Yeah, when I support boiled water I mean boiling water on the stove and dropping the whole rock in.
That is what concerns me, boiling water mixed with live rock is a real real bad idea.
Yeah, when I support boiled water I mean boiling water on the stove and dropping the whole rock in.
That is what concerns me, boiling water mixed with live rock is a real real bad idea.
Seems my last post did not stick. I was a 74DL4 in the US Army, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear warfare specalist. I can post reference materials later today when I am on my PC
Not all zoa, paly, and anems have the same concentrations, and the polyps don't always have to he visible to release the toxin, but there is some pretty scary stuff in our tanks that a lot of people take for granted.
Handling rock is safe, just use common sense. Don't touch face ect before washing hands, don't bare hand corals. The toxin needs a way in. It can be soaked through skin but takes a large ammount and a decent exposure time. Boiling the rock puts the toxin in arisol form, and that is where the real danger lies.
Got a pm from the mods they approved my links. Most everything can be dangerous, after all many salt water fish are poisonous/venomous. Clowns can build up nematocysts in their slime coat, making them mildly toxic, some clams and crabs are that way too. Cone snails, lion fish, stone fish, and I believe some Tangs are venomous too. Many of the most toxic creatures on earth are in the oceans. The chemicals we use can cause burns, not to mention electricity.
Besides palyotoxin, which has poisoned some people, but is far from common, heating rocks acne cause them to burst, sending boiling water and shrapnel flying.
After my trips to the desert, the Chemical Corps started digging into weaponizing "home grown" toxins for Homeland Security. And I can tell you there is stuff everywhere.