Reef Safe Gloves???

[Marco S]

I couldn't figure out where to post this so I posted it here...

I need to move a bunch of corals over to my DT from my QT this weekend and didn't think about gloves until too late. I don't want to have my whole arm in the tank so I need to get gloves, but I'm not really wanting to waste money on overnight delivery so I really want to grab something at my local grocery store. I was just wondering if there are any of you that get gloves from the grocery store and if so, what specific brand or type do you get? I am just trying to avoid getting gloves with any chemicals or anything else that would not be safe to put in my tank.

Thanks for any advice! ;Happy

 

[Billdogg]

Any non-sterile nitrile gloves will work just fine. They won't cover your arms but will do a fine job of protecting your hands.
Personally, unless it is something with a known toxicity (palythoas) I don't bother. Wash your hands and arms before you start and again when you are done.

 

[Midrats]

What Billdogg said, and when stuff is super stinky like leathers and such.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

You could use the ones in the link provided. I use these for birthing cattle and have used them for moving very large nems around in my tanks. Not the same set of gloves lol. They are full length (to the shoulder and I am 6' 3"), come in a pack of 10, and work well.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-ob-sleeves-clear?cm_vc=-10005

 

[hllb]

I just ordered the pair recommended here: https://fishlab.com/aquarium-gloves/

 

[DeepSouth]

My local Home Depot has a large selection of nitrile gloves of all different styles

 

[samnaz]

Nitrile gloves. I use them when handling anything in my tank, palythoa or otherwise.

 

[Marco S]

You could use the ones in the link provided. I use these for birthing cattle and have used them for moving very large nems around in my tanks. Not the same set of gloves lol. They are full length (to the shoulder and I am 6' 3"), come in a pack of 10, and work well.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-ob-sleeves-clear?cm_vc=-10005

Great! There is a TSC a few miles away from me. Thanks!!! ;Happy

 

[Marco S]

Thank you everyone for the replies!!!

 

[Marco S]

Any non-sterile nitrile gloves will work just fine. They won't cover your arms but will do a fine job of protecting your hands.
Personally, unless it is something with a known toxicity (palythoas) I don't bother. Wash your hands and arms before you start and again when you are done.

It's not so much to protect myself, but to protect the tank from me. Although I do have a Foxface, but I don't think gloves would save me if he decided to stick me with his fins. :eek: