Soap?

[Racoon293]

So I know it's bad to clean out tanks and stuff with soap. But what about hand washing procedures? Should I wait a certain amount of time after washing my hands before reaching into the tank or handling tank related items?

[Laki]

NEVER wash fish tanks or dec in soaps of any kind.
You should wash you hands and rinse thoroughly before putting them in the tank for whatever reason and before/after cleaning it. Just rinse the soap really well and you can go right into the tank :)
I avoid heavily perfumed soaps on principle so I don't know if any are worse than others (Dawn vs. sunlight for example)

[KevinPham123]

I always dry my hands thoroughly with a cloth or tissues after washing my hands with soap and have no problems, even if I put my hands in the tank straight away.

[shellieca]

Same as the others who have answered. I wash my hands, usually, before putting them into the tank, rinse them really well, dry 'em up & into the tank they go.