Water change in reef tanks?

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  1. stoney waters

    stoney waters Fire Shrimp

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    here is what u should do. I would float the bag for 15-20mins than open it up,and slowly add some of your fishtank water. mabe drip if u can,if not add little amounts of water every 5-10mins.when the bag starts to get full take some of the water out and then slowly add more fish tank water.then take some more out. add some more of your fish tank water slowly,by then u should have most if not all of the fishstores water out then just put the bag in the water (slowly and carefully) then take the clam out gently and place were u want to,same as sponges.
     
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  3. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    ok so basically do a water change in the bag.
     
  4. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    It's pretty much the drip, dump half, repeat method.

    You can't ever get rid of the LFS water without emptying the bag, though. Division cannot reduce a positive number to 0, no matter how hard you try.
     
  5. crappyballer

    crappyballer Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    pgoodsell Horrid Stonefish

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    Wow that fiji video is crazy. I never knew they where out of water at all, let alone that long.
     
  7. xmetalfan99

    xmetalfan99 Giant Squid

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    For clams, you can allow them to touch air. All you have to do is burp the clam by rotating them in the water. In the wild, some clam species actually live out of the water during low tide.
     
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  9. stoney waters

    stoney waters Fire Shrimp

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    Does that really work i herd it doesnt always?
     
  10. Seano Hermano

    Seano Hermano Giant Squid

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    Cool video of fiji corals. Didn't know that. Good to know about the clams too.