Rockfish Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 so both my maximas did in fact get a pretty decent case of pinched mantle disease last week....i followed the careful instructions of Barry @ clamsdirect.com and gave them a freshwater dip in ph adjusted ro/di water for about 20 minutes and placed them back in the tank and the next day they were perfect and have been since..... today i was watching my larger of the 2 (about 3 and a half inches) opening in the actinic light that comes on about an hour and a half before the MH comes on and his mantle looks ruffled in a couple of spots and the small one's mantle opens on one side and not the other!!! UGHHHHHH!! this sucks.....i guess i'll watch them today and maybe get ready for another dip..... anyone have and suggestions? any words of wisdom would be great right about now......very stressed at this point Link to comment
javisaman Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 do you have pH/temp swings from night to morning? Link to comment
Rockfish Posted May 3, 2009 Author Share Posted May 3, 2009 ph is ALWAYS 8.2 and the temp goes from about 78.5 to 79.5 with the MH's till the chiller kicks in and brings it down Link to comment
javisaman Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 hmm how are you keeping the pH at 8.2? It doesn't change at all during the night? Do you run any carbon in the tank? Link to comment
Rockfish Posted May 3, 2009 Author Share Posted May 3, 2009 i run chemi pure elite and purigen....it might dip a bit at night i'm not too sure Link to comment
basser1 Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Rockfish..... I think you need to go here and look at the clam forum, this is what used to be the clamsdirect forum. From what very little I know, PM is a bacteria caused by a protozoan. Many have had to do several FW dips to try and get rid of it. I wish you luck! http://www.reefaquariumforum.com/forum.html Link to comment
Mike Maddox Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 How long have you had your clams? Link to comment
Rockfish Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 only about 2 weeks.....now they're ruffled when the lights are off and they open fine when the lights are on after about 10 minutes....... Link to comment
Mr. Fosi Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 hmm how are you keeping the pH at 8.2? It doesn't change at all during the night? Do you run any carbon in the tank? Carbon shouldn't affect pH very much... A properly sized, tuned skimmer does wonders for mitigatin nightly pH drops so long as the air it draws from isn't CO2 enriched. Macroalgae lit opposite the display also does a good job. My pH drops to 7.9-8.0 during the night and comes up to 8.1-8.2 by the end of lights-on. The swing depends on what my alk is. When it is in the mid-9's dKH, it generally swings from 7.98 to 8.15 +/- 0.02. Link to comment
javisaman Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 I didn't mean to sound like carbon affects the pH. The carbon question was general. Link to comment
Rockfish Posted May 4, 2009 Author Share Posted May 4, 2009 so if they're ruffled when the lights are off and they open fine when the lights are on does that mean they're fine or could they still have something? Link to comment
Mike Maddox Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Leave your clams alone for at least 2 weeks, preferably a month. If they're still showing signs of pinching, or aren't displaying full mantle extension, try a temp and pH matched FW dip for 10-15 minutes, and wait another few weeks to see if that works. Good luck! Link to comment
Rockfish Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 yea not so worried at this point.....they're both opening pretty well during the day and i just treated my tank for flatworms.....i've been very very busy with work lately and didn't realize i had a pretty good infestation and i'm thinking that might have been one of the causes of my headaches.....thanks for all the help everyone.....the little fuc**rs are all dead now!!! thank you flatworm exit Link to comment
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