Hand Preperation

[tr1gger]

Does anyone prepare their hands before entering your reef tank. I always rinse my hands in RO water with no soap or anything of that nature. I'm always so scared they maybe something on my hands that will contaminate my tank. Does anyone else use anything or prepare a different way?

 

[mr_x]

sometimes i come home from work and see a coral knocked over into another one, and i dunk my hands right in to fix it. i have not had any issues from this.
i would worry more if i had just washed my hands with anti-bacterial soap than if i hadn't washed them all day.

 

[tr1gger]

I just worry about whats on my hands. I work all day long with diesel, motor oil, grease, oil dry etc. I wish there was some kind of hand prep someone sold to neutralize your hands before messing with a tank.

 

[usirchchris]

Originally Posted by tr1gger
http:///forum/post/2748793
I just worry about whats on my hands. I work all day long with diesel, motor oil, grease, oil dry etc. I wish there was some kind of hand prep someone sold to neutralize your hands before messing with a tank.
Has anything of yours died lately? If not I'd say what you are doing is working fine

. Not trying to be a S.A., just saying don't fix what ain't broke.

 

[mr_x]

Originally Posted by tr1gger
http:///forum/post/2748793
I just worry about whats on my hands. I work all day long with diesel, motor oil, grease, oil dry etc. I wish there was some kind of hand prep someone sold to neutralize your hands before messing with a tank.
i work with concrete and concrete products. no lack of chemicals on my hands. it hasn't hurt anything as of yet.....maybe it's buffering my ph?

 

[jerryatrick]

In a small tank (10 gallons) their could possibly be an issue. I think you are taking it to another level my using RO water to rinse your hands. That IMO is very cautious.

 

[rebelprettyboy]

I just dunk my hand right in. Sometime I might run my hands w warm water

 

[tdog7879]

Originally Posted by Mr_X
http:///forum/post/2748811
i work with concrete and concrete products. no lack of chemicals on my hands. it hasn't hurt anything as of yet.....maybe it's buffering my ph?

I lay brick all day and the samething just dip my hand in(maybe thats why i cyano

) but i try to rinse them off first.

 

[tr1gger]

No i have never lost anything, i just wondered cause i saw a thread about someone having lotion on their hands and wondering why they lost some live stock. I always make sure i do whats best for the tank.