Can anyone tell me EXACTLY what Mycobacterium is?????? What EXACTLY causes it. I have had allergic reactions to bloodwors, but that"s about it. I've rubbed my face two hours after feeding bloodworms and had may entire right side of my face swell so bad that my eyeball itself looked like a big blister. And temporary blindness. What is this Mycobacterium?
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sihaya
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Samala said:
This is a good article on mycobacterium...
Somehow though, I just don't see myself wearing gloves everytime I put my hands in the water. I didn't even wear them during my o-chem labs in college. (got some interesting rashes too... )
But I'm not half as afraid of these things as I am of being electrocuted!! I swear I'm going to develope a twitch the next time I get shocked.
greenbean36191
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Cyanoacrylate has actually been used as a surgical glue since it was discovered. Ever heard of dermabond? That's what it is.
Travis L. Stevens
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Im going to work on a presentation for my local MASs about the possibly dangers of reefkeeping. I have all the information above, and also some about bristleworms, blue ring octopuses, Fish TB, Palytoxins, Anatoxin A, Saxitoxin, and Tetradotoxins. I might be missing a few in that list. But most of the stuff that I have are "chemical". Can someone direct me to or have a list of "biological" dangers? Diseases, viruses, bacteria, etc is what I'm mainly looking for. Even if it is something that is extremely obscure or will most likely never happen, I would really like to know.
King-Kong
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Maybe someone can help me out here.
I've touched my torch repeatidly and never once felt anything. I have horrible luck in that im always moving the guy because lighting or flow patterns move, or I am redecorating rock and he falls.
Never have I felt anything when I touch him or anything else in my tank.
What gives? I hear people with rashes and marks just from grazing.
I've touched my torch repeatidly and never once felt anything. I have horrible luck in that im always moving the guy because lighting or flow patterns move, or I am redecorating rock and he falls.
Never have I felt anything when I touch him or anything else in my tank.
What gives? I hear people with rashes and marks just from grazing.
Travis L. Stevens
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Could just be thicker skin. Plus most of the people that it effects stings them in more sensitive places like the underside of the arm or the inside of the wrist. Also, the sweepers are more nematocyst-laden then the polyp itself.
greenbean36191
Premium Member
How about allergic reactions and anaphylactic shock from being repeatedly stung by corals? Also, someone recently posted a thread about a problem with toxic mold due to the high humidity from their tank.
"Spa lung" is another potential problem caused by a few different mycobacteria, though I don't know that I've heard of anyone in the hobby actually having it.
Although it's not likely to be strong enough to kill anyone, hydrogen sulfide from sandbeds is pretty toxic and may make some people sick.
"Spa lung" is another potential problem caused by a few different mycobacteria, though I don't know that I've heard of anyone in the hobby actually having it.
Although it's not likely to be strong enough to kill anyone, hydrogen sulfide from sandbeds is pretty toxic and may make some people sick.
Travis L. Stevens
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greenbean36191 said:
That's exactly the stuff im looking for. Got anymore of it greenbean36191?
cutsupremetrib
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i got stung by my volitans lionfish once girlfriend and her mom both freaked out and rushed me to the hospital the pain was immense i soaked it in hot water and when i got to the hospital they made me wait forever then told me they were gonna numb it so the pain would go away and thats all they did good thing i didnt go all the way flipping out and die or the people at the hospital would of been in trouble future list of things to do "ponders" ummm dont clean the tank when there is a huge volitans lurking about....
Well, the doctors flipping out doesn't mean much. I almost had my left leg bit completely off by a shark and after I got to the hospital I still had to sit around 3 hours holding towels around my leg. (Did you know human meat is yellow?) they finally got me in for surgery and it took 2 years to be able to use it properly again. The whole time the hospital staff kept saying I was lucky. Go figure, I'm lucky to get bit by a shark and almost die from blood loss AT THE HOSPITAL!.
cutsupremetrib
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thats horrible man I would of went nutso on them if i had to sit there LOL i guess im just not very polite
cmhollis
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If you don't like wearing the heavy reef gloves that wipe out your sense of touch, talk to a local veterinarian or google for Ag-Tek Polysleeves:
http://www.ag-tek.com/win/kane_products/polysleeve.shtml
A pack of 100 can be purchased for less than $20. That is nothing to pay compared with the peace of mind I get from using these. I never stick my hands in the tank without these. Keep in mind that these are designed for large animal OB exams, and they will puncture or rip rather easily. I have a pair of the others if I am going to be moving rockwork, or anything else that has a high likely hood of damaging the gloves.
http://www.ag-tek.com/win/kane_products/polysleeve.shtml
A pack of 100 can be purchased for less than $20. That is nothing to pay compared with the peace of mind I get from using these. I never stick my hands in the tank without these. Keep in mind that these are designed for large animal OB exams, and they will puncture or rip rather easily. I have a pair of the others if I am going to be moving rockwork, or anything else that has a high likely hood of damaging the gloves.
Hey cmhollis, thanks for the link. Found a distributor on the website 20 minutes away from me.
Travis. If you are doing a presentation for your club, did you check out the thread in this forum on eye damage from prolonged exposure to DE MH lights? Guy got lucky and only did temporary damage to his eyes.
Fred
Travis. If you are doing a presentation for your club, did you check out the thread in this forum on eye damage from prolonged exposure to DE MH lights? Guy got lucky and only did temporary damage to his eyes.
Fred
Travis L. Stevens
New member
Yes I did. There are also a couple of threads about people opening up their UV sterilizers to make sure that it the bulb is working properly. Only a few seconds and you are already damaging your eyes. Too bad they looked at it for a couple minutes.
Travis L. Stevens
New member
Knock on wood, eh mwcf?
)cutsupremetrib
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ive always wondered if touching corals could seriously injure me IM always in my tank and i get these little red itchy bumps on my skin not sure what they are from but they do eventually go away Ive also got swatted by my yellow tangs TANG lol it really hurt and left a huge red swell on my arm little ahole lol now he eats outa my hand and is really an angel go figure!
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