diff --git a/decor.lua b/decor.lua
index f2b00f4..0e1738a 100644
--- a/decor.lua
+++ b/decor.lua
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ if minetest.get_modpath("butterflies") then
 			"butterflies:butterfly_white", "butterflies:butterfly_red",
 			"butterflies:butterfly_violet"
 		},
-		run_at_every_load = true,
+		run_at_every_load = false,
 
 		action = function(pos) minetest.get_node_timer(pos):start(5) end
 	})
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ if minetest.get_modpath("fireflies") then
 	minetest.register_lbm({
 		name = ":fireflies:firefly_timer",
 		nodenames = {"fireflies:firefly", "fireflies:hidden_firefly"},
-		run_at_every_load = true,
+		run_at_every_load = false,
 
 		action = function(pos) minetest.get_node_timer(pos):start(5) end
 	})
diff --git a/ores.lua b/ores.lua
index 1c74f1a..24ac825 100644
--- a/ores.lua
+++ b/ores.lua
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ add_ore("default:stone_with_copper", "default:desert_stone", 9*9*9, 5, 3, -31000
 
 -- Coral Sand
 
-add_ore("ethereal:sandy", "default:sand", 10*10*10, 24, 4, -100, -10)
+add_ore("ethereal:sandy", "default:sand", 10*10*10, 24, 4, -45, -10)
 
 -- Etherium
 
diff --git a/schems.lua b/schems.lua
index ad58b9c..513151d 100644
--- a/schems.lua
+++ b/schems.lua
@@ -495,3 +495,33 @@ if ethereal.logs == 1 then
 		rotation = "random",
 		spawn_by = "ethereal:grove_dirt", num_spawn_by = 8})
 end
+
+-- deep see fumerole / vent
+
+register_decoration(minetest.get_modpath("nether") and 1, {
+	name = "nether:fumarole",
+	place_on = {"default:sand"},
+	sidelen = 16, y_min = -192, y_max = -45,
+	fill_ratio = 0.0001,
+	schematic = {
+		size = {x = 1, y = 2, z = 2},
+		data = {
+			{name = "default:lava_source", param1 = 255, force_place = true},
+			{name = "nether:fumarole", param1 = 255, force_place = true},
+			{name = "default:sand", param1 = 192, force_place = true},
+			{name = "ethereal:sandy", param1 = 192, force_place = true},
+		}
+	},
+	place_offset_y = -1,
+	spawn_by = {"default:water_source"}, num_spawn_by = 8})
+
+if minetest.get_modpath("nether") then
+
+	minetest.register_lbm({
+		name = ":nether:extra_fumarole_timer",
+		nodenames = {"nether:fumarole"},
+		run_at_every_load = false,
+
+		action = function(pos) minetest.get_node_timer(pos):start(10) end
+	})
+end
diff --git a/sealife.lua b/sealife.lua
index 1955e32..acada76 100644
--- a/sealife.lua
+++ b/sealife.lua
@@ -300,6 +300,15 @@ minetest.register_node("ethereal:sandy", {
 	sounds = default.node_sound_sand_defaults()
 })
 
+minetest.register_craft({
+	output = "ethereal:sandy",
+	recipe = {
+		{"ethereal:slime_mold", "ethereal:slime_mold", "ethereal:slime_mold"},
+		{"ethereal:slime_mold", "group:sand", "ethereal:slime_mold"},
+		{"ethereal:slime_mold", "ethereal:slime_mold", "ethereal:slime_mold"},
+	}
+})
+
 -- randomly generate coral or seaweed and have seaweed grow up to 14 high
 
 if ethereal.sealife == 1 then