Tank Hazards

Wayne Sallee wrote:
hehehe I could not resist :-)

Good one. I almost (almost) lost all respect for you, but you saved
yourself at the last moment.

Electricity, test kit chemicals, additives, food are the only dangers you
should worry about with children.
Use the same caution that you would use with Windex and furniture polish.
Out of site and of reach.

As far as your health...decompression sickness is something you should worry
about
but only if you tank is more than 100 feet deep ; )


"RubenD" wrote in message
et...
I was talking the other day with a friend about getting a tank a Xmas gift
but then we got into hazards which I didn't want to be liable for. He
mentioned from skin to respiratory issues.

I know is silly but I have to ask. I'm not giving up my tank but got
concerns about my kids.

I believe most marine organism would die out water, but you know better
than me. I'm talking about the standard raw tank without those UV filters.

What are the chances of people getting diseases/parasites from a fish tank
since we are kind of breeding them in a closed enviroment, and what are
we
more expose to?.

TIA

Ruben

TheRock wrote:
Electricity,

I'll second this one. I've been zapped twice in 6 weeks.

I do have a ground fault interrupt circuit installed now and avoid
puddles around the tank.

--Kurt

OH YEAH...most important sir !
I've tripped a few over the years.

"KurtG" wrote in message
.. .
TheRock wrote:
Electricity,

I'll second this one. I've been zapped twice in 6 weeks.

I do have a ground fault interrupt circuit installed now and avoid puddles
around the tank.

--Kurt

* TheRock wrote, On 12/26/2006 8:23 PM:
OH YEAH...most important sir !
I've tripped a few over the years.

"KurtG" wrote in message
.. .
TheRock wrote:
Electricity,
I'll second this one. I've been zapped twice in 6 weeks.

I do have a ground fault interrupt circuit installed now and avoid puddles
around the tank.

--Kurt


Does it count to plug everything into an outlet strip?

Raise your hands....who remembers to turn off everything before reaching into
the tank...??

Cindy

"Cindy" wrote in message t...
Raise your hands....who remembers to turn off everything before reaching into
the tank...??

I not only not remember, but INTENTIONALLY leave them on...
I need the lights to see...
I need the pumps to work when positioning outlets/jets, etc.
It is simply not practical turning stuff off when manipulating in the tank.

Cindy wrote:

Raise your hands....who remembers to turn off everything before reaching
into the tank...??

I've never turned anything off for that.

George Patterson
Forgive your enemies. But always remember who they are.

Cindy wrote:
* TheRock wrote, On 12/26/2006 8:23 PM:

OH YEAH...most important sir !
I've tripped a few over the years.

"KurtG" wrote in message
.. .

TheRock wrote:

Electricity,

I'll second this one. I've been zapped twice in 6 weeks.

I do have a ground fault interrupt circuit installed now and avoid
puddles around the tank.

--Kurt



Does it count to plug everything into an outlet strip?


No. Outlet strip is NOT a GFI. (unless it specifically says so, and that
type of strip is rare)

TheRock wrote:
OH YEAH...most important sir !
I've tripped a few over the years.

"KurtG" wrote in message
.. .

TheRock wrote:

Electricity,

I'll second this one. I've been zapped twice in 6 weeks.

I do have a ground fault interrupt circuit installed now and avoid puddles
around the tank.

--Kurt




I once knew someone who had an all glass 55gal on one of those metal
stands tip over on top of his 2 year old daughter.

Not a good thing. I think it took out a few ribs, collapsed one of her
lungs, gave her a nasty concussion...

I seen a picture on the web one day of a 15 gal tank that had one
goldfish in it, that tipped over on those wroughy iron stands when a
2 or 3 year old girl climbed up on it and grabbed ahold of the tanks
top edge. It just about cut off her arm and face, and the write up
said she required over 150 stiches by a plastic surgeon on her face
alone. She also had broken ribs and a broke wrist IIRC, and had
numerous other cuts on her chest and arms that required stitches. They
had a picture of her also holding a stuffed animal and needless to say
she is gonna be disfigured for life as she was cut realy bad.


On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 13:50:37 -0500, Add Homonym
wrote:

TheRock wrote:
OH YEAH...most important sir !
I've tripped a few over the years.

"KurtG" wrote in message
.. .

TheRock wrote:

Electricity,

I'll second this one. I've been zapped twice in 6 weeks.

I do have a ground fault interrupt circuit installed now and avoid puddles
around the tank.

--Kurt




I once knew someone who had an all glass 55gal on one of those metal
stands tip over on top of his 2 year old daughter.

Not a good thing. I think it took out a few ribs, collapsed one of her
lungs, gave her a nasty concussion...



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