Glove residue

[ReefHunter006]

I always wear gloves when working around my tanks. Recently switched to these.

Now when ever I spill water on my hand, it looks like soap forms. These bubbles only form if I am moving the water around on the glove.

I used these in and around my tank. Have I contaminated my tank with something and if so how do I find out what? An icp?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

There's nothing useful you can do to test. If there is a material comping off, it is an organic and cannot be detected by ICP.

Different companies use different things in place of powder. I cannot tell what this company uses for these particular gloves, but they mention a polymer coating on other gloves, including food grade gloves.

I'd probably rinse them well under warm tap water like you are washing your hands, and then it is likely fine.

 

[mtraylor]

What he said. And Run carbon in tank if you are worried.

 

[ReefHunter006]

There's nothing useful you can do to test. If there is a material comping off, it is an organic and cannot be detected by ICP.

Different companies use different things in place of powder. I cannot tell what this company uses for these particular gloves, but they mention a polymer coating on other gloves, including food grade gloves.

I'd probably rinse them well under warm tap water like you are washing your hands, and then it is likely fine.

Do you have any suggestions for gloves that wouldn’t potentially leak something into the tank?

since you think it is organic, do you think that reduces the risk of it being potentially harmful to coral and fish?

 

[ReefHunter006]

Consensus would be to not use them around the tank, correct?

 

[Nano_Man]

Yellow washing up gloves can use them over and over again

 

[Reefering1]

I've used similar gloves with similar powder, without washing, and haven't noticed any effects... would'nt washing them be sufficient @Randy Holmes-Farley ?

 

[ReefHunter006]

I've used similar gloves with similar powder, without washing, and haven't noticed any effects... would'nt washing them be sufficient @Randy Holmes-Farley ?

I try my best to keep tap water as far away as possible from the tank. Probably over reacting but there is a lot of junk in the water here

 

[Reefering1]

I try my best to keep tap water as far away as possible from the tank. Probably over reacting but there is a lot of junk in the water here

Maybe dip, rub, and shake hands off in a bucket of rodi... I keep a bucket of rodi exclusively for rinsing stuff before it enters the tank

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Consensus would be to not use them around the tank, correct?

My comment above was:

I'd probably rinse them well under warm tap water like you are washing your hands, and then it is likely fine.