soap in my biocube?

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davidmaguirre

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I just moved my clam because it fell off of a rock it was proped on and I just finished cleaning my hands with soap I wasn't thinking and I put my hand in the tank when my hands were still wet from washing them with soap! I have a lot of coral and a sixline wrasse.. will everything be alright!? When will I notice if something is wrong?): plz help me!):
 
If you are using charcoal then change that and keep an eye on your skimmer if you have one.
 
Rutrag said:
If you rinsed your hands well, I think you'll be fine.

I hope so thanks for the support I checked the tank in the morning and everything seems fine?
 
You have nothing to worry about. Unless you literally dumped a bar of soap or several pumps of liquid soap in your tank, you'll be fine. A trace amount of soap won't do diddily jack to your tank.
 
I am one of these better safe than sorry especially when there are invertebrates in the tank. If your corals start to recede or close up then you will want to do a water change.
 
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