I think we may have got a bit of Palytoxin poisoning....

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Yup its for real. I was making frags and one polyp squirted me in the eye. I had to go to the docs and get antibiotic eyedrops to heal the infection. Wear protective goggles and gloves always. And wash hands with warm to hot water with soap.
 

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Live and learn. Was it painful? What did the doc have to say when you told him you were cutting up coral...lol
 

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