What We All Do To Prepare

[joe]

this is a somewhat intresting topic that im sure many will find intresting. it has to do with what we all do prior to handeling fish or sticking ones hands into the tank:

for instance

if i know im going to be sticking my hand into the water i make sure that the day before i do not use soap on my hands and make sure in the shower to avoid puting soap on my arms. this might sound odd but who know maybe it stays in the pores and can leech ou in the water.

well idd be intrested in knowing what all you other guys do.

 

[herman]

Instead of going through the trouble of not using soaps for a day you can just get aquagloves . What are you going to do in case of an emergency?

 

[House of Laughter]

What do I do?

Nothing!

I spent a ton on those fancy gloves and now I don't even use them. In my nano, though, I make sure my hands and arms are rinsed and dried before I put my hands in because the oil on my skin (or anything else) could alter that small water column.

House

 

[maxpower2112]

if i know i have grease or something bad on my hands then i just rinse them off but i cant say i pay too much attention to my hands when i put them in. if something needs to be done inside the tank then i dont even worry about my hands. i dont think its really necessary
Don

 

[Dmitry]

Yeah, I've kind of noticed myself not worrying about it too much. Perhaps I dont' worry enough! I will wash my hands - with soap - and rinse them off and then dry them off...and then it's hands in the tank. Aquagloves are kind of a pain because they are very thick and you have no sensitivity to what you're doing in there. I think full-arm surgical gloves (non-powdered!) are best, but I'm having a hard time finding those in the pharmacies near my house.

 

[DEEPWATER]

Same here ,,i just wash my hands with just water for a bit and dry them off ,,
I never worry about putting my hands in th tank ,,look at all the LFS i never se any of them use gloves

 

[bad coffee]

gloves, baby!

No bristle worm reactions either!
BC

 

[herman]

Have you ever gotten whacked by a mantis?? That sh** hurts like hell. Lucky me it wasnt a slasher

 

[ShaunW]

Have you ever gotten whacked by a mantis?? That sh** hurts like hell. Lucky me it wasnt a slasher

Did it draw blood? I am afraid to put my hand in the tank that holds my mantis.

I always wash my hand down the water before putting it into the tank to remove any soap. Oil will not be a problem in a reef tank, i.e. oil and water don't mix!

 

[Missy Johnson]

i only wash my hands if i've been cleaning. most of the time i just reach right in. of course, i get stung by everything. i don't know what it is in the rocks that sometimes gets me and when i pull my hand out it is dripping blood. it's not bristleworms. the worst offender by far though is my tomato clown. he rips the skin everytime - in 2 places. he has this double bite he's been working on. he has bitten through gloves.

 

[nanoreefer22]

Hmmmmm...I never do anything either..my hand goes straight into the tank...never tried gloves but i did happen the put my finger directly on a bristle worm that was under a rock and lots of those "legs" got stuck in my finger. Didn't hurt but felt funny. I just went to the bathrooms and plucked them out...