Alveopora touching clam ok??

[tonym10]

My Alveopora gets pretty big as the day goes on , and it will touch the Deresa clam that I just got , will this be ok, or will the coral sting the clam?

[vitaldefect001]

free bump

but nice tank/pic LOOKS AWSOME

[Reefcherie]

I doubt the coral will actually sting the clam, but two things will likely happen: 1. The coral will end up blocking some of the clam's light and 2. It is a Derasa - if all conditions are right, that puppy will grow large pretty quickly. You'll likely end up rearranging things fairly soon!

Lovely tank BTW!

[yuhsuen]

My alveopora touches my crocea clam when fully extended and it's been 5 months now without any ill effects...knock on wood

[tonym10]

Thanks

[mad mechanic reefer]

That is a stunning display you have there and im sure you will get great growth out of the Deresa but I cant help noticing that the Favites next to it is being over lighted by the way the brown rims around the green centers have turned to light grey . If it were mine I think I would move it to a more shaded area of the tank . Please dont think I am criticising your fine display or your reef keeping abilities just that I have had the same coral do the same thing in the past and IMO look better under slightly less light .

[tonym10]

Thanks mad
Your right, The purple around the green is faded from the light, I do not really ahve a shaded spot to move it to thow, I have moved it once to try to help, but I just dont have a good less light area on the sand bed. Thansk for noticing.