Ok, theres a good post in the "everything" forum about collectng things and putting them into our tanks.................

the fam and I are getting ready to go to Rhode Island to our little secret beach front community in a few weeks..........what kind of stuff can i pick up and bring back for the tank? rocks,shells, sand, drift wood, etc etc etc ......i don't think i want to bring any creatures back but if there are some safe ones what would they be, mussels, small crab, barnicles off the piers etc...i know all of this is probably a no no and im not going to collect stuff specifically for the tank but if a come across that holy grail rock or shell....what would be the process to safely incorperate it into my little world?

Boss

i was going to post the same question boss. im goiong to south carolina, and am looking to maybe cut down the cost of starting up my big tank by maybe harvesting some good stuff from the beach! cant wait for some replies!