Correct I ment the limestone wood surface lol
I've notice the common pleco always sucking on it so much he made the coral life writing disappear I thought maybe it was his stuff or eggs or something never thought it was mold or something like that. thanks guys. I just clean it out every week and throw it away.
I also found that the bacteria you guys mention can cause this:
Some species of cyanobacteria produce neurotoxins, hepatotoxins, cytotoxins, and endotoxins, making them dangerous to animals and humans. Several cases of human poisoning have been documented but a lack of knowledge prevents an accurate assessment of the risks.
A neurotoxin is a toxin that acts specifically on nerve cells – neurons – usually by interacting with membrane proteins and ion channels. Many of the venoms and other toxins that organisms use in defense against vertebrates are neurotoxins. A common effect is paralysis, which sets in very rapidly
Hepatotoxicity (from hepatic toxicity) is chemical-driven liver damage. Chemicals that cause liver damage are called hepatotoxins
Cytotoxicity is the quality of being toxic to cells. Examples of toxic agents are a chemical substance or an immune cell.
Cytotoxicity can be measured by the MTT assay.
Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) describes the cell-killing ability of certain lymphocytes, which requires the target cell being marked by an antibody. Lymphocyte-mediated cytotoxicity, on the other hand, does not have to be mediated by antibodies; nor does complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC), which is mediated by the complement system.
Three groups of cytotoxic T lymphocytes are distinguished: antigenic (immunized) T lymphocytes, killer cells, and natural killer cells
Endotoxins are potentially toxic, natural compounds found inside pathogens such as bacteria. Classically, an "endotoxin" is a toxin, which unlike an "exotoxin", is not secreted in soluble form by live bacteria, but is a structural component in the bacteria which is released mainly when bacteria are lyse.
I'm thinking I should start wearing gloves? or am I the only one? my girlfriend sticks her hand in there once and a while and shes going through lung cancer and I'm just freaking out on these findings,
