So sorry for your loss. I've made that mistake myself. I haven't gotten the gloves mentioned above... yet, but I came across a pair of 18" tweezers at a swap meet and I purchased a Flipper for my glass. I try to avoid being "in" my reef until I'm doing a water change. All placement, moving, blowing off rocks, etc. is done just prior to draining. And I really like the Flipper... tricky at first but it works great. Again, sorry for your mishap but at least you were able to deal with it before it got worst. Good luck & happy reefing.