Who uses gloves?

[deep6er]

well if you get large dime size lumps on your hand( generally by your joints) then I would consider going to see your doctor. I had to go see 3 doctors here until one said that it was not calcium buildup and referred me to a dermatologist and he knew right away. If you have cuts on your hand you are at more of a risk.
Sorry SEASHELLS .. I am not trying to steal your post I just wanted to add my experience with not wearing gloves.

[OCDP]

Originally Posted by Beverly

They're not free for the company you work for that buys them

Bev, shhhhhh! hhaha.

Thanks for the information. I should be keeping an eye out then. Anyone else have any info. as to how a person would know the early signs of this flesh eating disease?

Thanks again.

[Chad]

I wear gloves without question when I do anything in my tank. I just use the latex, powdered I think.. I have never seen any effect from using the powdered ones.

[mark]

I use the shoulder length gloves from vet supply, $12. for 100. Sometimes I'll puncture them and they'll fill with some water but figure better that placing my hand directly into the tank.

[seashells]

You can look up Cellulitis. Starts as a small bump, turns red & gets hot, then realy starts to hurt. Gets shiny red next and then just kinda peels open...Was that grafic enough?? Not a good experiance. I'm sure we have all had small cuts that have gotten infected, but you would know the differance. I try to feed my sun corals with a tool but its so much easier to squirt Mysis directly at each mouth.

[Osiris]

I always use my coralife gloves. You never know what you may have on your hands.

[untamed]

You know...I've never worn gloves, but it might be a good time to start!

[BMW Rider]

I have the coralife gloves and the long gloves from Lee Valley. Both are good for tank work. The Lee Valley gloves are smaller and are a tight fit on my hands, which makes them good for dexterity jobs. The Coralife gloves are a looser fit and thus are easier to slip on for a quick spot feeding or such. I use one or the other almost always when working in the tank. I also have a pair of heavy nitrile gloves that I use when I'm cleaning other equipment or doing water changes.

[allincuddy]

Lee Valley has shoulder gloves, similar to the expensive aquatic ones, but only 6.99 The only difference is they are pink. Not joking
Mark

[G1GY]

Originally Posted by allincuddy

Lee Valley has shoulder gloves, similar to the expensive aquatic ones, but only 6.99 The only difference is they are pink. Not joking
Mark

I can't wait to go get some pink gloves!