Hi
I wanted to ask the guys who know their stuff about chemicals about a few random household things that might find their way into your tank. Either through the air or from you touching something then placing your hands in the tank.
Basically I just want to know how paranoid I should be. I stick my hands in the tank maybe once a week and before I do I rinse hands and arm thoroughly with tap water. I know some other people don't bother with all that etc.
So the various substances are:
hand cream
shampoo
soap
sunlight
aftershave
nailpolish
nailpolish remover
deoderant "fumes"
perfume
label glue from various products we use for tanks
cat hair
human hair
firelighters
jik
And the proposed vague scale of toxicity:
1 - if you have touched it within the last hour it will kill something in the tank
2 - you would need some residue or something on your hand to kill anything
3 - you would actually need a small amount to enter the tank to kill anything
4 - you would need at least a teaspoon to kill anything
5 - should have no effect
Also any comments on what effects the various substance could cause would be cool.
K. Discuss for 50 marks.
I wanted to ask the guys who know their stuff about chemicals about a few random household things that might find their way into your tank. Either through the air or from you touching something then placing your hands in the tank.
Basically I just want to know how paranoid I should be. I stick my hands in the tank maybe once a week and before I do I rinse hands and arm thoroughly with tap water. I know some other people don't bother with all that etc.
So the various substances are:
hand cream
shampoo
soap
sunlight
aftershave
nailpolish
nailpolish remover
deoderant "fumes"
perfume
label glue from various products we use for tanks
cat hair
human hair
firelighters
jik
And the proposed vague scale of toxicity:
1 - if you have touched it within the last hour it will kill something in the tank
2 - you would need some residue or something on your hand to kill anything
3 - you would actually need a small amount to enter the tank to kill anything
4 - you would need at least a teaspoon to kill anything
5 - should have no effect
Also any comments on what effects the various substance could cause would be cool.
K. Discuss for 50 marks.