Rash!?!?

[lisa28]

It doesn't itch, just Burns, goes away after a couple hours but comes right back the second I'm in the tank. I have a super stressed green finger leather could it be the culprit for this:

 

[3Twinklets]

I get this also sometimes. I just chalked it up to sensitive skin. The saltwater is harsh on some skin types.

 

[lisa28]

Well that would sound right except that my tank was empty on Tuesday night and I rearranged everything like 4 times to make it perfect for my shipment of corals on Wednesday. I seriously spent 4 hours in the water and nothing, corals came yesterday and i've had to rearrange them a couple times since my leather wasn't happy it was making my zoas super unhappy. And after only 5min or so of being in the water the "rash" is there. I haven't done anything different to the water.

 

[fasiczka]

^^^^ Use to happen to me all the time but now run carbon reactor 24/7 seems to have solved the problem in my case

 

[lisa28]

I started a carbon filter after I realized my leather was being a total jerk, my zoa started to open within 5 minutes! I haven't put my hands in it again since then and Idk if I want to just to see if it will cause.pain lol

 

[MatteZ]

Do you have Dino's in your tank? I had a problem like this and it was from an outbreak of Dino's. Once I got rid of the dinoflagellates the skin problem went away.

 

[lisa28]

I guess it's possible but highly unlikely, I have 99% dry rock and just put in 7 new frags 2 days ago

 

[ohio reefer]

This is weird. I just re did my tank the other day and have noticed a burning sensation near my forearm. I re did everything and had the rock in buckets.

I too would like to know If this could have influenced the rash

 

[Tahoe61]

You should probably use gloves if you're the type of person that has multiple allergies.

 

[lisa28]

Tahoe, I'm not even allergic to poison ivy. I am barely bothered by seasonal allergies.

 

[Tahoe61]

Hmm that is odd. I have gotten the occasional rash but it was usually after moving rocks with palys or zoanthids. Some people develop a horrible contact dermatitis when working in the tank, that is the reason I suggested gloves. I myself have never been able to stand wearing them when working in a tank, but I can see the rational behind wearing them.

 

[lisa28]

As painful as this is I'll be wearing gloves for a while at least til I figure out who's the trouble maker.