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Will Fluconazole help get rid of this stuff? Not sure the correct name for it.
What is this stuff in the picture ?
no3 plate
Will Fluconazole help get rid of this stuff?
There are not many studies on this, especially when under conditions of eutrophication, as is customary in reef tanks. Most of these are anecdotal observations that may be useful as to the direction to take, but they do not explain what happens, as in almost everything in the hobby.@Jose Mayo Wondering if you've looked into the symbiotic role of fungus within the coral microbial community much yet?
There is no dichotomy. Fungi may be useful to the holobionts when in equilibrium, and usually in natural conditions they will be in balance, but in a reef tank there will be everything except "natural conditions", so the relationships that are imposed may not be what one would like. There are several reports of apparent "improvement" of soft corals following administration of Fluconazole, I suppose it is because of their interference on the surface fungi, but I have no proof of this.It seems from some studies that they think fungi are useful to the coral's holobiont like many of the other microbes found there, including the Symbiodinium dinoflagellates we all know so well. This seems contrary to what I've heard before around here that there are no fungi to worry about....so I wondered about that dichotomy.
There is no dichotomy. Fungi may be useful to the holobionts when in equilibrium, and usually in natural conditions they will be in balance, but in a reef tank there will be everything except "natural conditions", so the relationships that are imposed may not be what one would like. There are several reports of apparent "improvement" of soft corals following administration of Fluconazole, I suppose it is because of their interference on the surface fungi, but I have no proof of this.
even fungi supposedly "beneficial" to holobiont coral, may become pathogenic if opportunity allows.
Without wishing to prolong the discussion to the point of once again "sequestering" the topic ...That's surely due to "microbialization" IMO (tell me what you think)