Sea Shells from Beach and Tank?

Question

I collected some sea shells from SC to put in my 55 gallon salt water aquarium, which is fully cycled. Is it ok to place them in my tank? I thought maybe the minerals/calcium from them would be good for the tank.

Answer 1

Yah its actualy really good for the fish and tank, you may want to wash them a abit b4 but other than that go for it

Answer 2

i would boil them

Answer 3

the fish will LOVE the shells it actually helps them and it is awsome

Answer 4

Soak them in hot water for about five min and they will get sterilized just to be safe but not to much longer so you can keep the minerals--good idea tho  

Answer 5

You can add them but make sure you rinse them off pretty well before putting them in your tank.  Run it under some really hot water for a while to kill anything that might be hiding on them or boil them for a bit.