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crustaceans help! - 4/29/2011 7:05:11 AM    Alaska   Posts: 305 Joined: 2/1/2011 From: NEWPORT NEWS, VA Status: online i dove for some bottles last week, and in cleaning i have found some barnacles and other things holding onto the outside of the bottles, and in two cases, there are clams INSIDE the bottle that are larger than the neck of the bottle. i dont want to try to crush them inside the bottles as not to damage it, but what do i do!? is there some type of concoction that i can use to dissolve the buggars? Tom Post #: 1

RE: crustaceans help! - 4/29/2011 7:16:27 AM    cowseatmaize Posts: 6472 Joined: 12/2/2004 From: Eastern Northwest West Central area of Mass Status: offline I don't know what but something that dissolves calcium carbonate. _____________________________ Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati Eric (in reply to Alaska) Post #: 2

RE: crustaceans help! - 4/29/2011 7:31:37 AM    Wheelah23 Posts: 4300 Joined: 8/9/2010 From: Glen Ridge, New Jersey Status: offline Clams are mollusks... But anyway, I think bleach usually does the trick. That will at least detach them, then you can pulverize the little buggers with a stick! _____________________________ Looking for bottles from Glen Ridge, Montclair, Bloomfield, Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange, and if I like 'em, any other bottles from Essex County NJ! Also Manahawkin NJ! Message me if you want to find them a new home. (in reply to cowseatmaize) Post #: 3

RE: crustaceans help! - 4/29/2011 7:56:24 AM    cyberdigger Posts: 12319 Joined: 11/29/2008 From: I 195 @ US 9, NJ USA Status: online You need acid.. HCL, muriatic... (in reply to Wheelah23) Post #: 4

RE: crustaceans help! - 4/29/2011 7:37:39 PM    RedGinger Posts: 6727 Joined: 12/7/2007 Status: offline Ask Bram! (Downeastdigger) _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVTdY2BI3g (in reply to Alaska) Post #: 5

RE: crustaceans help! - 4/29/2011 7:38:38 PM    RedGinger Posts: 6727 Joined: 12/7/2007 Status: offline Speaking of Bram, I know Southern Maine Diver has posted about this a lot.  Anyone know how he is?  _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyVTdY2BI3g (in reply to RedGinger) Post #: 6

RE: crustaceans help! - 4/29/2011 7:59:38 PM    cyberdigger Posts: 12319 Joined: 11/29/2008 From: I 195 @ US 9, NJ USA Status: online Actually, I wasn't kidding this time.. acid dissolves shells. I learned it in grammar school.. we did an experiment and the teacher asked if anyone had any shells and i raised my hand, because I lived on riverfront property at the time, and at a days notice I could gather a 5 gallon pail full of shells if I needed to.. well I didn't bring that many but it was enough for all the kids to get a good demonstration of what happens when you mix shells and acid.. ( it was HCL, BTW ) and the smell of the gas it let off was the biggest topic as I recall, kinda like a fart ..the boiling, bubbly business in the beeker was fun to watch too.. it was a memorable event in an otherwise yawn-filled education. (in reply to RedGinger) Post #: 7

RE: crustaceans help! - 4/29/2011 10:38:47 PM    surfaceone Posts: 7141 Joined: 12/9/2008 Status: offline quote: and in two cases, there are clams INSIDE the bottle that are larger than the neck of the bottle. Hey William, You didn't say what kinda bottles these are. I guess it's just me, but having a bottle that was the birthplace of said clam is kinda cool. An internal bivalve bottle does not come along every day. Where would'ya go to get one if you changed yer mind later? This is assuming all the while that these Mollusks are long since deceased, as recently passed ones could really afford one some seriously toxic odors in the old bottle cabinet. I know I'd like to see some photos before, during, and after, should you decide to go the acid assassination route, or not... (in reply to Alaska) Post #: 8

RE: crustaceans help! - 4/30/2011 2:53:43 AM    Plumbata Posts: 1660 Joined: 12/4/2007 Status: offline Douse them in Muriatic acid (HCl) and watch those bivalves dissolve and die in horrible agony! _____________________________ Alterius non sit qui suus esse potest. Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper. - Thomas Jefferson (in reply to surfaceone) Post #: 9

RE: crustaceans help! - 5/5/2011 5:21:44 PM    808 50th State Posts: 535 Joined: 5/14/2007 From: OAHU, HAWAII Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: cyberdigger You need acid.. HCL, muriatic... I also find a lot of bottles in the water and many are covered with barnacles, I use a plastic bucket with a cover, I add a very small amount of acid to the inside of the bottle just enough to cover the bottom of the bottle, then I add a very small amount into the plastic bucket just enough to cover the bottom of the bucket with acid, I then cover the bucket with the plastic cover, the vapors of the acid is the one that will melt off the barnacles, I usually leave it in the bucket for at least a day or two...You must be very careful using the acid, I use rubber gloves and do not breath the acid vapors, do it outside in a well ventilated area and be very careful when opening the bucket, when opening the bucket a lot of  vapors will come out and can burn you...it works very well for me...use common sense...the acid I use is called HASA, I buy it by the gallon from my local swimming pool supply store, very inexpensive... _____________________________ ALOHA EARL (in reply to cyberdigger) Post #: 10

RE: crustaceans help! - 5/7/2011 12:16:39 AM    coldwater diver   Posts: 185 Joined: 11/10/2006 From: MAINE Status: offline Hi Alaska,                                           I dive in the Maine coast and would recommend along w/ some others here muriatic acid. Find yourself a good 5 gallon bucket, I prefer doing all my cleaning outside the fumes can be very harmful to yourself. I usually keep this concoction in my garage w/ a well fitting lid that clamps down well when not in use. It will get rid of any barnacles, although it might require a primary dip in the soup(acid)) take out (wearing gloves) rinse soap and water w/ sponge repeat if necessary. The solution will last a very long time. Our town has a once a year hazardous waste collection so I will just label the bucket and drop it off when it becomes ineffective. Hope this helps. How is the viz in Va by the way?  Kevin (in reply to 808 50th State) Post #: 11

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