Coral is always making me sick

lil.guppy

lil.guppy

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So I was being naughty and decided to frag up a bunch of my zoas to thin them out of my display.
I didnt use gloves like I usually do....
Well within an hour I become extremely ill....like....could not leave the bathroom ill...I couldnt keep anything down for 24 hours. So right before I decided to go to the ER fearing I had Palytoxin I was ableto keep some sprite down.
So I have learned my lesson about wearing gloves even though that could have just been a flu or something....
Well I just got done fragging one of my SPS colonies and there is a faint odor of that nasty SPS smell all around me and its making my stomach turn.
Same thing happened when I was fragging a toadstool I became ill.

UGH
P.S. Thats my bubble coral by the way...looks like its being exposed to air to me lolololol
 
lil.guppy

lil.guppy

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LOLOLOLOL
Yea that was the first and last time I did that kind of fragging in my house. I do it all in the garage now. It sprays the most horrid 'sauce' into the air. Putting a fan right next to you to blow it away helps alot. Oh and opening the garage door. LOLOLOL
 
btldreef

btldreef

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See, I read stuff like this and then I'm even more scared to frag my zoos! They're going to overrun my tank because of you! LOL
 
reefraff

reefraff

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Everyone has different levels of tolerance to this stuff. If you got sick before you should probably be wearing gloves more than anything, specially with Zoas. I've torn this stuff bare handed and never had an issue. Not that I would recommend it.
 
lil.guppy

lil.guppy

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lololol well I have done it many many many times without gloves but I might have had a hang nail or something. Also depending on how many you do they emit a toxin into the air that you can breath in too.
Soooo best thing is to wear a mask and gloves.
And dont ever and I repeat dont ever touch xenia with your bare hands becuase DAWN dish soap does not take the smell out
 
lil.guppy

lil.guppy

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Quote:
Originally Posted by reefraff http:///forum/thread/381714/coral-is-always-making-me-sick#post_3326529
Everyone has different levels of tolerance to this stuff. If you got sick before you should probably be wearing gloves more than anything, specially with Zoas. I've torn this stuff bare handed and never had an issue. Not that I would recommend it.
I agree AND from what I read you have to get quite a bit into your system to cause anything so who knows
 
reefraff

reefraff

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I don't get infections from cuts and scratches which I never tend to bandage. Could be luck or environment. Grew up in the middle of an oil field. My immune system probably resembles something from another planet from all the toxic stuff we played in as kids.
 
flower

flower

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Quote:
Originally Posted by lil.guppy http:///forum/thread/381714/coral-is-always-making-me-sick#post_3326509
So I was being naughty and decided to frag up a bunch of my zoas to thin them out of my display.
I didnt use gloves like I usually do....
Well within an hour I become extremely ill....like....could not leave the bathroom ill...I couldnt keep anything down for 24 hours. So right before I decided to go to the ER fearing I had Palytoxin I was ableto keep some sprite down.
So I have learned my lesson about wearing gloves even though that could have just been a flu or something....
Well I just got done fragging one of my SPS colonies and there is a faint odor of that nasty SPS smell all around me and its making my stomach turn.
Same thing happened when I was fragging a toadstool I became ill.

UGH
P.S. Thats my bubble coral by the way...looks like its being exposed to air to me lolololol

LOL...That's quite a picture.
I get itchy hands just from handling fish food so I know I'm sensitive. Once you have any kind of reaction it could be really bad the next time around, so you are very wise to take procautions. Also Thank you for posting it because others can benifit..
 
stdreb27

stdreb27

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I don't htink I could find it anymore, but had a story about a guy who got sick from a sore in his fishtank. And ended up in the hospital for a good while...
 
wangotango

wangotango

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I read a story about a guy who dumped some boiling water on a rock covered in zoas trying to kill them off. Well, he breathed in the vapor and has had respiratory problems ever since. There was also a guy who had fragged some and left them in a bucket. Dog got into the bucket (not sure if it just drank from it or what) and died.
I've heard of a lot more close calls than actual deaths relating to palytoxin, but it's never too bad to be cautious and use gloves and a face mask/goggles.
 
sparty059

sparty059

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This whole thread is news to me. For the 4 months I've been in this hobby I've never heard of such intense illness. I typically get cuts on my hands when working with stuff... (I'm a guy with soft skin... how embarassing) and I always put my hands in my tank and just let the burn slowly settle. After it goes away that's when I can finally get my work done inside the tank. However, I always wash my hands to keep any infection of getting in. As far as the zoas... that's insane! I plan on getting Zoa's someday and I must say that worries me to ever think of fragging some or just taking them out of the water to work with them... I'm glad I noticed this on my recent threads! I'll keep this in mind next time I'm working with a coral.
 
florida joe

florida joe

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Sorry but I have to take this post with a grain of salt (no pun intended )if you had been exposed to Palytoxin you would be posting this from your local hospital
 
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