Washed hands then went in tank

mdsiman

Reefing newb
I Washed my hands then went in tank immediately after without thinking. I used normal hand soap . Should I be fine or should I do a water change?
 
I've done that many times. I do rinse very well, though, so hopefully you did, too. Your tank's a 54g.,..I doubt it will make a big difference. I've accidentally stuck my hands in my tank after putting on lotion, too :mrgreen:

Now if it were a small 10 or 20g, I'd be more wary.
 
I've done that many times. I do rinse very well, though, so hopefully you did, too. Your tank's a 54g.,..I doubt it will make a big difference. I've accidentally stuck my hands in my tank after putting on lotion, too :mrgreen:

Now if it were a small 10 or 20g, I'd be more wary.

Lol yea I did that on my old tank a couple of times also.
 
I thought you were supposed to wash your hands before going into the tank. I do it all the time and I only have a 12 gallon. Should I just be rinsing my hands before going in?
 
Well, I usually wear gloves anyway, but if you wear lotions or work with chemicals, you should wash. But even when I don't wear gloves, I don't always wash my hands prior. Just make sure you rinse the soap off really well.
 
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