Cleaning up after Zoas

[markon87]

Hi all,

I am new in reefing hobby. I recently bought Zoa frag (green bay packes). It arrived in plastic container that I opened over the kitchen counter when dipping coral.
After that I cleaned the counter with Lysol. Do you think it's safe to use that counter for eating or should I do something more to clean it?
Thanks!

 

[blaxsun]

No, you should probably replace the countertop (just kidding, I think lysol should kill anything). For future reference, fish food in kitchen = ok. Fish/corals/inverts in kitchen = not recommended.

 

[JNalley]

No, you should probably replace the countertop (just kidding, I think lysol should kill anything). For future reference, fish food in kitchen = ok. Fish/corals/inverts in kitchen = not recommended.

so you're telling me I shouldn't tickle my nems with the same chopsticks I use to eat my sushi?

 

[Adrift]

By all means tickle away! Just don’t touch the boat.

 

[Cell]

As mentioned, probably not a great idea to be dipping corals on the countertop you prepare food on. I'd be more concerned with the chemical dip than palytoxin myself.

 

[JNalley]

By all means tickle away! Just don’t touch the boat.

 

[markon87]

Thanks guys! I'll clean it again and stay out of the kitchen from now on. This was one of those moments that you realize what you did only after that moment passed.

 

[JNalley]

Thanks guys! I'll clean it again and stay out of the kitchen from now on. This was one of those moments that you realize what you did only after that moment passed.

we all have those moments... and they get more frequent the older you get :-D

 

[markon87]

we all have those moments... and they get more frequent the older you get :-D

True, true.
So far I was having the FOWLR and that seems to be a different story from a reef tank.

 

[JNalley]

True, true.
So far I was having the FOWLR and that seems to be a different story from a reef tank.

Yeh, all my previous tanks have been FOWLR, this new tank I'm starting for my daughter is my first foray into reef tanks... It's a small learning curve, but it's fun

 

[markon87]

Yeh, all my previous tanks have been FOWLR, this new tank I'm starting for my daughter is my first foray into reef tanks... It's a small learning curve, but it's fun

Yeah, it's definitely fun. I like it more than I thought I would.