Having a few bad days here....

[Rob_Reef_Keeper]

Here we go.

I did a water change early this week. I even cleaned some powerheads due to them being clogged with snails.

The next day I decided to join the "Clam club"( I got my first clam). A Maxima.

I brought it home and I had to do some aquascaping. No big deal.

Any way here is where it goes downhill.

One I have a small piece of LR that I am trying to get the clam to attach to. I had the clam half way up in the rockwork but it kept falling off. Even over night with no lights on.

So I put the piece of LR and the clam on the sand and figures once it attached to the LR I can move it back up.

Well, when I got home last night the $&*#ing powerhead that I cleaned the day before fell off of the glass and do I need to say it. There is more southdown sand on top of my rocks then on the bottom of the tank. Clam was burried.

I dug the clam out and blasted the sand off of the rocks. (Snowing) I moved the clam back on the rock pile to let the sand settle again.

This morning the clam fell off of the rocks again. I would understand it if the lights were too bright but it keeps moving it self off of the rocks and this morning I found it behind the rockwork and we all know how much a PITA that can be to retrieve.

I got the clam back on the sand bed for now.

Meanwhile I look at another powerhead adn it decided to suck up part of my sinularia leather.

ARRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGG!!!!

Sorry, Had to vent.....

I am planning another water change tonight or tomorrow in case the stirred up DSB wil lcause any problems.

So, What should I do about the clam? Tank?

[Jeremy1973]

I would leave him on the sand bed, next to a rock for him to attach to. Something could be spooking him, and as fast as they close, he could be knocking himself off the rocks. Or a snail or someone is bumping him off. So, I vote leave him on the sand bed next to a rock and he will attach if he wants to.

[cyberchef]

Funny thing about Clams... No matter where you want it, if it's not happy it will move itself... Leave it alone for a while and let it decide where it wants to be. You can place a piece of flat LR next to it and see if it will attach so you can try to place it where you want it. You can also try getting a "cup" shaped piece of LR or a clam/scallop shell and placing it inside of the shell (only one half of the shell) and see if it will attach to that.

[Rob_Reef_Keeper]

Do you think I will have a problem with any of the tank parameters since the sandbed was stirred up?

[Ray1214]

You should not have a huge problem but I have seen someone disrupt a dsb and cause a mini cycle before. my clams like sand for some reason but i have croceas.

Ray

[Toadfish]

Leave it in the SB with a shell or rock under it...Allow it to attach then move the clam rock and all.