hi again....i did a quick search on the site and found some info about the beach shells....we just came back from the gulf coast and have a few shells and snail shells....we want to add them to the "new" tank(will buy in 2 weeks)...if we boil them in fresh water a couple of times and dry out for a couple of weeks will they be fine?...will keep an eye on the ph!..thanks for any help! larry

yes ..........you seem to know exactly what to do.....