Snail shells?? What to do with them?

[351winsor]

I work for an LFS that has literally 1000's and 1000's of empty turbo snail shells in their live rock vats. I plan on taking out all of the shells in the next few weeks. What can these be used for? Will they dissolve in a calcium reactor since they are calcium based?? Or should i just throw them away?? I would like to recycle them some how. Any thoughts?? Any body want to buy them?? P.M. me.

 

[sgolden]

i am under the imperssion that they are not the best idea for the reactor. i worked at a lfs and took the shells you speak of and tossed them into my fuge..soon i had rotifers and all kinds of things growing..... just be sure you don't have any bad cooties in the system

 

[BeanAnimal]

Way off topic...

But, I am guessing that "351winsor" refers to the infamous 351 Cubic Inch V8 produced by Ford Motor company at the "Windsor Ontario" plant. If you ask a mod kindly, they can change the spelling of your screen name for you

Then again if you like "winsor" instead of "windsor" then you are good to go.

 

[scrapz]

toss it in your fuge they are perfect for pod mysids reproducing. depend on how many u have id like to buy a couple lbs. lmk thanks

 

[rick s]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14182589#post14182589 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BeanAnimal
...But, I am guessing that "351winsor" refers to the infamous 351 Cubic Inch V8 produced by Ford Motor company at the "Windsor Ontario" plant.

So Bean's a motorhead! :thumbsup:

 

[DOTZ]

I used mine for frag plugs.

 

[BeanAnimal]

I have been know to build a few motors over the years. Back in early 90's my roommate had a sub 10 second street legal Camaro with a 50 pound bottle of juice... The 3800 stall made it kind of hard to leave a stoplight or stopsign straight. Did I mention the 600+ HP Jeep CJs?

 

[BeanAnimal]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14187534#post14187534 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DOTZ
I used mine for frag plugs.

 

[livingcorals]

I have tossed mine into the fuge as well. Otherwise sell them on ebay. I'm sure someone will buy them.

 

[TheH]

They can be used in calcium reactors. My understanding is that they produce a higher level of phosphate than proper media though. I'm not sure how much higher.

 

[H20ENG]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14187534#post14187534 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DOTZ
I used mine for frag plugs.

You glued frags to a 351 Windsor?? Man some people will glue frags to anything

I guess you have plenty of GFO growing on that block by now and dont have to worry about phosphate either...

 

[widmer]

Donate them to the homeless hermit relocation project. www.hermitcrabdisasterrelief.com

 

[Sk8r]

Package them fistful in a ziplock and sell them to hermit crab folk at a dollar a swat.

 

[351winsor]

I was thinking about glueing them up into some kind of artsie stuff?? maybe a giant snail made outta snail shells??

 

[Dragonlady]

If you sell them as hermit crab homes, give them a nice nontoxic paint job first with your creative ideas.

 

[jgln]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14182589#post14182589 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BeanAnimal
Way off topic...

But, I am guessing that "351winsor" refers to the infamous 351 Cubic Inch V8 produced by Ford Motor company at the "Windsor Ontario" plant. If you ask a mod kindly, they can change the spelling of your screen name for you

Then again if you like "winsor" instead of "windsor" then you are good to go.

Huh, I had a Cleveland in a 73 Cougar and my friend had a 69 (or 68) with a Windsor, but I thought that was in CA. Didn't know it was Ontario.

 

[MCsaxmaster]

Selling them relatively cheaply as replacement shells for hermit crabs, or as rubble for critters like jawfish which need to reinforce burrows, is a reasonable way to help recoup the costs of the snails a bit. Maybe give that a go.

 

[darkdruid]

The shells are also great to add to the cement when you're making DIY rock. It helps to keep it light and adds lots of voids for bacteria to grow.