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08-14-2006, 07:24 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CT Age: 31
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 |  My Big Boi
In the spirit of showing off some prized possessions...here's a couple of my gigas. They were taken at all different times, but you get the idea.
Perhaps today I will get motivated and take some updated pics.
To give you an idea of size, the tank is a 180. The tang is about 5 inches. 
This pic is old. The clam is just a couple inches shy of touching the front glass. 
Colored a mustard yellow though it has gotten darker over the years but always kept it's electric blue spots.  | 
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08-14-2006, 07:48 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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That thing just gets bigger every time I see it. How long have you had it for now? | 
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08-14-2006, 09:10 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT
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What do you feed that thing? Small childern. Dam. _________ Senior Noob Setting my 75 back up soon Main SW Tank:
55gal, 70LBS of Tonga/LFSDIY, 50lbs LS, 1x250watt MH(20k), AquaC Remora Skimmer Live stock: Velvet Damsel, (12)Blue legged crab, lawnmower blenny, (1)cleaner shrimp, Yellow Tang, Featherduster CoralsRandom Zoo's(like 10), more zoo's,red mushrooms and hairy mushrooms, Sinularia | |
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08-14-2006, 09:12 AM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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That's Beautiful. One of these days I will study up on clams and try to keep a nice easy one. Again, I am impressed!!!! Nice clams.
Jim
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | |
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08-14-2006, 12:37 PM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
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WOW! Who needs a filter when you have that!  
Very impressive! What do you feed it? | |
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08-14-2006, 12:42 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Vancouver Washington Age: 33
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I want it! lol ........... very nice. thanks for the pics | |
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08-14-2006, 01:21 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Carpentersville, IL Age: 52
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Wow, that is something to look forward to with my clams.
Very nice!
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300 Reef; 325LR, 1/2" sand bed in tank, 3" sand bed in 215 gal sump/refugium and Berliner PowerPro SS twin becket skimmer. 210 Reef; with 225 lbs of LR, 300 lb DSB, Large W/D and Jebo 520 skimmer modified to accept a becket. 90 RR FOWLR; tied into the 300's sump with a closed loop for extra circulation. 55 hospital. | |
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08-14-2006, 02:50 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: CT Age: 31
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LOL. Hmmm I think I have had it about 4 years now. When I first got it I had it for sale. I remember one gentleman wanted it, but refused to pay shipping. He thought I should ship it for free.
Needless to say I just kept it. A few months later I remember I was out on the shore fishing and I got a call from the same guy who now decided he would pay shipping. But, I refused to sell it. I figured since I tanked it for me I might as well keep it. Boy am I sure glad I did. Even my wife loves that thing. Luckily it survived a wipeout of 99% of my stuff last year when I went away and had a friend who was supposed to be watching my tank. My wife told me then if it had died she would have cried. LOL, I was already crying at the loss of everything else.
I don't feed it anything. It's certainly large enough to get what it needs from the light above it. When I feed the tank it gets very irritated cause obviously everything will fit in it's inhalant.
I used to have a pair of neon gobies that used to swim in and out of it. Clam didn't seem to mind that much. However now, when something bugs it, it slams closed and throws around a half gallon of water out of the tank and right on the carpet in front of it. Very annoying.
Where it sits now, though you can't see it until I take better pics, was a very large and thick piece of live rock I made myself. Nice and flat and made an awesome overhang. Eventually the clam got so heavy it ended up snapping that piece of rock causing a partial collapse. It's been there just fine ever since though. | |
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08-14-2006, 04:11 PM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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Besides being enormous, it is very cool. That thing must be worth a fortune now, eh? 
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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08-14-2006, 04:27 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Aug 2005
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those are awesome looking clams- I've never seen any that big- and what nice colors- very cool | |
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