For the freshwater people: In the saltwater hobby, the worst we've got isn't cyano or planaria, it's Ostreopsis dinoflagellates. They hold one of the most potent non-protein based toxins known to man, palytoxin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostreopsis
This is just a small strand, but it's a reminder of my previous (much worse) encounters which I did not enjoy.
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Whaaaat, does it come with the coral? How does it get introduced in the aquarium?
Oh wow, I saw two shells with tons of these things sticking out of them at my local Petco. I thought it was a part of the animal. Yikes
It it similar to red tide, in that the animals that sequester it will eventually shed the toxins?
Is that like a saltwater walstad? I don’t see any equipment it looks so good though
Man, that globe is amazing. Well done!