Cleaning Red Tide Shells for Tank Use

[Zakary2003]

Hey everyone.
My brother and I went to the beach today. We were in the Tampa area of Florida, specifically Fort Desoto. There were a ton of shells and dead/dying sea creatures. There is detectable red tide in the water but it isn't in full bloom yet.

We collected a ton of small and medium sized empty shells for my aquarium's hermit crabs. How do I clean the shells properly to remove any remains of red tide organisms or toxins?

I want to be 100% safe or I will just throw the shells out or give the nice ones to people who want the shells for stuff other than aquarium usage. If it isn't possible to decontaminate the shells, I don't want them.

 

[Science/G]

The toxins cannot be cooked out of shellfish prepared for eating ,but the shells, probably not an issue. I would soak them in some bleach water for a few days to ensure all organics are broken down, then a soak in heavily dechlorinated water.

 

[Gulfaquatics]

Hey everyone.
My brother and I went to the beach today. We were in the Tampa area of Florida, specifically Fort Desoto. There were a ton of shells and dead/dying sea creatures. There is detectable red tide in the water but it isn't in full bloom yet.

We collected a ton of small and medium sized empty shells for my aquarium's hermit crabs. How do I clean the shells properly to remove any remains of red tide organisms or toxins?

I want to be 100% safe or I will just throw the shells out or give the nice ones to people who want the shells for stuff other than aquarium usage. If it isn't possible to decontaminate the shells, I don't want them.

I got some stuff from Ft Desoto about 5 days ago the put it in my tank and it killed 75% of everything. Be careful.

 

[Zakary2003]

I got some stuff from Ft Desoto about 5 days ago the put it in my tank and it killed 75% of everything. Be careful.

Yeah you probably shouldn't put anything from the Tampa Bay directly into your tank. That's why I want to clean everything.

 

[Alondra]

Hey everyone.
My brother and I went to the beach today. We were in the Tampa area of Florida, specifically Fort Desoto. There were a ton of shells and dead/dying sea creatures. There is detectable red tide in the water but it isn't in full bloom yet.

We collected a ton of small and medium sized empty shells for my aquarium's hermit crabs. How do I clean the shells properly to remove any remains of red tide organisms or toxins?

I want to be 100% safe or I will just throw the shells out or give the nice ones to people who want the shells for stuff other than aquarium usage. If it isn't possible to decontaminate the shells, I don't want them.

What part of Fort Desoto you went? I’m from the area need some shells.