wearing gloves

[Flash]

I was just wondering what gloves i can safely use when I am working in my tank (cleaning and such)

I just want to wear them as a precaution... but also my clowns are starting to get nippy!

[mseepman]

Here's what I have...though I rarely use them.

http://www.jlaquatics.com/product/mc-glove/Coralife+Aquarium+Gloves.html

[Flash]

can you pick things up alright in them? I have tiny hands lol!

[Snaz]

I wear the latex disposable gloves that you would see on a paramedic if I am fragging Zoas but otherwise I just suffer the nips.

If you know the nips are coming its not so bad but when they bite me unawares my arm shoots out of the tank and makes a watery mess on the floor and I curse Disney/Finding Nemo for the "cute little clownfish" that I wish would roll over some times.

[Flash]

lol i agree about the disney thing... lol I was thinking i could wear the latex ones but they have a coating on the inside is that safe for the tank???

I am upgrading to a 20gl tall.. so that's about my arms length in the tank... lol shooting my arm up after getting bit will make a good mess! lol!

[dkcrx]

you can try a vet office and get the full arm glove that they use for cows etc.

[mark]

you can try a vet office and get the full arm glove that they use for cows etc.

Have the same ones, though rarely use them. They're just plastic, no coatings or powders.

Got mine at the vet/pet supply about 75st/82ave

[Snaz]

lol i agree about the disney thing... lol I was thinking i could wear the latex ones but they have a coating on the inside is that safe for the tank???

The white powder? I think is talc, hydrated magnesium silicate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talc
Which might add a little needed Mg to a tank :question: Unless of course it is scented.. Better to stay away. :neutral:

My gloves dont have the talc so I don't worry.

[Flash]

Have the same ones, though rarely use them. They're just plastic, no coatings or powders.

Got mine at the vet/pet supply about 75st/82ave

ahhhh good ol G&E pharmacy! I will try there!

[Binare]

I just use dish gloves

[digital-audiophile]

I should get a commision from lee valley, I am always pushing these things

http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&p=10264&cat=2,42407,33240

http://www.leevalley.com/images/item/gardening/bl650s1.jpg



... allthough I hardly use gloves anymore, just too much of a PITA

[gbeef]

Gloves in a nano would be so clumsy... I think everyone has a pair maybe used them once or twice and then packed them away.

[Flash]

lol well I have found that if I put a net in the tank and move it around with one hand the clowns will stay at the other end of the tank...