[Dearth]

Fluconazole

Took me only about 45 minutes of searching but because a lot of people have questions and for whatever reason not searching I went through several dozen posts on Reef Central and about 25 or so posts on Reef to Reef this is what I found
*****this is not scientific but taken from other forums*****

Is Fluconazole harmful to my tank inhabitants?

In every post I read Fluconazole was not harmful to even the most sensitive fish and coral. Many people who reported coral, invert and fish death and injury during and after treatment traced the deaths or injuries to another algae or bacteria moving in, fighting over new food sources uncovered by the removal of bryopsis and existing illness were the most common factors

Side effects of Fluconazole and bryopsis removal?

Most commonly reported symptom of the treatment and removal was the appearance of Cyanobacteria which from what I could glean from the posts is around 35% of the time Cyanobacteria would appear. Less common was hair and bubble algae. In rare cases it seemed that flatworm populations exploded in some tanks.

Does bryopsis come back after treatment?

From what I found is many tanks were still bryopsis free after 6 months from the treatment date. In some cases where not enough treatment was used it came back or was reintroduced back into the tank via other means

How often can I use Fluconazole?

I found no clear detail on this but apparently it would seem treatment can be used again and again with no ill effect but then again it is user beware

Can I overdose my tank with Fluconazole?

Again I found no clear evidence of this as most people tended to err on the side of caution and under dose but again it is user beware

Hope this helps somewhat