PSA-Don't let the sunblock get into your reef when tanning under your MH

[Freezerburn]

Block a burn nuke a reef?

 

Go this one from digg.com, talks about how sunblock might need to stay out of the tank.

Some chemical ingredients can effect zooxanthellae. I guess long as you don't touch the water with the

sun tan lotion on things should be fine. on a side note does that tang look like it needs food or am I wrong?

 

 

 

Edited June 26, 2008 by Freezerburn

[treesprite]

Didn't someone already post about this?

 

I don't think most tropical beach-goers are going to care enough to risk burns.

[Hilary]

I'm careful not to have any lotion - hand lotion or sun block - on my skin when I need to put my hands in my tank. As a result I always seem to have dry, sunburned hands!

Edited June 30, 2008 by Hilary

[gmubeach]

Skin cancer or a few dead corals:) I choose the second, but for what its worth I don't go in my tank unless my hands are lotion free for a day!

[OUsnakebyte]

Didn't someone already post about this?

 

Yup, here: http://www.wamas.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=21414

 

 

I don't think most tropical beach-goers are going to care enough to risk burns.

 

Probably not, but those "in the know" will care enough to use biodegradable sun screen. A quick google search yields these first three results:

 

 

Result 1

 

Result 2

 

Result 3

 

Cheers

Mike

[gmubeach]

See theres always an alternative!