Rash From Reef Tank?

khrios · 08/22/2006, 03:54 PM

My girlfriend keeps getting these small bumpy rashes on the side of her forearm whenever she puts her arm in the tank to move stuff around. What could be causing this? It does not get red at all and goes away within a few hours.

everl0ng · 08/22/2006, 03:58 PM

hmm...not too sure, but i do know they make gloves that go all the way up. that may help! they also help prevent allergic reactions. http://www.aquabuys.com/page/aqb/PROD/esu_gloves

Peedub20 · 08/22/2006, 04:01 PM

I agree. Get some gloves that cover the entire arm that will be in the water.

ACBlinky · 08/22/2006, 04:25 PM

Some people react to salt water by breaking out in a rash, or she could be contacting something on the rock, or a coral. Euphyllia corals (hammer, frogspawn etc.) give me horrible, itchy, bumpy rashes that last for days. I third the glove suggestion -- Coralife makes shoulder-length gloves that are too thick for fine work like fragging coral but great for water changes or working with rock. You can get thinner shoulder-length exam gloves used in large animal vet work at farm supply stores or a vet's office (even small animal vets can order them). They're pretty much single use, but they don't cost much.

raw88gt · 08/22/2006, 05:44 PM

is she possibly rubbing her arm on the plastic edge of the tank and causing it?

08/22/2006, 03:54 PM	#1
khrios Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portland Posts: 212	Rash From Reef Tank? My girlfriend keeps getting these small bumpy rashes on the side of her forearm whenever she puts her arm in the tank to move stuff around. What could be causing this? It does not get red at all and goes away within a few hours.

08/22/2006, 03:58 PM	#2
everl0ng Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lima, OH Posts: 782	hmm...not too sure, but i do know they make gloves that go all the way up. that may help! they also help prevent allergic reactions. http://www.aquabuys.com/page/aqb/PROD/esu_gloves __________________ Nick Kohrn Current Tank Info: Mixed NC24

08/22/2006, 04:25 PM	#4
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	Some people react to salt water by breaking out in a rash, or she could be contacting something on the rock, or a coral. Euphyllia corals (hammer, frogspawn etc.) give me horrible, itchy, bumpy rashes that last for days. I third the glove suggestion -- Coralife makes shoulder-length gloves that are too thick for fine work like fragging coral but great for water changes or working with rock. You can get thinner shoulder-length exam gloves used in large animal vet work at farm supply stores or a vet's office (even small animal vets can order them). They're pretty much single use, but they don't cost much. __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.

08/22/2006, 04:01 PM	#3
Peedub20 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 154	I agree. Get some gloves that cover the entire arm that will be in the water.

08/22/2006, 05:44 PM	#5
raw88gt Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: West Allis , Wi Posts: 621	is she possibly rubbing her arm on the plastic edge of the tank and causing it?