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I have a friend who has accidentally introduced Staph into her seahorse reef via improperly handled mysis (we believe). The seahorses all died from terrible bacterial infections that didn't respond to TMS antibiotic. We got an Aquabiomics test, and Staph was very prominent.
She has a 15 watt UV sterilizer with approx 300 GPH running through it. Her reef is 75 gallons with tons of coral and live rock, so we don't want to treat the entire tank. She's been wearing gloves to handle anything inside the tank, but we're worried about risk of zoonotic transmission.
She wants to upgrade to a 125 soon, but is also concerned about transferring Staph to the new tank.
Is there anything we can do?
Hello, Jay
She has a 15 watt UV sterilizer with approx 300 GPH running through it. Her reef is 75 gallons with tons of coral and live rock, so we don't want to treat the entire tank. She's been wearing gloves to handle anything inside the tank, but we're worried about risk of zoonotic transmission.
She wants to upgrade to a 125 soon, but is also concerned about transferring Staph to the new tank.
Is there anything we can do?
Hello, Jay