Latex Gloves

[DiscusKeeper403]

Hello,

When cleaning my tank I find it kind of eeky to actually touch the water, especially with the Planaria that's in it. Would it be okay if I went to the super market and bought a new pair of rubber gloves? (those yellow ones made for house cleaning)

Thanks,

DL

 

[Rhiannon]

They should be fine, but not the surgical gloves because they have a powder on them.

 

[modaz]

Hello,

When cleaning my tank I find it kind of eeky to actually touch the water, especially with the Planaria that's in it. Would it be okay if I went to the super market and bought a new pair of rubber gloves? (those yellow ones made for house cleaning)

Thanks,

DL

hello
i was searching on google today and found Planaria and thought that even not harmful to fish they are a sign that there is a problem within your tank
please correct me if i am wrong i wont mind, honestly never heard of them until earlier today

as for rubber gloves i personally wouldnt cause there are many skin allergies connected to rubber gloves and the chemical or whatever it is could do some harm to your tank as well but i could be wrong on that one too

 

[tmack]

I would think the gloves would be fine, but I'd put them on rinse them off under the tap first to get any residual manufacturing chemicals off of them. Will they be long enough to let you reach to the bottom of the tank? By the way - planaria don't bite. I probably should tell you this but if you take a sample of water from an aged, fully seasoned tank, especially from the gravel. and put it under a microscope you'll see all kinds of little single cell animals - rotifers, paramecia, amoebas, bacteria, etc. It's pretty cool actually, and even though they're most likely all harmless to you, it sure makes you want to wash up after working on a tank!

 

[modaz]

I would think the gloves would be fine, but I'd put them on rinse them off under the tap first to get any residual manufacturing chemicals off of them. Will they be long enough to let you reach to the bottom of the tank? By the way - planaria don't bite. I probably should tell you this but if you take a sample of water from an aged, fully seasoned tank, especially from the gravel. and put it under a microscope you'll see all kinds of little single cell animals - rotifers, paramecia, amoebas, bacteria, etc. It's pretty cool actually, and even though they're most likely all harmless to you, it sure makes you want to wash up after working on a tank!

wow im learning quick thanx for that tmack

 

[tmack]

You're welcome. Yep - there are a lot of "eeky" things in fish tanks or natural bodies of water, but they all serve a purpose. I wish I had a way to hook up my microscope to my camera. But I wouldn't want to scare DiscusLova any more than I may have already.

 

[911man]

I have tried using them, but after a while I wasnt sure they were worth it? you only have to have your hand in over the top and they fill with water, Ive never found a long pair that were good for use in an aquarium in my experience

 

[Sammie7]

If you are that worried, you can buy these: http/www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_mainte...ves.asp?CartId= . When I search for them on Google, the main things that came up were for reef tanks. I guess it would be more of a concern there than in freshwater tanks.

 

[celaeno]

i use a pair of latex gloves every time i rinse the muck off the filter cartridge for my bio-wheel power filter. however, i do it in a bucket of old tank water that's dumped into the sink as soon as i'm done.