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benny25  Small Fry Posts: 14 Kudos: 13 Votes: 0 Registered: 17-Apr-2005   | I have several seashells that i collected nearly 5 years ago. After a good rinsing, would these be ok to put in a fish tank? |
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| Ethan14 Big Fish Posts: 312 Kudos: 339 Votes: 18 Registered: 06-Jul-2005 | yes after a good rinsing and maybe some soaking they should be fine. I might even collect some shells for my new shelldweller tank im setting up at the beach. |
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superlion  Mega Fish Posts: 1246 Kudos: 673 Votes: 339 Registered: 27-Sep-2003  | Depends on what kind of tank. They will harden the water (good for rift lake cichlids, bad for most everything else), so keep that in mind. ><> |
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jasonpisani  *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003  | What kind of fish do you have in the tank?. Some like hard water & some don't. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
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keithgh   *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003   | benny25 The shells will be perfect if they are in with the correct type of tank. They will change the water chemistry of the tank. What type of tank do you have? Keith  Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT?  VOTE NOW VOTE NOW |
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Hoa dude_dude Mega Fish Posts: 957 Kudos: 888 Votes: 72 Registered: 28-Dec-2004 | I think they leech calcium into the tank.. I also think thats bad  |
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