sea shells

ejones4Christ · 05/20/2007, 06:47 PM

My wife went to the beach and brought back tons of sea shells, i was woundering if putting them in my reef tank would be ok?

demonsp · 05/20/2007, 06:51 PM

I would leave outside in the sun for a day or 2 then rinse off you should be alright.

Drix · 05/20/2007, 08:23 PM

Boil them for like half an hour, change the water, repeat. It'll kill anything growing and hopefully leech out any pollutants

rodgod20 · 05/20/2007, 08:56 PM

dido boil....I like keeping shells in the aquarium, helps with buffering of ph, calc...and looks

frederickk · 05/25/2007, 10:45 AM

Would be a good addition if you have any hermit crabs.

hmello@bermexin · 05/25/2007, 11:11 AM

Agree boil the begeesus out of them.

fry_school101 · 05/25/2007, 01:02 PM

They are good for making "pod piles" with.

rodgod20 · 05/25/2007, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fry_school101
They are good for making "pod piles" with.

yeah, amipods loved them in my 6G. Right now they like the sump in my 65G.

Thats a good idea btw, I think i'll a few more to the sump for that purpose

Tomorleans · 05/25/2007, 02:06 PM

my wife and daughter did the same thing.. Sea Shells from Pensacola beach. my diamond goby LOVES them.. he builds little forts with them..

05/20/2007, 06:47 PM	#1
ejones4Christ Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 32	sea shells My wife went to the beach and brought back tons of sea shells, i was woundering if putting them in my reef tank would be ok?

05/20/2007, 08:56 PM	#4
rodgod20 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 459	dido boil....I like keeping shells in the aquarium, helps with buffering of ph, calc...and looks __________________ "If your going through hell, Keep going" -Winston ChurchHill- Current Tank Info: 65G (90lbs of LR, CSS125, ATO,Oceans Motions, 33x turnover) LPS tank

05/25/2007, 11:11 AM	#6
hmello@bermexin Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,205	Agree boil the begeesus out of them. __________________ Henry Somewhere something incredible is waiting to be known. Current Tank Info: 29g BioCube, AI SOL 12" Super Blue

05/20/2007, 06:51 PM	#2
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	I would leave outside in the sun for a day or 2 then rinse off you should be alright.

05/20/2007, 08:23 PM	#3
Drix Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 590	Boil them for like half an hour, change the water, repeat. It'll kill anything growing and hopefully leech out any pollutants

05/25/2007, 10:45 AM	#5
frederickk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,712	Would be a good addition if you have any hermit crabs.

05/25/2007, 01:02 PM	#7
fry_school101 Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Washington DC / Arlington, VA Posts: 73	They are good for making "pod piles" with.

05/25/2007, 02:06 PM	#9
Tomorleans Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Orleans(Westbank) Posts: 226	my wife and daughter did the same thing.. Sea Shells from Pensacola beach. my diamond goby LOVES them.. he builds little forts with them..