In message , Happy'Cam'per
writes
"Alan Silver" wrote in message

Did boiling them spoil them at all ?

Hi Alan

Don't bother boiling them, thats just overkill. However, there might be some
remains left in the shells of whatever was inhabiting them at some stage.
Fill a small bucket up halfway, add some salt (alot) and let them sit for a
week, replacing new water every 2 days or so. The shells will be fine in the
tank after this.

Thanx, that sounds even easier !!

If you have enough shells you can crush a few them, put them into an old
nylon stocking and add that to your filter aswell. The more the merrier Imo.

I don't have that many, just a few nice ones picked up on the beach.

If you ever come across crushed coral at the LFS this can be added too in
liberal ammounts.

The substrate in this tank is basically crushed coral and shells. A few
of the smaller shells survived the crushing, but it's mostly bits.

Ta ra and thanx for the reply.

--
Alan Silver
PSG Fish Tanks - http://fish.alansilver.co.uk/
(anything added below this line is nothing to do with me)


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