How many times a day do you put your hands in your tank?

D-Rod · #1 04/26/2007, 08:30 PM

I try to avoid it as much as I can, however if I'm feeding flakes i'll release it in the water with my finger tips under, when I feed my anemone my arm will go in and i'll place the sliverside or krill on it untill it grabs on.
I have long grabbers on order so I can avoid doing this.

What do you do? And how often?

svb57 · #2 04/26/2007, 08:31 PM

On average I get hands in the tank two...three times a day.

sabbath · #3 04/26/2007, 08:37 PM

Average is 2 to 3 as well here. Some days just can't seem to stay out of there lol.

woodycb · #4 04/26/2007, 08:45 PM

at least once a day

MTB · #5 04/26/2007, 08:54 PM

Few times. Depends though, today I got 8 new zoanthid mini colonies. I had to move a lot of stuff to acomodate those. My 55 gal is really getting full. Time to upgrade maybe.

angelopasto · #6 04/26/2007, 09:00 PM

A few times a day.

Aquabucket · #7 04/26/2007, 09:14 PM

I put my hands and arms in the tank so much I get salt creep.

CookieJar · #8 04/26/2007, 09:15 PM

once or twice a day during feeding. Unless I'm on a re-aquascaping binge, then all bets are off!

Satori · #9 04/26/2007, 09:41 PM

Once every 1-2 weeks.

I don't have any reason to.

dc_909 · #10 04/26/2007, 09:49 PM

Way too often!

Salamander · #11 04/26/2007, 09:50 PM

Maybe once a week.

Tony25 · #12 04/26/2007, 10:24 PM

I try to keep my hands out of the tank. But i just seem to have a reason to always have my arm in there.

Craig Lambert · #13 04/26/2007, 10:32 PM

Maybe one a month without glove, and twice a week with them on.

AJtheReefer · #14 04/26/2007, 10:47 PM

2-3 times a week

danceswithfish · #15 04/26/2007, 11:27 PM

I made a huge canopy that I have to lift off, so I don't get in there as much as I would like. It keeps me from putting too much nori in the tank.

corndogg · #16 04/26/2007, 11:38 PM

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=604123

HBtank · #17 04/27/2007, 12:21 AM

Finger tips 3-4 times a weeks feeding flaked or spectrum.

1 good soak of the arm a week to blow off the rocks and whatever else is needed, I generally do all the maintenance at the same time that would need me to put my hands in freely once a week.

I almost literally scald my arm/hands with hot water before I do either, as much as I can stand. If I will be in there for awhile scaping or something, I wash with soap and water an hour before and rinse/dry/wait about 3 times before going in, lol.

I am not the neatest person either, only the best for the tank though..

Then there is those times when I probably spent 10 hours in the tank first aquascaping, wow that gets tiring and wrinkly. And then sitting there staring at it dead tired admiring your work makes it all worth it!

RoGeTa · #18 04/27/2007, 12:32 AM

Finger tips daily, all the way once or twice a week or as needed.

drummereef · #19 04/27/2007, 12:37 AM

Once or twice a week, it just depends what the situation is.

plyle02 · #20 04/27/2007, 12:41 AM

I do enough that it seems harder to keep the outside glass cleaner than the inside.........LOL

joedirt54 · #21 04/27/2007, 01:38 AM

only if I have too...I'm just stocking my new tank...I'd say once every two weeks my skin touches salt water. I use long gloves in my sump and to feed my brain...

I will, over the next two weeks, do it a lot... killing all the antipista in my tank.

IMHO, don't ever stick your hand in the water if you don't have to...think twice, and act once.

Dirt

ToniYo · #22 04/27/2007, 09:26 AM

More than I should I know! It's bad when you conciously don't put perfume or lotion on your right had or arm because you know it's going to be in the tank!

Marko9 · #23 04/27/2007, 09:41 AM

It might be better how many times my hands aren't in the tanks.

JB NY · #24 04/27/2007, 09:44 AM

Maybe once a week.

mcrist · #25 04/27/2007, 10:47 AM

I put my arms in the tank once a week when I scrape the acrylic walls. I never need to punt my hands in the tank to feed.