I have been wearing the Coralife gloves now for a couple of years. They are tough and work great for moving large corals and LR and for reaching the bottom of the tank. For the smaller more delicate moves I use a pair of dish washing gloves as they are much stronger than any Latex brand gloves. I found the latex gloves to puncture or rip easy, the dish washing gloves are thicker, yet fit very snug which gives me more control when handling delicate or smaller items.
I did some research on contracting viruses and bacteria from our tanks awhile ago and the result was myself buying a few pairs of gloves. Catching harmful bacteria or a virus from a tank is very low risk, however if you have exposed cuts or get water splash in your mouth then you are increasing the still very low risk event to happen. IMO I think it's better to be safe than sorry, especially when we frag or move a bunch or corals that could produce who knows what in the mix of all there chemicals and toxins.
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