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View Poll Results: How often are your hands in the tank
Hourly 4 4.08%
Daily 50 51.02%
Weekly 38 38.78%
Monthly 4 4.08%
Yearly 0 0%
Never, I have no hands 2 2.04%
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Old 07-23-2006, 02:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
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How often are your hands in the tank?

Just curious how often does everyone have their hands in the tank.
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Old 07-23-2006, 02:49 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: How often are your hands in the tank?

i would say that at the most i have my hands in my tank atleast once a day...but sometimes more if my powerheads aren't staying put!
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Old 07-23-2006, 02:53 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: How often are your hands in the tank?

Tell ya what I have noticed, my tank is way better off with my "nice clean hands" not in the tank. When I do have to go in I wear gloves or use tongs or scrapers with long handles or whatever.

Tank is doing much better for it.
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Old 07-23-2006, 03:28 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: How often are your hands in the tank?

I try not to put my hands in the tank too often. I'm definately in there at least once every two weeks to siphon off water and scrub the rocks.
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Old 07-23-2006, 06:49 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: How often are your hands in the tank?

I try to avoid putting my hands in the aquarium as much as I can. And when I must, I use gloves: http://www.esuweb.com/cardfile.asp?I...tionsh ip=106
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Old 07-23-2006, 06:56 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: How often are your hands in the tank?

If fingers do not count, weekly for me

Once a day I remove the the veggie clip that is attached to a magfloat; add new nori, then place back in at the top... but only two of my fingers get wet...
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Old 07-23-2006, 07:02 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: How often are your hands in the tank?

Maybe twice a week, depends on my turbo snails, if they wanna knock something over or not... but usually i use the claws!
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Old 07-23-2006, 07:07 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Re: How often are your hands in the tank?

Everyday..im always messin with somthing..i know its bad but i cant help myself..maybe i should get some tongs or those long gloves?
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Old 07-23-2006, 08:28 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Re: How often are your hands in the tank?

Well I really try not to and use the tongs as much as possible in the reef, but I recently discovered that my seahorses like to wrap around my finger and I just can't resist.
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Old 07-23-2006, 11:15 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Re: How often are your hands in the tank?

Well, I usually use gloves if I am in the tank, but I have found that one of the anthias eats better if I put the mysis in by hand. She will almost come to my fingers to take it. Sooo.....I guess my hand will be in more often now. LOL

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Old 07-24-2006, 12:19 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Re: How often are your hands in the tank?

at least twice a week
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Old 07-24-2006, 01:46 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Re: How often are your hands in the tank?

Several times a day
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Old 07-24-2006, 10:27 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Re: How often are your hands in the tank?

hand and arm, weekly for water changes and to make sure everything good, however daily fingers, like woody said, for feedings and veggie clip
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Old 07-24-2006, 10:29 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Re: How often are your hands in the tank?

never~ ok,thats a fib!

a few times a week. gotta feed the carpets, and like Billy,,,darn snails~
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Old 07-24-2006, 11:51 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Re: How often are your hands in the tank?

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Several times a day
I am with you on this one, I can't keep my hands out, plus my wife likes to mess with it too....... Should we try to keep our hands out???????
We don't really touch the rock work or the fish, or inverts.
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