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Greetings

Shermy is starting to get board of his decoration so i deiced to start bringing a bit of natural sea decors into a section of the tank.

I was in Jeffery's Bay a few weeks ago and walking on the beach i found some lovely pieces of coral washed up on the beach.

When i got back to cape town i put the lot out in the sun for a week to ensure properly dried out, then put the lot in my steamer for an hour (to kill any bacteria).

i feel it best to always ask silly questions than to end up with a situation that could have been avoided so my question is should i steam it all a second time or pressure cook it to make extra sure that all bacteria is dead? and are there any other things that i should take into consideration when introducing dried coral/shells into the tank ?

Best Regards

Drjuzz

I ran mine through the dishwasher about 4 times before adding it to my tank. But when I got mine it was already dried out.
I think it should be ok after drying it out, anything that was on there should have died after a week.
Wait for a second opion before adding it to the tank.

thanks for you input edmlfc1

Dig the names of your puffers

Not only do they aid in decoration but they help maintain the ph in your tank.

I am honored to have a reply from the beautiful/tech savvy yunachin

Think i will steam it all once more (just in case) before the big tank clean and redecoration this weekend.

All ill need now is to get a friend around with a nice camera so i can enter into the tank/puffer of the month comp (been wanting to do this for ages ... but never felt worthy)

look forward to seeing how it turns out