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Originally Posted by MondoBongo
so what would be the purpose of dipping them? general parasite removal?
i would assume the bayer would kill any pyramid snails that happened to be riding along.
did you see any noticeable difference in the kill rate of the two buckets, e.g. to 10ml vs the higher concentration, or do you feel that 10ml is sufficiently strong to do the job?
dips were done in saltwater i assume?
what kind of bayer?
this is certainly very interesting. i religiously dip all my corals on their way in to, and out of QT, it would be nice to have that extra line of defense with clams as well.
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Snail and general parasite removal like any crabs or flatworms like polyclad that might be doing some harm, there are a whole host of small organisms that seem to enjoy eating clams. I was really just curious how the clams would react.
The heavier solution I didn't look at very well since it was cloudy and just dumped it, I was a bit nervous. So I can't comment on the effectiveness of heavy vs light solution, but I personally like the lighter one since I can see the clam is open under the lights and allowing the bayer internally. I the other dips I have done have all been with the lower amount and even with scrubbing the shell there is plenty of "stuff" that falls off.
Yep, it's in saltwater for the dip. Tank water I removed that is temp matched and held there. The bayer is the normal stuff SPS tanks use. I think the bayer advanced complete insect killer that I had on hand for dipping corals.