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02/20/2009, 09:41 AM
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Craft Store Sea Shells?
I just bought 2 bags of assorted small shells from my Hobby Lobby craft store. I need them for my 2 new jawfish and I also think they would be the right size for my blue leg hermits.
I have not added them to the tank yet. I need to wash them first, but am I overlooking something? Some type of contaminent?
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02/20/2009, 09:43 AM
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I got mine from wal-mart. I washed and boiled them before adding to my tank. As long as they arent painted or sealed with anything they should be ok.
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02/20/2009, 09:47 AM
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Thank you for the fast reply! I am anxious to add them. My jawfish arrived on Tuesday. I bought them a bag of crushed coral while I was awaiting their arrival. But I think the pieces are to small. They are the only fish in a 120 gal tank with a 6" sand bed and are NOT settling in very well. I'm hoping these shells will help solve that.
Boiling: What a good idea.
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Wouldn't the world be a better place if EVERYONE had a prescription for Prozac? Current Tank Info: Set up 2/23/14 Fluval Spec V 5.6 Gallon, Marineland Mini-Jet 606 (153GPH), 36W 10,000K PC Lighting, 2.5" Sandbed, 12lbs live rock, 3 sexy shrimp, peppermint shrimp, brittle starfish,zoos, green star polyps, green ricordia mushroom, pulsing pink xenia |
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02/20/2009, 09:52 AM
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boil em for a long time......like 10 min......youll see all kinds of crude come off em ....They also make great upgraded homes for teh hermits and save my snails!
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02/20/2009, 10:04 AM
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Most craft store shells that are not covered in a clear lacquer do have some type of mineral oil on them. Boiling like previously suggested should work well
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02/20/2009, 04:54 PM
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Update: I boiled them for about 20 minutes. There was gunk in there.
Now 1/2 my hermits are sportin' new shells. Now if my jawfish would get in on some of the action!
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