really odd question...

Anthonius · 03/05/2010, 02:02 AM

alright so i wont be surprised if i dont get any responses... but has anyone put bone in their reef? as in the frame of a living thing? no flesh or rotting of course but lets say a nice clean and sun bleached set of shark jaws.

if anyone has done this can you answer a few questions for me?
1.) does it get covered in coralline or does it stay crispy white?
2.) will it leach anything harmful into the tank?
3.) does anyone have a picture of someone who has done this previously?

the reason i ask is i think it would be a pretty cool part of an aquascape maybe not quite centered but off to the right leaning up against a rock or something. plus it would be comical to see little fish swim through the jaws of what otherwise would be their demise.

anyhow im excited to get some answers. thanks ahead of time

mndfreeze · 03/05/2010, 04:18 AM

Its just calcium I would imagine, as long as its totally clean...

Anthonius · 03/05/2010, 04:39 AM

so the only thing i need to worry about leaching is calcium... over time anyways. good to know... i wonder how it would look with some corals growing on it.

MJT82 · 03/05/2010, 06:19 AM

Well, seeing-as-how the sharks actual jaws are cartilage, I'd think it may deteriorate in the saltwater environment... You'd have the teeth left over though... Am I right?

Randy Holmes-Farley · 03/05/2010, 07:05 AM

Bone has a lot of phosphate in it. So it may grow algae.

Believe it or not, this is far from the first question on bone.

One guy wanted to put a cattle skull in the tank. Here's the thread and my response at the time:

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...threadid=59410

Anthonius · 03/05/2010, 12:19 PM

thanks Randy. i read your response on that thread... boyyyy oh boy do i not want the phosphates, nevermind. thanks for the info though

Frick-n-Frags · 03/05/2010, 01:15 PM

heh

Anthonius · 03/06/2010, 01:14 AM

I was thinking that would be a pretty cool decorative item for the tank... a small sand shark jaw or something.. you know maybe 6" wide or so nothing huge like 18" tiger shark. but i just cleared up a phosphate mess that i dont want to get back into. haha

dixiedog · 03/06/2010, 08:04 AM

A human skull would be pretty awesome ... LOL

Anthonius · 03/07/2010, 10:54 PM

lol... yah id love to see my clowns swim in and out of an eye socket... and can you imagine an anemone perched atop of the skull? it would look like a dead clown hahaha.

jimroth · 03/08/2010, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Anthonius

lol... yah id love to see my clowns swim in and out of an eye socket... and can you imagine an anemone perched atop of the skull? it would look like a dead clown hahaha.

Used to know a guy with a cow skull in his pirahna display, a very cool look. But FW of course.

03/05/2010, 02:02 AM	#1
Anthonius Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: sioux city Posts: 401	really odd question... alright so i wont be surprised if i dont get any responses... but has anyone put bone in their reef? as in the frame of a living thing? no flesh or rotting of course but lets say a nice clean and sun bleached set of shark jaws. if anyone has done this can you answer a few questions for me? 1.) does it get covered in coralline or does it stay crispy white? 2.) will it leach anything harmful into the tank? 3.) does anyone have a picture of someone who has done this previously? the reason i ask is i think it would be a pretty cool part of an aquascape maybe not quite centered but off to the right leaning up against a rock or something. plus it would be comical to see little fish swim through the jaws of what otherwise would be their demise. anyhow im excited to get some answers. thanks ahead of time

03/05/2010, 07:05 AM	#5
Randy Holmes-Farley Reef Chemist Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Arlington, Massachusetts Posts: 86,233	Bone has a lot of phosphate in it. So it may grow algae. Believe it or not, this is far from the first question on bone. One guy wanted to put a cattle skull in the tank. Here's the thread and my response at the time: http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...threadid=59410 __________________ Randy Holmes-Farley Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef

03/05/2010, 01:15 PM	#7
Frick-n-Frags Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: north central OH Posts: 10,740	heh __________________ Only Dead fish swim with the current. Current Tank Info: 2 50 gal tanks, sump, still BB

03/05/2010, 04:18 AM	#2
mndfreeze Invert Sexy Time! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ Posts: 2,255	Its just calcium I would imagine, as long as its totally clean...

03/05/2010, 04:39 AM	#3
Anthonius Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: sioux city Posts: 401	so the only thing i need to worry about leaching is calcium... over time anyways. good to know... i wonder how it would look with some corals growing on it.

03/05/2010, 06:19 AM	#4
MJT82 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Brandon, MS Posts: 410	Well, seeing-as-how the sharks actual jaws are cartilage, I'd think it may deteriorate in the saltwater environment... You'd have the teeth left over though... Am I right?

03/05/2010, 12:19 PM	#6
Anthonius Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: sioux city Posts: 401	thanks Randy. i read your response on that thread... boyyyy oh boy do i not want the phosphates, nevermind. thanks for the info though

03/06/2010, 01:14 AM	#8
Anthonius Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: sioux city Posts: 401	I was thinking that would be a pretty cool decorative item for the tank... a small sand shark jaw or something.. you know maybe 6" wide or so nothing huge like 18" tiger shark. but i just cleared up a phosphate mess that i dont want to get back into. haha

03/06/2010, 08:04 AM	#9
dixiedog Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 1,626	A human skull would be pretty awesome ... LOL

03/07/2010, 10:54 PM	#10
Anthonius Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: sioux city Posts: 401	lol... yah id love to see my clowns swim in and out of an eye socket... and can you imagine an anemone perched atop of the skull? it would look like a dead clown hahaha.