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sg_halvorsen · #1 (**permalink**) 07-16-2007, 10:03 PM

i got some muscles from the ocean as i was just there today and i figured why not while im here but i'm not sure if they are ok for a tank(i would probly put them in my refugium)... i figured i would keep them in a bucket to "cure" for a while and maybe get any pollutants off them???? is this ok and has anyone else put them in???

sg_halvorsen · #2 (**permalink**) 07-17-2007, 12:20 AM

ok i don't know what they are actually called they are black long oval shaped clams... i'll try and get some pictures up tommarow...

e_baer · #3 (**permalink**) 07-17-2007, 01:37 AM

there is another person who set up a 20g tank for some local stuff form the ocean that lived in NJ. thye got a small fish, some rocks, sand plants.

Krazy · #4 (**permalink**) 07-17-2007, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sg_halvorsen

i got some muscles from the ocean as i was just there today and i figured why not while im here but i'm not sure if they are ok for a tank(i would probly put them in my refugium)... i figured i would keep them in a bucket to "cure" for a while and maybe get any pollutants off them???? is this ok and has anyone else put them in???

If you keep them in the bucket for a few days and do a series of water changes to get the pollutants out of them, its possible you could try them in your refugium, I'd study up on them more though...

e_baer · #5 (**permalink**) 07-17-2007, 05:50 PM

yeah, you dont want them to die and give off a deadly tocin or something like that.

Salt-lick · #6 (**permalink**) 07-19-2007, 03:33 PM

No I think she was talking about the clams that are wild close to the shore actually filter the water and pull the pollutants into them.. making them possibly polluted.