Alessa

I was early for work today and decided to go to the beach that is right next to my work (Lake Michigan) and as I was walking along the beach, and looking for cool rocks for my tank I saw something that looked really familiar...

Sea Glass! (lake glass )

I was wondering why there were so many pieces, but then I figured that since it has not been above 50 degrees since the September, people don't go to the beach as often, and therefore don't take the sea glass.

I came home with a little treasure! and I want to see if I can add them to my tank safely? just to be on the safe side.

Thanks!

hssea

what is Sea Glass? Never heard of it, I live by Lake Superior

Alessa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_glass

It is glass that broke, fell in a large body of water, and was smoothed by rocks, (salt if its a sea) and sand until it looks like a jewel. By that time it becomes valuable and depending on the color very expensive if you find them.

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Lucy

Hi Alessa
You've got some gorgeous pieces there! Nice find. I would think they'd be safe to use after proper sterilization.

Shawnie

im with lucy..boil it and make sure no sharp edges and good to go! nice colors!

Alessa

Hello

Ehhh... Thanks Lucy and Shawnie... hehe... well, Those arent mine... Those are just an example for hssea to see.

I will post some pics of mine as soon as I get a camera!

Alessa

These are some of the cute ones I found. the large white one and the blue one are amazing! (the blue one is half white, half blue).

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aquarist48

What a nice find! I have a few pieces of sea glass in mine that I collected when I lived in Myrtle Beach.

Llama

Ooh, I really like sea glass, if they're not sharp (you can take sandpaper to them I think) they're pretty safe.

hssea

I've learned something new. I will keep my eyes open for Seaglass now. It must take a long time for the glass to smooth out like that. Thanks for the pics Alessa

sirdarksol

Takes me back to my days at Lake Pepin. I wonder if I still have my collection.

Beth1965

hate to bust your bubble: because i collect sea glass on a daily basis i've tried some in the tank. if you're looking for it to look shiney and cool, it aint gonna happen. imo it looks very dull in the tank. just my opinion. the stuff IS gorgeous on its own.

jack--sos

wow ive never seen that stuff before, cant belive its just shards of old glass looks amazing

Alessa

Aren't they awesome? thanks for the comments my friends.

Yup, I was so lucky to find those! since like I said, not a lot of folks go to the beach with temps below 50!

Nate McFin

Ever heard of "Glass Beach" its on the island of Kauai. It is quite beautiful. All of the sand on the beach is actiually glass from a dump that was there a long time ago. The surf actually tumbles and smooths the rock. Kinda sad...but pretty!