Sea Shells

[Rhys]

My sister bought back some really cool sea shells from Fraiser Island. I was wondering if they will be ok in my tank??

[dwf73]

I would be careful to clean them pretty well before trying that - they can have a lot of stuff that you dont want in your water. I know some people who have done it and have not had any problems, but I think it would be good to clean them thoroughly nonetheless (and look for sharp/rough edges that the fish could injure themselves on)

[jeffro426]

I use seashells in my 10 gallon community...take them and scrub em really good and soak them in water and little bit of bleach. Then i boil them for a little while, rinse them off really good and toss em in!

[Must4ng s4lly]

i have seashells in all my tanks do all of the above and if they still have dead stuff in em, leave them outside for about three months and the ants will clean out the rest! That's what I did and all is fine :)

[Rhys]

cool will look at adding some now. ARGH big storm should prob turn off comp.

[ewok]

watch you ph and expect them to "erode" over time. they will break down in the water and affect your ph somewhat.

good luck

[Must4ng s4lly]

I have had my shells in tanks for 12 years and have had no ill effects....

[ewok]

nnot the same ones i imagine.......

notice them "melting" away?

[Must4ng s4lly]

Nope! The are the SAME ones with no melting for all these years! If you think about it, shells last indefinitely in an ocean enviroment. Hermit crabs swipe to live in.... I have the same shells I have always had. Hmmmm....

[Must4ng s4lly]

BTW, When My shells really get a lot of algea on them, I bleach them in blrach & water, rise them well & then let them totally dry for a couple days and then put them back in. I do this with any other decorations that get any kind of algae on them too.... REALLY works! Very Cool!