Grossest thing you've done while reefing

scchase · 07/10/2007, 09:25 PM

So tonight I got some Mysis out in a cup to dethaw so I could feed all the fishies. Well I had a Pepsi one hand and my Mysis cup in the other. I was looking at my planted tank and took a drink from the Mysis cup. Lets just say that it doesn't taste all that great and I immedeatly spit it back into the cup. For some reason my Pepsi doesn't taste right now though.
So how bout you whats your grossest moment?

Sk8r · 07/10/2007, 09:29 PM

Trying to start a U tube siphon between sump and refugium---I should know how to do this, after years assisting a bio major roomie with pipettes in the lab---but oh, no, I swallow some.

I recall there was an urban legend about a biochem major who swallowed some biological toxin in toxicology, a little of which could be fatal, and survived by downing a significant amount of Scotch.

Not that I believe it, but it helped the taste.

reefing102 · 07/10/2007, 09:58 PM

grossest thing - hmmm - smelling a dead snail

sunfish11 · 07/10/2007, 10:54 PM

Mine was also a siphoning incident that happened recently. A friends tank had a melt down. Dead Coral everywhere. The dead coral was removed but the water stunk. I tried to be very careful when I started the siphon but still got a decent swallow. I didn't feel right after that for the rest of the day and had some stomach cramps, but as you can tell I am still here.

Lisa

dodgersfan25 · 07/10/2007, 11:10 PM

haha those are some nasty / funny stories

i think we have all accidentally siphoned up some nasty crap at one time or another. i have some bad memories with murky water.....

Orochimaru · 07/10/2007, 11:28 PM

got some skimmate in my mouth once...eeeeeewwwwwwwwwwww

edwing206 · 07/10/2007, 11:42 PM

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Originally posted by tetra
got some skimmate in my mouth once...eeeeeewwwwwwwwwwww

How???? Was it a dare?

1F2FRFBF · 07/10/2007, 11:42 PM

Siphon-starting seems to be an endless source of yucky stuff. I have to restart the siphon on my CPR when my return pump is off for more than a minute or two, and while I've never ingested anything I've spit out some stuff that makes me say to myself, "OK, that can't be good for me." Rinse rinse rinse rinse rinse... with something 100-proof...

Kayak_Guy · 07/11/2007, 12:42 AM

lol who hasn't had a siphon story?

Grins · 07/11/2007, 12:52 AM

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Originally posted by reefing102
grossest thing - hmmm - smelling a dead snail

Agreed!

Grins · 07/11/2007, 12:53 AM

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Originally posted by scchase . For some reason my Pepsi doesn't taste right now though.
So how bout you whats your grossest moment? [/B]

Maybe if you take a nibble of the hotdog in the avatar it will balance out?

Bebo77 · 07/11/2007, 01:01 AM

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Originally posted by Kayak_Guy
lol who hasn't had a siphon story?

lol true...

xtm · 07/11/2007, 01:55 AM

I want to puke everytime I smell my hand after fragging some Acros.. I hate that smell.

pledosophy · 07/11/2007, 12:46 PM

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Originally posted by Kayak_Guy
lol who hasn't had a siphon story?

Me, I use the both ends of the hose in the tank with two thumbs method, sorry I hate the taste of salt water, used to spend days in the ocean as a kid.

My grossest was when I got stung by a bristle worm and you could see the bristles in my arm. I did the white vinegar thing and it worked, but I had some type of reaction and had a 5" long raised boo boo on my arm.

Equally gross IMO is when I decided to remove all the bristleworms from my tank, ya this is chronological, so I removed the rock and soaked it in 1.040 water for 15 minutes with a powerhead going. All the worms were on the bottom of the container, easily over a 100. One over 4' yes ' long. That smell will make you puke.

Another gross story is from a guy on another forum who seems to have sucked in some hydroids while starting his syphon. His fae swelled up and he had stings all over his mouth and tongue. I looked but I don't have the picture anymore, although I'll never forget what it looked like.

just cuz it wasn't me!

kaihonu82 · 07/11/2007, 12:54 PM

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Originally posted by tetra
got some skimmate in my mouth once...eeeeeewwwwwwwwwwww

oooh, that makes me sick just thinking about it..

DSMpunk · 07/11/2007, 01:20 PM

The grossest thing I have ran into so far is the smell of a large rotting finger leather.
I was doing a tank move and I set up a couple of temporary holding tanks for my corals and fish. I had one tank setup just for my basketball sized finger leather. Unfortunately I had to keep it in the tank for a couple of days, and for some unknown reason, it melted and started to rot.
It was hard to keep my lunch down when I was in the same room as that tank, let alone when I had to clean that tank out. Horrible smell..

