I understand what you are saying.

But a simple :"That's toxic and might or might not kill you" would be
appropiate.

McDonald's does after a lawsuit about their "HOT" coffee.

I'm not saying I'd rather been coffee burned than killed, I just wants a
little short warning so I could decide to take the risk.

That's all.

Disclosure.

Ruben





"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
...
If your LFS told everyone everything that could go
wrong with your tank, they would not have time to
sell anything to anybody. That's what books are for.

I would not worry about any buildup effects. As for
the fish still swimming around, you could try this:
take some zoos and stick them in the blender, then
dump them in your reef tank. I bet your fish would
not be swimming around very long then :-) Even a lot
of corals and gorgonias have a strong somewhat toxic
smell to them.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


RubenD wrote on 7/4/2007 3:55 PM:
I'm sure everytime I clean my tank (BTW, it's acrylic so it is a PAIN)
and
the zoo's start closing up, some toxin might be release into the water,
which later is evaporated by my metal halides.

My concern is, Am I or are you breathing harmful fumes? Does the
skimmer
clean the water from the toxin?

If they are so lethal, why is my fish still swimming? Anyways, he's
replaceable, I'm not.

I'm surprise I was never told about this at the LFS, even McDonald's
warn
you about hot coffee.

What about long term exposure? Aren't you worry one day you get a
heart/pulmonary failure, and even then most DR's will rule out your
reef
tank?

I'm not getting dramatic, just wanted you see from a different angle.

Once I found out about this, my zoo's have started to multiply like
crazy.
Even the one that were somehow dying are coming back.

They know I know.....=)

Ruben






"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
...
Yea some are more toxic than others, but for most
people, simply handling them is not going to cause a
problem. But yea, you don't want to make Glade
Plug-Ins out of them :-)

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets


Gill Passman wrote on 7/4/2007 4:51 AM:
RubenD wrote:
Any comments on that?

Follow this link and read this:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1083843

I'm not overreacting, I'm just concern.


I've read similar articles regarding the toxicity of zoos but have
never
seen any notices regarding this in any of the LFS's I frequent, even
though they generally clearly mark stuff as toxic if it is, nor seen
them take any particular precautions when handling them. I wonder if
the
laid back attitude to them is because they are so common. I also
wonder
if some species are more toxic than others and whether the everyday
button polyps on sale are of the less toxic variety. From reading the
post it sounded as if the OP was trying to rid himself of "pest" zoos
from his LR......

Gill