Christopher Marks Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 Do you wear gloves when working in your aquarium? Link to comment
tinyreef Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 "using the whole fist, doc?" plastic baggies from the produce aisle are good too. no powders and cheeep. i'm always concerned about slimeys, bristleworms, and other nastys just waiting to leap out and bite a chunk of flesh when i reach into the rock. gives me the heebeejeebees! generally, i wash/rinse my hands before reaching in tho. Link to comment
kris_willard Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 I was attacked by a bristle worm the other day when changing the filter floss in the sump of my 90g. OUCH! I literally have to pull it off of my finger... nasty little buggers Link to comment
matt the fiddler Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 depends on what part of the tank i am working in Link to comment
holyherbiness Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 Wait, are we supposed to? I go through everything with just my bare hands, but if there is reason to suspect danger, i suppose i could don a pair of cheap latex medical gloves. (I have a whole box of them.) Link to comment
EtOH_is_good Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 if i think that i have the possiblitity of touching something other than lr, i'll put on a glove. if im cutting, i'll put on a glove. if i put my hand in the tank, i'll rinse in hot water up to my elbows. i try and not put my hand into the tank if i can avoid it. Link to comment
wbeavers Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 I always wash and rinse well before & after putting my hands in my tanks. I use liquid anti-bacterial soap beacause it rinses off well and doesn't leave a residue. Link to comment
Neon Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 never used gloves in my life:teehee: Link to comment
DAP Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Sometimes..... If I am just flipping a snail over or fixing a coral, I don't. But if I am going to be touching the rock, I do. Link to comment
Angel Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 I never have worn gloves while messing around in mine. I just rinse them well with super hot water. Link to comment
ghostbear29 Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 you guys are bananas. My girlfriend and I both wear heavy duty latex gloves when the bugs and worms came out of the rocks. I know they are good but not on the skin! yuck! Link to comment
yodahart Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 I've never worn gloves either. I say, if the fish can touch it then so can I! But, I do thoroughly wash my hands before putting them in the tank. And I do get a little scared when reaching into my refugium...I never know whats growing in there. Link to comment
bonecrusher71 Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 I dont ever wear gloves but i do wash my hands before i put them in the tank. Link to comment
AReeferIsExpensive Posted August 27, 2004 Share Posted August 27, 2004 proping zoos=GLOVES btw, this should be called the MONTHLY poll~ Link to comment
NorthStar Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Not enough time for gloves, I'd be forever taking them off and on! LOL Link to comment
Doc Shake Posted August 28, 2004 Share Posted August 28, 2004 I rinse the upper arms with DI. Gloves are for mommys boys with O.C.D.. Link to comment
ReefDiver Posted August 29, 2004 Share Posted August 29, 2004 I don't.....But after reading the following thread I'm strongly considering it. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthre...threadid=414029 Link to comment
Reefer4life!! Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Pros dont need to put on gloves. Link to comment
NanoAmyDee Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 um, actually i think it is the pros that realize the need for gloves. some serious things can enter the skin through a rough cuticle or shortly cut nail. not just to keep the fish and coral healthy by not adding bad stuff to the water on your dirty skin, but to keep the little microscopic parasites out of your body that can cause damage like that poor guys thumb. I have seen too many bad things happen to people who don't protect their skin. wear gloves and be better safe than sorry. even if it is to right a snail or fix a coral. I reached in to fix a power head a day after putting in new zoas, and got a terrible rash all over my hand and arm. no cuts or nothing, just the palytoxin really playing havoc on my skin. Link to comment
omens-reef07 Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 it depend for me also on what i am doing in the tank Link to comment
NorthStar Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 Proffessionals use other people to do the chores! LOL Link to comment
Angel Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 Originally posted by NorthStar Proffessionals use other people to do the chores! LOL ^*^ so true Link to comment
NorthStar Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 I had someone type this for me! LOL..... OK maybe not! lol Link to comment
dickie52 Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 I thought reaching in the tank was like sex....."No balloon, no party... Link to comment
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