Smelling a dead snail comes in second place though

Canarygirl · 07/11/2007, 01:27 PM

Wow...this is all pretty interesting because I have no sense of smell whatever (sinus problems). I could hold a rotting snail up to my nose and not smell anything at all.

I wonder if I knew what they smelled like, I would be more motivated to pull overturned snails out of my tank. I pretty much just leave them in there to decay, figuring that some crab will eat it. Is that bad?

jaymz101 · 07/11/2007, 01:40 PM

As they said in the Lion King...Its the Circle of Life...

BTW everything Ive done for the hobby doesnt even hold a candle to some of the things Ive done for my job...

aznlmpulse · 07/11/2007, 01:50 PM

I'd have to say removing the rotting cocktail shrimp after letting it sit there for the first 2 weeks of the cycle.

It was 2x's the size..and was the worst thing I'd ever smelled. Then I made the mistake of putting it in the kitchen trash can (had a lid on it) thinking it was ok because I triple bagged the sucker, and stunk up the whole apt.

I think next time I cycle a tank, I'll just pee in it.

scarter · 07/11/2007, 07:50 PM

hehe, please dont pee in the next tank, thats just gross.
I cant stand the smell of xenia, after throwing out some of that stuff, I have ot wash my hands so many times

iba95 · 07/11/2007, 07:59 PM

one time when i was messing around with my motor the tube came off and i got a mouthfull of saltwater and it went all over my face

Iron Maiden · 07/11/2007, 08:06 PM

Wow Scchase, that is really gross! I mean, yuk, you actually took a gulp of pepsi????

I think mine would have to be removing a nasty, slimy, dead but large carpet anemone!

acrodave · 07/11/2007, 08:10 PM

took a shot of DTs on a bet

mr.maroonsalty · 07/11/2007, 08:21 PM

A dying monti has a rather distinct smell, but a snail is plain worse. My main other is a dvm and some of the things she has to deal with doing to both living and dead creatures far surpasses any grossness reefing hands out.

1F2FRFBF · 07/11/2007, 08:43 PM

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Originally posted by aznlmpulse
I think next time I cycle a tank, I'll just pee in it.

DON'T PEE IN THE SEA!

07/10/2007, 09:25 PM	#1
scchase Premium Member Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Aurora CO USA Posts: 1,402	Grossest thing you've done while reefing So tonight I got some Mysis out in a cup to dethaw so I could feed all the fishies. Well I had a Pepsi one hand and my Mysis cup in the other. I was looking at my planted tank and took a drink from the Mysis cup. Lets just say that it doesn't taste all that great and I immedeatly spit it back into the cup. For some reason my Pepsi doesn't taste right now though. So how bout you whats your grossest moment?

07/10/2007, 09:29 PM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Trying to start a U tube siphon between sump and refugium---I should know how to do this, after years assisting a bio major roomie with pipettes in the lab---but oh, no, I swallow some. I recall there was an urban legend about a biochem major who swallowed some biological toxin in toxicology, a little of which could be fatal, and survived by downing a significant amount of Scotch. Not that I believe it, but it helped the taste. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

07/10/2007, 09:58 PM	#3
reefing102 Who Am I Here? Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 1,155	grossest thing - hmmm - smelling a dead snail __________________ Shane Life's a climb... but the view is great. ______________________________ Current Tank Info: 2.5 Gallon Nano

07/10/2007, 11:10 PM	#5
dodgersfan25 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Valencia (So Cal) Posts: 757	haha those are some nasty / funny stories i think we have all accidentally siphoned up some nasty crap at one time or another. i have some bad memories with murky water..... __________________ -rich Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon Mixed Reef

07/10/2007, 11:28 PM	#6
Orochimaru 1 of 3 legendary ninjas Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Leaf Village of OC Posts: 3,324	got some skimmate in my mouth once...eeeeeewwwwwwwwwwww __________________ Gintama, episode 118 = "Live an honest life even if your back is crooked." STD(s) are not Pokemons, you don't have to catch them all!

07/10/2007, 10:54 PM	#4
sunfish11 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Weyauwega, WI Posts: 2,365	Mine was also a siphoning incident that happened recently. A friends tank had a melt down. Dead Coral everywhere. The dead coral was removed but the water stunk. I tried to be very careful when I started the siphon but still got a decent swallow. I didn't feel right after that for the rest of the day and had some stomach cramps, but as you can tell I am still here. Lisa

07/10/2007, 11:42 PM	#8
1F2FRFBF Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 456	Siphon-starting seems to be an endless source of yucky stuff. I have to restart the siphon on my CPR when my return pump is off for more than a minute or two, and while I've never ingested anything I've spit out some stuff that makes me say to myself, "OK, that can't be good for me." Rinse rinse rinse rinse rinse... with something 100-proof...

