Acclimation time for a clam?

[redinator]

How long should I acclimate a Maxima clam?

 

[kingfish8302]

I slow dripped my crocea clam for almost 2 hours and its doing great. I would say about hour and half to two hours.

 

[redinator]

Thanks. Should arrive tomorrow.

 

[kingfish8302]

good luck

 

[alix2.0]

post pics when you get it

i love clams

 

[nietzsche]

i just put a cup of water every 15min until the volume of water inside the bag had doubled.. temp acclimate the bag first and remove the layers of bags it comes in. ive been following that method and its been working well

 

[nietzsche]

btw, youre probably going to end up buying the small ones right? for those i would probably drip acclimate like the previous poster said to do

 

[brandon7491]

speeking of clams i just ordered the 2 maxima clams of live aquaria to add to my collection. and wow 2hrs jeeze lol, when i got my first clam i just temp aclimated it for 30mins and i have had it for a year

 

[topfins-mj]

I didn't even drip mine either. I bought two in the summer and just temp acclimated the bag for 30 minutes, then into the tank. I only drip acclimate fish and inverts, mayeb some delicate corals but not really.
Mine are doing great.

 

[kingfish8302]

Hey i dripped so long becuase it was my first clam and i wanted to make sure i did not do anything wrong. I always want a clam and i did not want to lose it. I think i was being to protective of my first baby clam.

 

[drea]

i traded for a purple/bluish maxima (4inches) and i just put mine right in the tank, its doing really well!

 

[kingfish8302]

what you did not even temp aclimated it. Wow to me thats to risky and money down the hole if it had die.
Originally Posted by drea
i traded for a purple/bluish maxima (4inches) and i just put mine right in the tank, its doing really well!

 

[drea]

Originally Posted by kingfish8302

what you did not even temp aclimated it. Wow to me thats to risky and money down the hole if it had die.

dude i know!! i am so paranoid right now (at work) i hope the clam will b ok

 

[kingfish8302]

WHy did you not temp aclimated it?

 

[perfectdark]

Originally Posted by alix2.0
post pics when you get it

i love clams

Far too many possibilities here.................nevermind....

jk jk
Ohhh come on it was a joke....

 

[jtrzerocool]

Originally Posted by PerfectDark
Far too many possibilities here.................nevermind....

jk jk
Ohhh come on it was a joke....

 

[alix2.0]

Originally Posted by PerfectDark
Far too many possibilities here.................nevermind....

jk jk
Ohhh come on it was a joke....
i actually thought about that when i posted but i was too lazy to change it. sOoOo thanks.

 

[drea]

Originally Posted by kingfish8302
WHy did you not temp aclimated it?
well, i never acclimate my corals, idk, just being lazy and stupid, its still doing very well though

 

[perfectdark]

Originally Posted by alix2.0
i actually thought about that when i posted but i was too lazy to change it. sOoOo thanks.

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