Things that have scared you in this hobby? - Page 3

Capt. Nemo · 04/27/2006, 07:31 PM

ROFL. What does that mean?

angelsj247 · 04/27/2006, 08:02 PM

the first time i got live rock.. i was soo scared to touch it with my bare hands because i was scared id find scary worms or other creatures in there.. i didnt have gloves at the time, so i grab plastic sandwich bags and put them on my hands to touch the rock.

t-dizzle · 04/27/2006, 08:47 PM

ROFL = rolling on floor, laughing.

t-dizzle · 04/27/2006, 08:52 PM

Anybody got any statistics on just how deadly our hobby is? There must be at least hundreds of thousands of people with aquariums in their homes; how many have perished while tending to their tanks?

I probably stand a better chance of dying in a car accident on my way to the LFS around the corner than from my reef.

T./

Scuba_Dave · 04/27/2006, 09:04 PM

WaterKeeper · 04/28/2006, 09:47 AM

To date, I have never heard of an RC member dying in this hobby. Steve Pro did have this pic in an article on Mycobacterium infection in a reefer-

Not so pretty but it wasn't lethal.

Travis L. Stevens · 04/28/2006, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by t-dizzle
Anybody got any statistics on just how deadly our hobby is? There must be at least hundreds of thousands of people with aquariums in their homes; how many have perished while tending to their tanks?

I probably stand a better chance of dying in a car accident on my way to the LFS around the corner than from my reef.

T./

There are many hazards, but a properly maintained aquarium has VERY little chance of being deadly. Hazardous, sure. Open cuts, thin skin touching "hot" corals, getting stung by a fish or bristleworm, getting bit by a fish, getting scratched, getting your hand crushed by tumbling rock, getting pinched by crabs, tripping over unkept wires, water spills, etc. You're more likely to strain your back picking up a 5g bucket of water then you are to be taken to the hospital for any malignant or benign pathogen.

04/27/2006, 08:02 PM	#52
angelsj247 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Joliet, IL Posts: 866	the first time i got live rock.. i was soo scared to touch it with my bare hands because i was scared id find scary worms or other creatures in there.. i didnt have gloves at the time, so i grab plastic sandwich bags and put them on my hands to touch the rock. __________________ 2 perc clownfish, 2 peppermint shrimp, astrea, turbo, & nassarius snails, 20 lbs Live Rock Current Tank Info: 20gal FOWLR

04/27/2006, 08:47 PM	#53
t-dizzle Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 158	ROFL = rolling on floor, laughing. __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." - Carl Sagan Visit my gallery to see my tank evolve from bare glass into a beautiful reef! Current Tank Info: 26 bowfront w/ 40 lbs. Fiji LR, 40 lbs. sand, Remora, 2 MJ1200 PHs, 65w dual daylight/65w dual actinic/moonlight, various snails, 2 ocellaris clowns, 1 diamond goby, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp, and a bunch of softies, mushrooms and zoos slowly moving in!

04/27/2006, 08:52 PM	#54
t-dizzle Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 158	Anybody got any statistics on just how deadly our hobby is? There must be at least hundreds of thousands of people with aquariums in their homes; how many have perished while tending to their tanks? I probably stand a better chance of dying in a car accident on my way to the LFS around the corner than from my reef. T./ __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." - Carl Sagan Visit my gallery to see my tank evolve from bare glass into a beautiful reef! Current Tank Info: 26 bowfront w/ 40 lbs. Fiji LR, 40 lbs. sand, Remora, 2 MJ1200 PHs, 65w dual daylight/65w dual actinic/moonlight, various snails, 2 ocellaris clowns, 1 diamond goby, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp, and a bunch of softies, mushrooms and zoos slowly moving in!

04/28/2006, 09:47 AM	#56
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	To date, I have never heard of an RC member dying in this hobby. Steve Pro did have this pic in an article on Mycobacterium infection in a reefer- Not so pretty but it wasn't lethal. __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29

04/27/2006, 07:31 PM	#51
Capt. Nemo Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,102	ROFL. What does that mean?

04/27/2006, 09:04 PM	#55
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