Coral microbiome

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Something to think about when you want to dose antibiotics to a reef tank or wanting to do hydrogen peroxide dips.

 

[GlassMunky]

More info

Understanding the Coral Biome and Microbiome | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

As our understanding of corals and coral reefs has increased over the past few decades it has become increasingly clear that a coral reef and even each individual coral is far more diverse than we…

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[taricha]

Thanks.
So the microbial community in water near the coral is clearly different than water 2m away.
We sort of know that the coral surfaces/mucus etc would be a coral-driven community, but I don't think I had expected that the bacteria in water several inches away is still a coral-driven community.

 

[Dburr1014]

Interesting, thanks for sharing!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Something to think about when you want to dose antibiotics to a reef tank or wanting to do hydrogen peroxide dips.

Interesting sounding video! I'll have to watch it in my free time