Quote Originally Posted by corruption View Post
Me, I'm a firm believer in the George Carlin school of sanitation thought... We have an immune system, that only gets stronger with practice. Why would I want to kill off germs, when they're what make me strong?

-Justin
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I only wash my hands after using the restroom pretty much. I go out in a machine shop part of the day and forget to wash my hands before I put them in my tank. Maybe I should be more careful but so far no problems. I figure there is enough water volume to dilute whatever it is that I have on my hands before making it toxic. Although, I make sure to never get any cleaning agent, such as glass cleaner or desktop cleaner, anywhere near the tank. If for some reason I have washed my hands with soap, and I want to put them into the tank right after, I usually run fairly hot water over them for at least 30 seconds. (studies have shown that not much actually happens if you do for less than about that time.)