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Unread 01/17/2008, 08:42 AM   #68
rwbogard
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Additionally, water purity and ionic stability is of vital importance to clam health. Even micro-levels of certain heavy metals (cadmium, copper, etc.) are strong "poisons" of cellular mitochondria in bivalves. This results is deceased aerobic efficiency and drastically compromised immune responses, making the clam susceptible to disease (perhaps involved in pinched mantle???). I would recommend only the use of RO/DI when keeping clams of any species, or genus for that matter. Secondly, I have found that ionic stability (particularly of Ca/Alk) are key to shell deposition and mantle expansion. The majority of clam systems that I have troubleshooted are growing poorly due to imbalance.


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