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I have a 46 gallon bowfront tank and I have a 400 watt MH with 2- 28 watt actinic PC bulbs in a hood over my tank. There is a 4 inch fan in the hood. The hood is mounted from the ceiling. I had just PC's over the tank when it was mushrooms and soft coral. I changed to a mixed tank with lsp, sps...

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my definition of clam gaping is the same as yours. i was posting to see if anyone had any experience with a clam recovering and how they did it. i have read about rubber banding and gluing the shell where it had split to help the clam along with trying to put it in a better position in the tank...

my water parmeters are fine. the clam looks healthy except for the gaping. byssal gland fine. no sign of parasites. is there a way to correct the gaping besides rubber bands? is gluing the gaping area possible?

i have had this clam for approximately 6 weeks. i also have 4 other clams ( crocea, maximas, and deresa)which are doing fine. i have plenty of light as i have a 400watt metal halide over a 46 gallon bow front tank. i feed phytoplankton 2-3 times per week. i've never had this happen before and i...

i have a 4-5 inch maxima clam that is now gaping. i have tried rubber banding the area to keep the area closed but it keeps tha clam from opening. does anyone have any experience or sugestions on how to solve this problem and save my clam.