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+1. Even though the pipe runs up it's still filled with water from when it was pumping Causing the siphon. You can either keep the end of the hose out of the water or raise your reservoir higher than the end of the pipe in the water. Hope that makes sense
Good luck Paul if anyone is up for the challenge its you. I have had good luck with getting rid of the occasional aptasia by poking them with something so that they retract into the rock and then putting a dab of superglue gel over where they went into.
I have my hands in multiple tanks pretty much all day everyday. I would agree that the itching is most likely due to the saltwater drying out your skin. As far as the original story goes, it's really scary stuff. I try to be as careful as I can be but when in a rush or doing things on a whim...