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Old 10-11-2007, 02:23 AM
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The Coralife gloves are nice and sturdy but it's like trying to sew with hockey gloves on. If you want any precision whatsoever, go with something thinner.

What type of maintenance are you doing in the tank where you need to have your hands in there often?
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Old 10-11-2007, 02:29 AM
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Ande- where can we find the Lee Valley gloves?

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Old 10-11-2007, 02:41 AM
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The Coralife gloves are nice and sturdy but it's like trying to sew with hockey gloves on. If you want any precision whatsoever, go with something thinner.

What type of maintenance are you doing in the tank where you need to have your hands in there often?
My tank is fairly small (only 33 gallons) so I often find myself slipping under my liverock in order to siphon out the detritus. Since the percs are hosting in my corals and getting territorial, they often nip at my forearm while I'm trying to get all the gunk out. They'll even make an effort to swim halfway across the tank to get me; I enjoy having them alot but it's annoying enough that sometimes I just give up on the rest of the detritus.

I've been creating a barrier with a large fish net but it only works for about 10 seconds - they always swim around it.

I'll look into the Lee Valley gloves, I'll need something thinner for precision.

Update: I did a quick search on Google Maps; I think this is the place if anyone is interested.

Lee Valley Tools Ltd - more info »
7261 11 Street SE, Calgary, AB T2H 2S1
(403) 253-2066

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Old 10-11-2007, 02:50 AM
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Ed, thats the place and addy. They are about as thick as dishwashing gloves. Have had mine for about 2 1/2 yrs and still holding out.

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My tank is fairly small (only 33 gallons) so I often find myself slipping under my liverock in order to siphon out the detritus. Since the percs are hosting in my corals and getting territorial, they often nip at my forearm while I'm trying to get all the gunk out. They'll even make an effort to swim halfway across the tank to get me; I enjoy having them alot but it's annoying enough that sometimes I just give up on the rest of the detritus.

I've been creating a barrier with a large fish net but it only works for about 10 seconds - they always swim around it.

I'll look into the Lee Valley gloves, I'll need something thinner for precision.

Update: I did a quick search on Google Maps; I think this is the place if anyone is interested.

Lee Valley Tools Ltd - more info »
7261 11 Street SE, Calgary, AB T2H 2S1
(403) 253-2066
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Old 10-11-2007, 03:02 AM
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Ed, thats the place and addy. They are about as thick as dishwashing gloves. Have had mine for about 2 1/2 yrs and still holding out.
Great- thanks.
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Old 10-11-2007, 01:38 PM
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The lee valley gloves are great. Cheap and work like a charm. I found the coralife gloves to be like wearing moon boots
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called mucking gloves-

awesome for price!
http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page...=2,42407,33240
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Old 10-11-2007, 05:25 PM
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These go up to the shoulder.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...bref=AA&ctt=62

I have some I can sell you if you want to try them out.
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