What's the worst injury you sustained working on your tank?

[NO3]

What's the worst injury you sustained working on your tank?

For me, I used to have a UVC sterilizer in my sump. Ignored the warnings and cleaned out my sump for an hour with the UVC nearby. Next day and for a week had a major sunburned face. Im a dumbaxx.

Another time, I was working with Kalk powder. Dud smthg to cause a temp cloud of it in the air and took a couple breaths not knowing it was bad for you. Firvthe next 3 days my throat and lung were slightly sore. Again, I'm a dumbaxx

Last month I killed off a bunch of ugly palys in the DT by smothering them with homemade Kalk paste. A day later I did a deep clean on my sump. With all those palys dying the water must have had a bunch of palytoxin in the water. For 2 days I lost my appetite, had a headache, felt lightheaded.

what are some if your injury stories?

 

[oldhead]

I just placed an order for a bubble home for you. Should be at your door tomorrow before you start your weekend maintenance.

 

[FullBoreReefer]

Multiple multiple bite wounds from my female clown. The male just stays near the eggs but the female will do a full blown attack.

 

[gamerunr]

I had a large female maroon clown who would draw blood whenever I put my hand into the tank....

 

[DivingTheWorld]

Oh where to start, stuck by a long spine urchin, stuck by a lionfish, bit by various clowns and even a shark once, cut myself on various corals and tools.

By far the worst was electricity related. My canister filter popped a hose and was spraying water all down the back of the tank. I reached to unplug the power cords not realizing they were covered in saltwater. I woke up and luckily I had passed out on dry carpet...

 

[sde1500]

Scraped my knuckle a bit on a rock once..

 

[ca1ore]

Got a nasty vibrio infection in my hand one time - month long course of antibiotic took care of it. Fortunate that my doc is also a reefer.

 

[Fourstars]

Pulled my back pulling carpet and pad out of the basement after my sons tank seam burst. Poor kid was also in tears.

 

[hkgar]

Oh where to start, stuck by a long spine urchin, stuck by a lionfish, bit by various clowns and even a shark once, cut myself on various corals and tools.

By far the worst was electricity related. My canister filter popped a hose and was spraying water all down the back of the tank. I reached to unplug the power cords not realizing they were covered in saltwater. I woke up and luckily I had passed out on dry carpet...

No GFI?

 

[hkgar]

Does Palytoxin poisoning count. Not really an injury, more a result.

 

[Pslreefer]

What's the worst injury you sustained working on your tank?

Electrocuted from a light fixture that was all corroded. No gfi cos I plugged it in to see if it actually worked or not.

 

[billdogg]

Spent a week off work after getting just a little too up close and personal with texas trash palys.


Many years ago (pre-GFI) I had a powerhead stop working on my undergravel filter. Unplugged it and took it to the kitchen sink to clean. Took it all apart, cleaned it up and put it in a bowl of water to test. Plugged it in and nothing happened, so I reached into the bowl to give it a good shake.

Let me repeat that. Reached into the metal bowl, sitting in the metal sink. I woke up a few seconds later across the room leaning against the wall. Walked around the house for about an hour telling myself "Sure - I'm ok". Shoulda gone to the ER, but I worked there and didn't want to be laughed at by my coworkers.

Easily could have killed me.

 

[DivingTheWorld]

No GFI?

LOL, this was 35 years ago, pre Home Depot, Lowes, computers, internet and forums. GFI might have existed back then, but at 10 years old I had never heard of it. I was the only one I knew that even had a Saltwater aquarium. I was learning as I went with books and TFH magazine. Now...yes...everything GFI!

 

[Sam2832]

Multiple multiple bite wounds from my female clown. The male just stays near the eggs but the female will do a full blown attack.

Exact same thing for me, she was the killer fish (leopard wrasse) in my tank. Last month i exchange her for a baby at my lfs, so the male will undergo the female transformation and get more agressive once the hormones start to work...


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[Tripod1404]

When I was scraping algae of the glass, my doliatus rabbitfish jumped out of the tank and I grabbed it mid-air. Got stung over 5+ different places on both may hands and couldn't do anything with my hands for 2 days due to swelling and pain.

 

[lancesmith1]

When I was scraping algae of the glass, my doliatus rabbitfish jumped out of the tank and I grabbed it mid-air. Got stung over 5+ different places on both may hands and couldn't do anything with my hands for 2 days due to swelling and pain.

Sounds worse than catching a falling knife LOL.

 

[jd371]

So far it's only been injuries to my wallet.

 

[hkgar]

So far it's only been injuries to my wallet.

Those will never stop.

 

[d0ughb0y]

broke my thumb hand tightening a bulkhead. I was in ER filled with people with nasty flu on new year's eve. I can use my thumb again now after 6 months, but still does not feel right.

 

[BigDave]

Stuck my elbow into the top of a 12" round carpet anemone.

Had to use a plastic scraper to slowly get him off my arm.