Bleach

[Will C1]

my in-laws got me some shell on their trip. the problem is they started to smell so they put them in bleach. i like them and would love to add them to my tank but im not sure how to go about rinsing them throughly enough. i have rinsed them off repeatedly and they no longer smell like bleach. ahould i soak them over night? should i put them in my Q tank for a while first? any body got an idea?

 

[Joe DeSantis]

You could just rinse them very well and put them out to bake in the sun for a day -or- rinse well and put in heavily dechlorinated h20 for a day or so. I do the latter all the time and only let them sit in the water for 20mins or so. This has never caused any problems. If you are really worried do both. I can garuntee that you will be fine after that.

 

[danmhippo]

The labels on amquel (or similar products) has instructions if you want to dechlorinate.

 

[Joe DeSantis]

I use about 3 tbs of Genesis dechlor. Not for any scientific reason, it just works for me :roll:

 

[Anonymous]

Sodium thiosulfate.

 

[Anonymous]

fwiw:

one way to make sure there is no liquid residue of anything in a snail type (spiral) shell, is to drill a small hole at the top on the shell, as close to the 'beginning' of the spiral as possible-creating a vent opening

then you should be able to drain the shell completely, just by holding it vertically

assuming that it's a species that doesn't make sealed 'chambers' in the spiral as it grows :wink:

 

[Will C1]

ok i put them in a bucket and changed the water about 12 times during the day yesterday. last night i put them in the same bucket with ro/di water and some de-clor, and soaked them over night. i rinsed them off this mourning like 3 times and then dries them. after tish i put them in my q tank. i think i will leave them in there for a week before i place them in my display. thanks for the input.