J2FcM
02/17/2009, 07:37 PM
Hello,
Just wondering what process people here follow, when adding shells or skeletons gathered from the wild.
My GF gave me a starfish (skeleton?) from the coast of Santa Barbara, and my parents sent me some shells they found while down somewhere near Florida (in that general area).
They've been out of water for months, so is it as simple as plopping them into my tank after rinsing them during a water change? Or is there something else I should do to make sure some bizzare mineral problem won't be brought in or killer PH. (just throwing out guesses).
Thanks for any help!
Just wondering what process people here follow, when adding shells or skeletons gathered from the wild.
My GF gave me a starfish (skeleton?) from the coast of Santa Barbara, and my parents sent me some shells they found while down somewhere near Florida (in that general area).
They've been out of water for months, so is it as simple as plopping them into my tank after rinsing them during a water change? Or is there something else I should do to make sure some bizzare mineral problem won't be brought in or killer PH. (just throwing out guesses).
Thanks for any help!