Isopod80
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Yeah, I noticed. Oops.
Reef Injuries - whatcha got??
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Isopod80
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Well, at least you won't do that again.
Recently cut through the top of my thumb (through the nail) with a rusty razor so then had to go get a tdap vaccine as it had probably been over 10 years since my last.
Also years ago when I was a noob... a glass heater broke inside a mixing 5g bucket of salt. I had a stainless steel bowl sitting on it as a cover... a laptop on that. Thought the tingling was weird. It was mixing in the bathroom. I decided to take a bath... touched the bowl from inside the bath... a jolt traveled up my arm and flipped the CGFI in the bathroom. True story. I am less reckless now!
Also years ago when I was a noob... a glass heater broke inside a mixing 5g bucket of salt. I had a stainless steel bowl sitting on it as a cover... a laptop on that. Thought the tingling was weird. It was mixing in the bathroom. I decided to take a bath... touched the bowl from inside the bath... a jolt traveled up my arm and flipped the CGFI in the bathroom. True story. I am less reckless now!
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REM2021
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Learned the lesson about water and electricity. Twice.
Fun side story, I've run in dozen mud run/obstacle races including a certain one where they shock you. Neither of my tank shocks were anywhere near as bad as the big finale shock obstacle. Luckily, reefing means I don't have the budget to do those races anymore, so now I get all of my electrocutions accidentally.
Fun side story, I've run in dozen mud run/obstacle races including a certain one where they shock you. Neither of my tank shocks were anywhere near as bad as the big finale shock obstacle. Luckily, reefing means I don't have the budget to do those races anymore, so now I get all of my electrocutions accidentally.
Fishfreak2009
Follow Your Passions!
A few years ago I poisoned myself and my wife (girlfriend at the time) by aerosolizing palytoxin trying to scrub dying "Texas Trash" palythoa off a rock with running hot water and a wire brush. Wife (who was in the other room) was nauseous for a day, I was hospitalized with high fever and extremely rapid heart rate and high blood pressure for 24 hours. Received IV Fluids in hospital, and once temp, heart rate, and blood pressure decreased, was sent home. Felt nauseous and super weak for about 48 hours.
Never would have done something like it normally. I was way too tired to be working on tank stuff, but had come home from working 3rd shift and was excited to try and prep some rock for my new tank.
Also been electrocuted by faulty pumps/broken heaters multiple times, had to go to the hospital once it was so bad. Used to get stung all the time by my old longspjne urchin while cleaning the tank, and have been stung by lionfish, rabbitfish, and a freshwater stingray (Potamotrygon sp.) as well. The freshwater ray was definitely the worst of all the stings I've gotten. Throbbed for about 3 days. Had a niger trigger that would take small chunks out of the back of your arm if you didn't pay attention while cleaning the tank.
Never would have done something like it normally. I was way too tired to be working on tank stuff, but had come home from working 3rd shift and was excited to try and prep some rock for my new tank.
Also been electrocuted by faulty pumps/broken heaters multiple times, had to go to the hospital once it was so bad. Used to get stung all the time by my old longspjne urchin while cleaning the tank, and have been stung by lionfish, rabbitfish, and a freshwater stingray (Potamotrygon sp.) as well. The freshwater ray was definitely the worst of all the stings I've gotten. Throbbed for about 3 days. Had a niger trigger that would take small chunks out of the back of your arm if you didn't pay attention while cleaning the tank.
Isopod80
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And yet with a number of stories similar to yours, so many in the hobby still take palytoxin with a grain of salt as if it's overrated.
Fishfreak2009
Follow Your Passions!
Yup. I won't keep the bigger palys anymore (only zoas) and only handle them with goggles. If I want to frag them, I let them grow onto a frag plug or piece of rubble, then pull it apart under water. Not worth the risk. I liked the palys because even the butterflies wouldn't eat them, but there was an obvious reason why.
Isopod80
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Yeah, it's not like the limited amout of PPE needed to work around these animals safely is a big deal. I worked in a spray booth for several years wearing full body PPE all day every day but I got used to it. Loads of others work under similar conditions. How hard is it for people to put on gloves and goggles for a few minutes when working with potentially dangerous animals often difficult to positively I.D. I swear some people are just stubborn. They need to prove to themselves or others that they know better. It's unfortunate.
Just John
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I used to run a small public aquarium. I got bitten by a sea turtle who mistook my hand for one of the live blue crabs I fed him. Their mouth always reminded me of a birds beak, but 100x larger.
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cocoReefer
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+1 electric zappy fun
+1 bristle/fire worm
+1 trigger fish bite (queen trigger..?)
+1 razor blade cuts
+1 clam shell cut
+1 dropped flats of frozen food on my bare foot
+1 heartbreak (fish death/acro necrosis etc..)
+1 threw out my back hanging lights
+1 vermited snail puncture
+1 wet floor slip and fall
I got 10 points!
So far........
most of those as a youth employed at lfs
+1 bristle/fire worm
+1 trigger fish bite (queen trigger..?)
+1 razor blade cuts
+1 clam shell cut
+1 dropped flats of frozen food on my bare foot
+1 heartbreak (fish death/acro necrosis etc..)
+1 threw out my back hanging lights
+1 vermited snail puncture
+1 wet floor slip and fall
I got 10 points!
So far........
most of those as a youth employed at lfs
