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Old 10/18/2006, 01:18 PM
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**CALLING ALL CLAM OWNERS**- What salinity do you keep your tank?
Just like the title says, I am interested what everybody has there salinity at and if any one has a species specific(clam only) tank please note it. Anybody keeping there tank at 1.032 or higher?

I have noticed that alot of clam facilities in the south pacific (Specifically Palau) have salinity levels ranging from 1.032-1.038 That seems extremely high to me considering the levels we keep our tanks at. My clam tank is at 1.025-1.026 and they do great. Most of the facilities use NSW pumped into there facility so that means the reefs over there are at very high a salinity. Intrested in any input you have
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Old 10/18/2006, 05:53 PM
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maybe not the reef's but tidal pools? ( produce these high levels ) i keep mine @ 1.026 and they seem happy.
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Old 10/18/2006, 07:05 PM
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how are they testing that salinity... mine is at 1.025, a lot of clam farms that I have read about use ocean water in a consistent turnover from the ocean, most are simply farms built onto the oceanfront very cheaply, so I don't know where that 1.032-1.038 thing came from, but I think it's very doubtful
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Old 10/18/2006, 10:27 PM
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Maybe you have 32 to 38 parts per thousand confused with a specific gravity of 1.XXX

Normal seawater is about 35-36ppt...
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Old 10/18/2006, 11:00 PM
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I keep mine at 1.025.
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Old 10/19/2006, 06:21 AM
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Maybe you have 32 to 38 parts per thousand confused with a specific gravity of 1.XXX

Normal seawater is about 35-36ppt...
This is where the confusion came in. It seems like no one uses specific gravity when they right these bio papers. I guess thats what happens when your up at 2 in the morning reading about clam farming! Thanks for pointing that out.
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Old 10/19/2006, 07:32 AM
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Old 10/31/2006, 12:16 AM
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my clam loves 1.026, and so do all my other corals!!!
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Old 10/31/2006, 12:44 AM
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1.025 here, clam thriving in an sps tank.
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Old 10/31/2006, 08:59 AM
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Old 10/31/2006, 09:02 AM
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2 very happy (healthy) clams at 1.025.
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Old 10/31/2006, 02:31 PM
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Old 11/01/2006, 11:35 PM
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Old 11/02/2006, 09:03 AM
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35ppt
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Old 11/02/2006, 04:14 PM
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Old 11/02/2006, 08:16 PM
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1.025 here
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Old 11/03/2006, 06:45 AM
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35ppt as measured by a refractometer.
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Old 11/05/2006, 07:26 PM
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1.025 works out great for me, my clams and sps.

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Old 11/05/2006, 07:48 PM
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1.026 for sps and clams 2 of them.
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