Do you clean yourself after dipping your hand?

[nfrench2100]

I rinse my hand/arm really well in warm tap water and make sure there is no residue from soap or anything. I also use paper towels to dry my hand/arm off Incase there’s any left over soap residue on any hand towel (before going into my DT)

I’m probably a little TOO cautious, I know, but hey better safe than sorry right

After my hand/arm comes out of my tank, I wash real good with soap, and sometimes put lotion on. Quite often, when I get done sticking my hand in my tank, My hand will burn really bad and turn red and dry.

I try not to put my hands in my tank. But I have a Hollywood Stunner Chalice that falls about every other day. That thing has grown so much and I need to just sell or frag it

 

[CindyKz]

I rinse my arm off in tapwater. Maybe. I'm not too worried about bacteria in the tank as long as I don't have any open cuts (in which case that hand wouldn't go in).

 

[Adele]

Okay, well I changed my vote from No to Yes after reading the post. No I don’t “sanitize” yes I rinse off Hand/arm. The only time I go for the power wash is if I’m going between QT and display which doesn’t occur to frequently.

 

[Luno]

Rinse sometimes, if I could be bother otherwise I generally have a few towels under the stand to clean up any spilled water more importantly for the floors and just dry hands/arm with the towel.

 

[jayala12]

Just a quick rinse with water only before and with soap after especially if I’m moving zoas ... but I’ve also just rinsed with water only if it was a quick dip to right a snail [emoji222]

 

[potatocouch]

@Flexin grabber? Can you show me what kind of grabber ?

 

[Flexin]

I use two, small work and can cut. Then ones that can pick up even rocks.. they have both been great. Hope this helps..

 

[chipmunkofdoom2]

I voted yes. I work part time at the National Aquarium, and during my shifts, best practice is to wash your hands before going from one tank to another. Obviously, on our two touch pools, guests are going from the main touch pool to the jellyfish pool without washing their hands all the time. But still, we have a separate set of equipment for each tank, and washing hands any time after getting your hands wet is best practice.

Our aquariums are filthy. If you stick your hands in your tank, you should absolutely wash them after. There have been claims that vibrio, staph and salmonella all have been found in captive marine aquaria. Even this has not been studied in reef aquaria specifically, we know that seawater can contain many nasty things. That these pathogens would be present in captive marine aquaria as well shouldn't be too much of a stretch of the imagination.

It's funny how people quantify risk. We all talk about palytoxin and palytoxin poisoning. You see it every time someone discusses zoanthids or curing dry rock. Yet, there have been remarkably few deaths from playtoxin. I don't know how many people have died from palytoxin poisoning, but I'd be very surprised if it was more than a dozen or two. Surely it must be less than 100. On the other hand, as of 2013, antibiotic-resistant bacteria killed about 23,000 people PER YEAR. And that's just in the USA. You're far more likely to die of an antibiotic resistant germ that you got from your tank than you are palytoxin poisoning, yet nobody really seems interested in discussing the former. Or even just washing their hands with a little soap and water after digging around in their tanks.

 

[potatocouch]

The reason I wash my hand afterwards, is really just to be safe. When I look into the tank, yes they are beautiful but at the same time, i don't know what's inside that tank, as in what kind of germs etc. I am no biologist, no doctor, but I wouldn't want to handle food, kids, laundry, not before washing. The risk is too high. Just my personal opinion.

 

[WWIII]

Here's a video from synergy reef for all of you who don't wash your hands after they come out of the tank...

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2122541884426671&id=580995598581315

Wait till the end!

 

[FredsNJReef]

Here's a video from synergy reef for all of you who don't wash your hands after they come out of the tank...

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2122541884426671&id=580995598581315

Wait till the end!

See!!! Darn sea creatures!!

 

[PaulS]

I have been getting allergic reactions once in a while if I am doing a lot in my tank. I have some long gloves I wear when I can. I always wash up with anti bacterial soap after.