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View Poll Results: Have your health ever been affected by zoa toxins? | |||
Yes, it was pretty bad. | 4 | 21.05% | |
No, I have never noticed anything. | 14 | 73.68% | |
Zoa toxins? | 1 | 5.26% | |
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12/05/2014, 05:48 PM | #1 |
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Poll: Have you ever been affected by zoa toxins?
I don't know if this has been done before or not, but I have some zoas now and so have been reading about their toxins. I think it would be cool to get a feel for how common zoa poisoning is. Thus, this poll is born.
Last edited by Blinkerbee; 12/05/2014 at 06:39 PM. Reason: trying to edit poll |
12/05/2014, 06:30 PM | #2 |
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I first had a reaction when I started, it wasn't "pretty bad" but I did get a bunch of red bumps on my arm after adding my first zoas. Itched a bit but went away after a few days.
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12/05/2014, 06:35 PM | #3 |
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12/05/2014, 06:37 PM | #4 |
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I've never been affected, and I handle/frag zoanthids with my bare hands all the time.
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12/16/2014, 12:52 PM | #5 |
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like Cloak i handle them bare handed all the time and i have never been affected... but when i frag them i make sure to wear gloves just incase... heard that some nasty stuff
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12/16/2014, 01:40 PM | #6 |
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yes. Just search forum from my experiences , " ALWAYS use your Protective Personal Equipment", it only takes one time.
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12/20/2014, 04:44 PM | #7 |
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I just ordered some shoulder-high gloves. I thought the stinging sensation was the salt -facepalm-
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12/21/2014, 04:56 AM | #8 |
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Wear safety glasses while fragging, too! Quite a few corals squirt goo (intentionally or not) when sliced, and the last place you want that is in your eye.
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12/21/2014, 09:48 AM | #9 |
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They have never bothered me before but when my wife helped me glue a bunch of frags to plugs her hand got really swollen and turned red.
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12/21/2014, 11:27 AM | #10 |
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I think some people are partially immune to toxins like that. There's an employee at a LFS near us who can pick up anemones by hand without the stings affecting him in the slightest.
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12/25/2014, 09:35 PM | #11 |
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I had zoas slime on my finger and accidentally rubbed my eye it was bad, went pretty blind in it for like 3 days and stayed irritated for like 5 more, it was not fun I was so nervous I was gonna go blind. Lesson learned
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12/25/2014, 10:13 PM | #12 |
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Doesnt bother me unless I forget to wash my hands before going to the restroom after making zoa frags. Sensitive skin burns...
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