Found shells in tank?

[rantipole]

Hi all,

I found these cool shells at the Jersey Shore. Could I put them in my tank? If so, how do I prep them?

Thanks!

Cheers,
rant

 

[Ty Hamatake]

Not sure if this is the correct way to do it, but I just rinsed mine with some RO water and in they went

 

[Snookin]

I wouldn't put anything in my tank from the Jersey shore

 

[sbash]

I wouldn't put anything in my tank from the Jersey shore

I am not sure what that means, lol...

However, putting items from the shores is risky. They could have pollutants, diseases or other contaminates.

Either way, I would QT it. First cycle it in a tub, and see what happens... Change 100% of the water, feed it a bit and let it sit for a week, then add a couple CUC members...

 

[Areseebee]

Just remove all the hypodermic needles first, should be good to go.

 

[burden2626]

i wouldnt add it i tryed adding coral from fl my aunt had it for years and it became fossilized coral that leached to much calcium made water to hard but if you decide to i would bleach it and then rinse it realy good till bleach smell goes away