What are good gloves to buy?

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  1. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    When dealing with my tank water like when flipping over a snail or doing anything where i have to put my arm in the tank. My skin gets really irritated from the water. Is there any good arm length gloves that i could look into getting. I hate the fact about using gloves because their usually big and bulky and difficult to move my fingers because half the time the hands are too big.

    Thanks :D
     
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  3. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    I have Coralife Aqua gloves. They are quite bulky, but they go all the way up past my shoulder, so I stay really dry.
     
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  6. Puffer Chick

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    thanks guys i'll look into both of those :)
     
  7. Jm'sRSM

    Jm'sRSM Fire Shrimp

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    these gloves suck! sure they keep you dry but you have no feel with them. they are good for moving lr and thats it. forget about moving a coral around. i would pass on these.
     
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  10. Puffer Chick

    Puffer Chick Giant Squid

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    Hahaha I like this one :lol:
     
  11. Screwtape

    Screwtape Tonozukai Fairy Wrasse

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    I use 2 different kinds of gloves, I don't like using disposable gloves for everything because they can get torn easily. I have some heavier like cleaning gloves that i can wear for certain things because they're reusable and heavy duty but I don't put them all the way under the water, I have a box of wrist length nitrile gloves for precise work, especially out of tank like fragging etc where shoulder length isn't required, and I may end up getting some of the shoulder length ones like Otty posted as well so I can have the right glove for the job.
     
  12. Puffer Chick

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    Yea I'll have to get shoulder length gloves just because my arms get so irritated and I get temporay rashes after being submerged in the water