Clam acclimation

lovetoclown · 03/29/2017, 02:07 PM

Probably missing it somewhere, but quick question on a new derasa clam. Should I be drip acclimating it or do like new fish and match salinity and put in QT?

tundracub · 03/29/2017, 05:28 PM

I did drip acclamation for 2 hours. Then put right into display as it was the only clam going in the tank.

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SantaMonica · 04/08/2017, 09:36 PM

Inverts are very touchy with salinity changes. I try to do 4 hours drip.

lovetoclown · 04/09/2017, 06:54 PM

I did a 2 hour slow drip. So far clam seems happy.

mrdss · 04/10/2017, 01:36 PM

Why are you guys taking sooooooooooo long to drop livestock in your tanks ? What was the salinity of the source water ???

jda · 04/10/2017, 05:52 PM

I temp float them, take them out of the water, check their shells for nasties and then put them in. Clams come from lagoons and other low-tides areas where runoff and salinity and temp changes are quite common. I don't think that you can hurt them much.

The only thing that I drip acclimate are ornamental shrimp.

ReeferNoob4ever · 04/10/2017, 09:45 PM

I feel bad but I've never acclimated anything. Shrimp, snails, stars, corals, fish. I just toss them in. Have been lucky thus far!!

lovetoclown · 04/10/2017, 10:00 PM

Originally I temp floated the clam then put it in qt with matched salinity. 24hts later, the shell was open super wide and the inside was torn apart. This time I drip acclimated and cleaned the shell, inspected and put it in the tank. Couple weeks now and it's doing good. All fish I temp acclimate and put in qt with matched salinity. Does great.

ReeferNoob4ever · 04/11/2017, 09:55 PM

Thorough. I could certainly learn a thing or two. Just today I basically tossed in a conch snail and green mushrooms. Fingers crossed!

03/29/2017, 02:07 PM	#1
lovetoclown Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 134	Clam acclimation Probably missing it somewhere, but quick question on a new derasa clam. Should I be drip acclimating it or do like new fish and match salinity and put in QT?

04/08/2017, 09:36 PM	#3
SantaMonica Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santa Monica, California, USA Posts: 2,511	Inverts are very touchy with salinity changes. I try to do 4 hours drip. __________________ Inventor of the easy-to-DIY upflow scrubber, and also the waterfall scrubber that everyone loves to build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1424843

04/10/2017, 01:36 PM	#5
mrdss Moved On Join Date: Oct 2016 Posts: 36	So long Why are you guys taking sooooooooooo long to drop livestock in your tanks ? What was the salinity of the source water ???

04/10/2017, 09:45 PM	#7
ReeferNoob4ever Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: NM Posts: 523	I feel bad but I've never acclimated anything. Shrimp, snails, stars, corals, fish. I just toss them in. Have been lucky thus far!! __________________ Get a life! Current Tank Info: 20gL mixed reef, 10g mixed reef w/nem & clown, 5g NPS & harlequin

04/11/2017, 09:55 PM	#9
ReeferNoob4ever Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: NM Posts: 523	Thorough. I could certainly learn a thing or two. Just today I basically tossed in a conch snail and green mushrooms. Fingers crossed! __________________ Get a life! Current Tank Info: 20gL mixed reef, 10g mixed reef w/nem & clown, 5g NPS & harlequin

03/29/2017, 05:28 PM	#2
tundracub Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 8	I did drip acclamation for 2 hours. Then put right into display as it was the only clam going in the tank. Sent from my LGLS990 using Tapatalk

04/09/2017, 06:54 PM	#4
lovetoclown Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 134	I did a 2 hour slow drip. So far clam seems happy.

04/10/2017, 05:52 PM	#6
jda Dogmatic Dinosaur Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 6,256	I temp float them, take them out of the water, check their shells for nasties and then put them in. Clams come from lagoons and other low-tides areas where runoff and salinity and temp changes are quite common. I don't think that you can hurt them much. The only thing that I drip acclimate are ornamental shrimp.

04/10/2017, 10:00 PM	#8
lovetoclown Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 134	Originally I temp floated the clam then put it in qt with matched salinity. 24hts later, the shell was open super wide and the inside was torn apart. This time I drip acclimated and cleaned the shell, inspected and put it in the tank. Couple weeks now and it's doing good. All fish I temp acclimate and put in qt with matched salinity. Does great.