How to breed clams.... - Page 4

moliken · 02/24/2011, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by BluScrnOdeth

I cant recall what all is in my water but we get a quarterly statement from our water company that lists a bunch of stuff. What it doesnt list, i'm not sure either.

OK, i havent read that 1.025 was better, i'll work on that and pick a refractometer online, any suggestions? I dont remember the name of
the hydrometer i have but it was one from Jacks, a swing arm.

i kinda figured that. swing arms are notoriously inaccurate. build up of salts and general problems. i'd recommend any refracto over 25$. but it must be calibrated, so make sure there is a standard calibration fluid included or that you order some w/the meter, before you make ANY salinity adjustments using a swing arm

BluScrnOdeth · 02/24/2011, 05:01 PM

Ok. Ill order one in a sec online. I had been looking at some that had the thermal compensation and they came with water to calibrate. I think it was 50 including shipping. Don't remember what brand though.

Jabrams · 03/06/2011, 07:56 PM

tagging along.

BluScrnOdeth · 03/06/2011, 10:21 PM

might want to follow along here then http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...8#post18449018

rottbo · 03/15/2011, 05:58 PM

Ok I have a little bit to add hopefully I don't get flamed... I hope you can succeed but ther are many inherent problems with this in a closed system I researched t years back and got tons of advice from a friend that used to work with a clam farm in the pacific one problem you are gonna have is keeping them fed till they are large enough to sell this tales awhile sometimes ears to get big enough, second is you will need a closed system with absolutely no life besides the clams in it the invertebrates in our systems will kill small clams (think his point has been brought up,) last problem I see is that you will need a good digital microscope to do this right not only will you need this to properly mix eggs and sperm but you will need it to closely watch be growth of the clams and to be able to space them as needed as they grow. I hope you can succeed but I never tried for the point of time and money it will take to raise them to market size plus i didnt want to look at an empty sand bed till they were big enough to see with the naked eye. Lastly and I will probally get crap for this but I do believe this is possible and so do some experts but it will take perfection to do

alemone · 12/23/2017, 04:47 PM

ANy update on this project? And yes, I know it has been almost 7 years.

Pslreefer · 12/23/2017, 06:23 PM

Guy has been out of the hobby then back but hasn’t posted again in like 8 months.

Also considering the op’s experience level, I highly doubt anything happened.

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Jabrams · 12/23/2017, 06:24 PM

hi reefers. merry christmas

03/06/2011, 07:56 PM	#78
Jabrams Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Tampa, Fl Posts: 1,188	tagging along. __________________ I Live South of the South, On The West coast of the East coast, on a Peninsula of a Peninsula

12/23/2017, 06:24 PM	#83
Jabrams Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Tampa, Fl Posts: 1,188	hi reefers. merry christmas __________________ I Live South of the South, On The West coast of the East coast, on a Peninsula of a Peninsula

02/24/2011, 05:01 PM	#77
BluScrnOdeth Darin Schmidt Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 537	Ok. Ill order one in a sec online. I had been looking at some that had the thermal compensation and they came with water to calibrate. I think it was 50 including shipping. Don't remember what brand though.

03/06/2011, 10:21 PM	#79
BluScrnOdeth Darin Schmidt Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 537	might want to follow along here then http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...8#post18449018

03/15/2011, 05:58 PM	#80
rottbo Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: West Des Moines Posts: 241	Ok I have a little bit to add hopefully I don't get flamed... I hope you can succeed but ther are many inherent problems with this in a closed system I researched t years back and got tons of advice from a friend that used to work with a clam farm in the pacific one problem you are gonna have is keeping them fed till they are large enough to sell this tales awhile sometimes ears to get big enough, second is you will need a closed system with absolutely no life besides the clams in it the invertebrates in our systems will kill small clams (think his point has been brought up,) last problem I see is that you will need a good digital microscope to do this right not only will you need this to properly mix eggs and sperm but you will need it to closely watch be growth of the clams and to be able to space them as needed as they grow. I hope you can succeed but I never tried for the point of time and money it will take to raise them to market size plus i didnt want to look at an empty sand bed till they were big enough to see with the naked eye. Lastly and I will probally get crap for this but I do believe this is possible and so do some experts but it will take perfection to do

12/23/2017, 04:47 PM	#81
alemone Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 226	ANy update on this project? And yes, I know it has been almost 7 years.

12/23/2017, 06:23 PM	#82
Pslreefer In Memoriam Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Port St Lucie, FL Posts: 597	Guy has been out of the hobby then back but hasn’t posted again in like 8 months. Also considering the op’s experience level, I highly doubt anything happened. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk