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Arm burns after putting hand in brackish tank?

Discussion in 'Saltwater Fish Forum' started by California Cowgirl, Mar 6, 2009.

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  1. lostanime

    lostanime New Member

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    I've got no ideas on a better way to siphon an overflow J-tube! (Of course, I probably need to temporarily drain the 'fuge, and just drill that tank too so I don't a siphon to begin with)

    I use pythons to siphon water out of the tank though... no mouth siphon there.
     
    lostanime, Mar 7, 2009
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  2. MOD_Dawn

    MOD_Dawn Active Member

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    same here (pythons all the way)...I don't know why I waited soo long to get one. Love it Love it Love it!
     
    MOD_Dawn, Mar 7, 2009
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  3. lostanime

    lostanime New Member

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    Argh. I didn't keep gloves on once I got all the fish, corals, etc out of the main tank and began tearing it down. This weekend I discovered I now have a reaction to saltwater, too [banghead]
     
    lostanime, Jun 8, 2009
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  4. Anthony

    Anthony Active Member

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    Time for some elbow length gloves I guess.
     
    Anthony, Jun 8, 2009
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  5. inkmates

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    I'll admit that I don't follow this rule but it is wise to always wear shoulder length gloves when messing around in a marine or brackish tank. I myself have been stung by 2 different kinds of anemones, no fun at all. Not to mention all the different fish species that can inflict all kinds of little nasties.
     
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  6. lostanime

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    Yeah... I always have elbow length gloves on (the red/blue coralife ones) when I'm working in the tanks with fish. Since I had already relocated all of the fish and corals and was tearing this tank down, I just started moving live rock bare-handed and the reaction to the SW shocked me - I've never had reactions to it initially.
     
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