clam question

[Tim Marvin]

Of course RobertG....LMAO...Why do you think you got such a good deal on the rock...LOL...JK..........

[alexwolf]

now you know why the saying goes "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!"

[Bigreefer]

I think Instar is refering to straight out of the RO unit without adding anything.

Yeah I realize that. I'm just trying to figure out where he got that constraint. I sure didn't imply it.

Here are a few links that recomend adjusting your PH.

A quote from one of them.... "The pH of the freshwater should be as close as possible to the pH of the tank water"

http://<a href="http://www.bestfish....52099.html</a>
http://<a href="http://www.petsforum...sfwdiptest</a>
http://<a href="http://www.seahorse....1067905386</a>
http://<a href="http://www.worldoffi..._sick.html</a>[/url]

[Tim Marvin]

I like to play it safe and stay away from fresh water...LOL... Unless of course I am on my windsurfer, which in that case any water is free game!

[DeletedAccount]

ClamsDirect suggests that you use a toothbrush on the clam instead of doing a FW dip for the flatworms.

[DeletedAccount]

I have always read and been told to add pH buffer to the fresh water that I dip with reduce the shock to the coral / fish.

[RobertG]

Hymm, So funny, Not to me. I did'nt even question it with Brett. What kind are they? I guess I will be dipping all new rock in freshwater. I have enough life to be able to sustain it.

[JimD]

I have always read and been told to add pH buffer to the fresh water that I dip with reduce the shock to the coral / fish.

Thats true for corals and fish, but as long as the clams closed up tight, it couldnt care less about Ph. Temperature may or may not be an issue depending on how long its exposed to temps other than what its used to. A toothbrush under running water works very well to remove unwanted snails, algae, whatever.

[Tim Marvin]

I've used the toothbrush to remove zoo's from the shell and it works great. Didn't taste very good for a couple weeks after though and it made my gums numb. JK.....An old toothbrush is in my collection of reef tools.