well other than. the diatoms showing up.

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Sorry for late reply ... blue colour is good news for your clam and your parameters look ok. Good luck ... for battling diatoms you will need some sort of nutrient export like dsb or macro algae or if into diy turf scrubber etc

Previous setup:

45gal, 150watt MH lighting 16k, DSB refugium/sump (15gal), canister filter for various media, assorted pumps etc

Livestock: 1 pair true percula clowns

1 bicolor blenny

4 blue green chromis

2 cleaner shrimp

1 blue zebra reef safe hermit crab

Innumerable sabelastarte tube worms

Assorted miscellaneous critters

Corals: 1 plate brown montipora

1 bushy blue acropora

1 brown millepora

1 closed brain coral

1 pink goniopora

Blue palethoas

Green zoanthids

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