07/11/2007, 12:42 AM	#9
Kayak_Guy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Central Florida Posts: 177	lol who hasn't had a siphon story?

07/11/2007, 01:55 AM	#13
xtm Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Panorama City, CA Posts: 4,703	I want to puke everytime I smell my hand after fragging some Acros.. I hate that smell. __________________ Function before fashion Current Tank Info: 120g SPS Tank (48x24x24)

07/11/2007, 01:20 PM	#16
DSMpunk Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Des Moines IA Posts: 1,064	The grossest thing I have ran into so far is the smell of a large rotting finger leather. I was doing a tank move and I set up a couple of temporary holding tanks for my corals and fish. I had one tank setup just for my basketball sized finger leather. Unfortunately I had to keep it in the tank for a couple of days, and for some unknown reason, it melted and started to rot. It was hard to keep my lunch down when I was in the same room as that tank, let alone when I had to clean that tank out. Horrible smell.. Smelling a dead snail comes in second place though __________________ -Sean Current Tank Info: SPS Dominated 150

07/11/2007, 01:27 PM	#17
Canarygirl Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 1,789	Wow...this is all pretty interesting because I have no sense of smell whatever (sinus problems). I could hold a rotting snail up to my nose and not smell anything at all. I wonder if I knew what they smelled like, I would be more motivated to pull overturned snails out of my tank. I pretty much just leave them in there to decay, figuring that some crab will eat it. Is that bad?

07/11/2007, 01:40 PM	#18
jaymz101 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: St. Pete, FL Posts: 410	As they said in the Lion King...Its the Circle of Life... BTW everything Ive done for the hobby doesnt even hold a candle to some of the things Ive done for my job... __________________ In 96 hours, Jack Bauer has killed 93 people and saved the world 4 times. What have you done with your life? Current Tank Info: Lobo, local Oculina, Acro., hydnophora, lots of zoas, caulastrea, pagoda and scroll, foxface flasher wrass and firefish

07/11/2007, 01:50 PM	#19
aznlmpulse Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New York Posts: 279	I'd have to say removing the rotting cocktail shrimp after letting it sit there for the first 2 weeks of the cycle. It was 2x's the size..and was the worst thing I'd ever smelled. Then I made the mistake of putting it in the kitchen trash can (had a lid on it) thinking it was ok because I triple bagged the sucker, and stunk up the whole apt. I think next time I cycle a tank, I'll just pee in it.

07/11/2007, 07:50 PM	#20
scarter Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 605	hehe, please dont pee in the next tank, thats just gross. I cant stand the smell of xenia, after throwing out some of that stuff, I have ot wash my hands so many times __________________ My name is Shane and I am a reefaholic, I have a disease and they don't know what to call it. Current Tank Info: what tank?

07/11/2007, 07:59 PM	#21
iba95 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 19	one time when i was messing around with my motor the tube came off and i got a mouthfull of saltwater and it went all over my face

07/11/2007, 08:06 PM	#22
Iron Maiden Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 79	Wow Scchase, that is really gross! I mean, yuk, you actually took a gulp of pepsi???? I think mine would have to be removing a nasty, slimy, dead but large carpet anemone! __________________ "Here's to you Mr. way too proud of Texas guy". Current Tank Info: 125gal reef with 2 yellow tangs, 1 skunk clown, 7 lemon damsels, 4 pink smiths damsels, 1 scooter blenny, 1 banded coral shrimp, sally lightfoot, 2 hermit crabs, 4 gigantic turbos, 2 anemoneis, and corals.

07/11/2007, 08:10 PM	#23
acrodave REEF NERD Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: maryville tn-- work in knoxville Posts: 4,187	took a shot of DTs on a bet __________________ Peace,Dave Superman puts on Tim Tebow pajamas when he goes to bed The Heisman as a sophomore nuff said Less technology more biology Tattoos are the only art you can take to the grave Current Tank Info: 26gal bow,20gal mantis tank/fuge150wHQI,20k AB Seio 620 maxijet1200x's 2 on a wave maker. all sps

07/11/2007, 08:21 PM	#24
mr.maroonsalty Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: upstateny Posts: 2,504	A dying monti has a rather distinct smell, but a snail is plain worse. My main other is a dvm and some of the things she has to deal with doing to both living and dead creatures far surpasses any grossness reefing hands out. __________________ Back from the dead! Current Tank Info: 140 dt reef