clam acclimating question

[temec_luver]

how long do you acclimate clams? ive read one hour someplaces and a few hours in another place

 

[skinz78]

I use a piece of air hose with a very slow drip. put the clam and the water it came in in a bowl and then put the bowl in a bucket. let the bowl fill and overflow into the bucket for about 15-30 min.

 

[a4twenty]

depending on the difference in params. between my water and the LFS's i usually take 2 - 4 hours.

 

[mscarpena]

I agree about 30-45 minutes.

 

[kar93]

id recommend about 2 hours but remember, do not expose it to air but if you do burp it

 

[ZooZ]

Dont expose it to the air? Clams in the wild go days out of the water during low tides. I dont know much about clams but i know they can be out of the water. And what do you mean by burp it? How would you transfer it from the bag you bought it in to your display tank? Thanks

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11246696#post11246696 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kaneryles
id recommend about 2 hours but remember, do not expose it to air but if you do burp it

 

[a4twenty]

i wouldn't go as far to say they are exposed to air for days, low and high tide occurs every day. the problem is that this exposure to the air can trigger a spawning event that in the ocean is not really a problem, in our closed systems these events can have very serious consequences. exposure to air over the short term ( a minute here or there ) should have no ill effects but longer periods can be very stressful.

 

[ZooZ]

thanks for the clarification a4twenty!

 

[fali]

Just drip acclimate for 30 mins or so. Temprature is most important. Some people say to just temp accliamte them. I tried that with one of my clam and its doing good.

 

[camaroracer214]

i don't disagree with the shorter time periods, but wouldn't you rather be safe than sorry. i do a slow drip acclimation for at least 2 hours for almost everything i put in my tank. during this process i look at whatever i'm acclimating to spot any potential problems, like pyramdellid snails on clams or red bugs/nudis on sps. if it passes inspection and the two hour drip it's off to the tank.

 

[mbbuna]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11254215#post11254215 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by camaroracer214
i don't disagree with the shorter time periods, but wouldn't you rather be safe than sorry. i do a slow drip acclimation for at least 2 hours for almost everything i put in my tank. during this process i look at whatever i'm acclimating to spot any potential problems, like pyramdellid snails on clams or red bugs/nudis on sps. if it passes inspection and the two hour drip it's off to the tank.

camaro

please take this for what it is. i see your a marine biology student. why wouldn't you QT for two to four weeks. one or two hours of looking at something to see if it has parasites or whatever is pretty much useless IMO. 2 to 4 weeks in a QT is much more time and also allows you the opportunity to see that the organism is acting appropriately or not which might indicate a disease or parasite that you cant see