shnapper20 Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 I read boring clams should be placed on rock, I have pvc foam sheeting on the bottom of my tank can I place it there. will it attach itself? can these or other clams damage the glass bottom of an aquarium? thanks john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member nakazoru Posted July 23, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted July 23, 2006 They should be able to attach over time. But dun expect them to etch into the bottom... Quote Equipment: 30G Corner Tank with 10G Sump, 2 x 24W artinic T5, 1 x 24W 10K, 1x 24W 20K, 3" Grade 0 sand & Live rocks, Activated Carbon, Bio-home, 2 x Seio M620, Hailea 1/2HP Chiller, Redsea Pro Skimmer Live Stock: Turbo Snail x 1, Green Mandarin Dragonet X 2, Blue Tang X 2, True percular x 2, 1 x Algae Bleenie, Clarke clown x 2 Reef: 1 x 2" Blue maxima, Red/Brown/Purple Mushroom (Discosoma), Pink Ricordea yuma, A little colony Brown/Green common Zoanthus, Red/Pink/Green US Zoanthus, Eagle-eye Zoathus, 14 Branch Goniopora Pandoraensis, 1 Starburst Polyps, 3 + 2 Branch Frogspawn, 4 Blasto, palythoa, Cheato RIPs (Since June 2005): 1. Sabae clown (KO by Clarke clown) 2. 1 branch melted frogspawn 4 branch 3. Golden maxima (Ripe the base off rock by me) 4. Algae Bleenie x 2 (Starvation) 5. Blue Maxima x 1, 2 x Maxima, 1 x frogspawn, rics (Overtemp...) Old 30G Corner Tank. Restarted 30G Corner Tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shnapper20 Posted July 24, 2006 Author Share Posted July 24, 2006 thanks nakazoru, I read they chemically disolve the lime stone and attach that way. I take it thats what you meant by etch. I was unsure as to whether they also had a foot physically capable of boring into the rock, thus my concern with glass. john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achilles Tang Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 I thought I could recommending humour appreciation classes for your clams if they were boring... Just kidding! Don't worry, they won't be able to dissolve glass. Their acid can dissolve calcium carbonate only. If necessary, the bysal threads can be cut from the glass without damaging the foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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