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Old 03-23-2012, 12:24 PM
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You could always give the clam to me
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Old 03-23-2012, 01:22 PM
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When I brought mine home i put it under a running tap and gave it a good scrub with a tooth brush. Didnt seem to bother it much and it opened right up when it was put in the tank.
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Old 03-23-2012, 01:30 PM
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When I brought mine home i put it under a running tap and gave it a good scrub with a tooth brush. Didnt seem to bother it much and it opened right up when it was put in the tank.
Are you f'n kidding me?
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Are you f'n kidding me?
I have heard this many times...personally It scares the crap out of me so I have yet to try it. The trick I assume is to not let any water enter the clam, so you just wash the shell. I tried to find a video on YouTube where a fellow reefer has this huge 20-30 lbs clam that he regularly washes in the sink!
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I have heard this many times...personally It scares the crap out of me so I have yet to try it. The trick I assume is to not let any water enter the clam, so you just wash the shell. I tried to find a video on YouTube where a fellow reefer has this huge 20-30 lbs clam that he regularly washes in the sink!
Yeah but still, it's not going to happen. Maybe on a $60 run of the mill clam not on a $150 Cook Island.
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Old 03-23-2012, 02:25 PM
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Yeah but still, it's not going to happen. Maybe on a $60 run of the mill clam not on a $150 Cook Island.
Yupp, I'm with you on that! I would'nt either
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I have heard this many times...personally It scares the crap out of me so I have yet to try it. The trick I assume is to not let any water enter the clam, so you just wash the shell. I tried to find a video on YouTube where a fellow reefer has this huge 20-30 lbs clam that he regularly washes in the sink!
Yeah I can see that not hurting anything as long as your not washing the flesh. But in this guys case it seems unpreventable judging by the location of the aptasia.

Sorry to hear about that thoough. I would definitely try the scalpel, or even a suringe with boiling water or mag jammed right into the stem.
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You could always give the clam to me
Haha. I was thinking the same thing

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Old 03-23-2012, 03:13 PM
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I've just scraped it off with my thumb nail. They come off really easy.
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