Glass Shells for Hermits????

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  1. saltyfresh

    saltyfresh Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Any more info in this
     
    saltyfresh, Jun 5, 2011
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  2. haloist

    haloist Skunk Shrimp

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    Yeah, I talked to the artist who makes those shells, and he said he'd give us a discount if we order over 48 shells... LOL... that's a lot of shells. He didn't say how much with the discount, so I'll find out soon.

    I'm in the process of ordering one of the glass shells, so I'll post an update of the shell soon.

    If you're following my EcoPico build, I'll have all the pic updates there too (link is in my sig)! :)
     
    haloist, Jun 5, 2011
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  3. saltyfresh

    saltyfresh Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    48!!!! Dam that's a lot. Would he do a group buy like brs also what size will we need!
     
    saltyfresh, Jun 5, 2011
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  4. haloist

    haloist Skunk Shrimp

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    I'm not sure, I'll ask and let you know soon.
     
    haloist, Jun 5, 2011
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  5. saltyfresh

    saltyfresh Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    thank a tone
     
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  6. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    Can you imagine how cool this would be if you had a Calcinus hermit crab? I wonder if the blue (or orange) stripes go onto the parts of the crab that aren't visible.
     
    inwall75, Jun 6, 2011
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  7. haloist

    haloist Skunk Shrimp

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    ooh, that's an idea!
     
    haloist, Jun 6, 2011
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  8. glampka

    glampka Coral Banded Shrimp

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    There's a guy @ Reef Santuary who has made them. He sent a few to a guy I know but not sure if any of his crabs have taken up residence in them.
     
    glampka, Jun 6, 2011
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  9. Clonefarmer

    Clonefarmer Millepora

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    Nice, looking forward to seeing what they look like and if the hermits are interested.

    Two things I would ask when buying one of these are 1) Are they made out of Borosilicate (hard glass) or softglass? and 2) Have they been annealed? Boro that has been annealed will be much less likely to break.
     
    Clonefarmer, Jun 6, 2011
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  10. dowtish

    dowtish Horrid Stonefish

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    I hope after spending all that cash, your clear glass shells don't get covered in coraline algae. :(
     
    dowtish, Jun 6, 2011
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