Reefkeeping Dangers

[kweckstrom]

Vibrio vulnificus. I have severe psoriasis (95% coverage at worst during a bad flare). Remicade clears it up after a few months, but while I'm waiting my fish tank maint can't wait.

Twice it landed me in the hospital with septicemia thanks to the above mentioned bacteria. The first time could have been fatal. The second time was far less toxic as I remembered the first time quite vividly.

The most ironic thing is the longer my skin is in saltwater, the better it feels and looks, which is why I suppose all those psoriasis clubs make group buys for tickets to Israel to visit the dead sea. That ocean is apparently so salty Brine shrimp couldnt live in it

 

[SantaMonica]

Got stuck by a hippo tang's fin... within a minute it felt like it was being hit repeatedly with a hammer. Took 3 weeks to heal but I can still tell something was there a year later. After this, got shoulder length nitrile gloves.

 

[andan]

Great post NaH2O, thanks for shared about this. Absolutely help everyone

 

[PSU4ME]

@oriator old thread but still relevant info!