Rcpilot
Reef enthusiast
I just missed getting squirted in the eye, from a zoanthid, by about 1" :shock:
I bought some frags recently, and I wanted to trim a bit of the frag rock away, so I could get them down into a tight spot and secure them a little tighter. My snails are mowing over my frags and turning them over.
So, I got this frag in my hand. I'm hanging onto the rock with one hand, and a pair of needlenose pliers in the other hand. I am holding the frag about 1/2" under water. I pull the frag out of the water and quickly place it over a bucket. Grab one side with the pliers and start breaking chunks off the rock to reduce it's size. Making damn sure I don't nick or squeeze a zoa.
All of a sudden, this zoa squirts a shot of something straight up and it hits me in the cheek, just under my eye. SOOOOOOO glad I had my glasses on. Not safety glasses, but better than nuthin'
I put the frag back in the tank and ran off to the bathroom to rinse the "juice" off my face. Felt a little slimy. Rinsed it with water for about 10 minutes.
HOLY COW!! That was close. I'm gonna have to start wearing safety glasses. It only takes a nanosecond for one of these little buggers to slime ya.
That would have sucked to get that in my eye:goodnight
I bought some frags recently, and I wanted to trim a bit of the frag rock away, so I could get them down into a tight spot and secure them a little tighter. My snails are mowing over my frags and turning them over.
So, I got this frag in my hand. I'm hanging onto the rock with one hand, and a pair of needlenose pliers in the other hand. I am holding the frag about 1/2" under water. I pull the frag out of the water and quickly place it over a bucket. Grab one side with the pliers and start breaking chunks off the rock to reduce it's size. Making damn sure I don't nick or squeeze a zoa.
All of a sudden, this zoa squirts a shot of something straight up and it hits me in the cheek, just under my eye. SOOOOOOO glad I had my glasses on. Not safety glasses, but better than nuthin'
I put the frag back in the tank and ran off to the bathroom to rinse the "juice" off my face. Felt a little slimy. Rinsed it with water for about 10 minutes.
HOLY COW!! That was close. I'm gonna have to start wearing safety glasses. It only takes a nanosecond for one of these little buggers to slime ya.
That would have sucked to get that in my eye:goodnight