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Dancing-shrimp Small Fry Posts: 6 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 19-May-2005	Hi! I set up a juwel vision 180 the week before Christmas with gravel, silica sand, assorted plants and some mopani wood. The tank seems to have cycled (I'm getting 0 ammonia and 0 nitrite test results). The problem is there is a grey fluffy looking mould on the wood which is spreading and I'm not sure what I should do to get rid of it or if it's harmful? At the moment there are no fish in the tank. Thank you in advance.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
OldTimer Mega Fish USAF Retired Posts: 1181 Kudos: 1294 Votes: 809 Registered: 08-Feb-2005	Did you treat the DW prior to placing in the tank. By this I mean soaking it for several weeks if not longer and then placing in boiling water for a short period or heating in the oven? It sounds like you have some type of a fungi growing on the wood and this could cause problems with your fish. I would remove the DW and treat as above to insure any type of fungi or bacterial problems are taken care of. Not sure if you need to drain the tank and start over by cleaning and sterilizing it, but I'm sure others will jump in with more experience in this area. Jim Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody. -- Mark Twain
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
robbanp Big Fish Posts: 367 Kudos: 808 Votes: 205 Registered: 08-Sep-2003	I've never been able to add any wood to my tanks without getting this kind of stuff on it. It seems perfectly harmless to fish, in fact some will eat it, even though it looks pretty disgusting. Use your fingers to loosen it from the wood and suck it out at water change and in a week or two it will disappear. So here I am once more...
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:19
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	Take the wood out give it a good cleaning and a strong stiff brushing and put it back should be no problems I had a real bad dose of it when I had all the sudden deaths it was a bacteria related problem causing the fungus. Have a look in [link=My Profile]http:// www.fishprofiles.com/interactive/forums/profile.asp?userid=6741" style="COLOR: #00FF00[/link] for my tank info [link=Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos]http://photobucket.com/albums/b209/keithgh/Betta%20desktop%20tank/" style="COLOR: #00FF00[/link] Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
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Dancing-shrimp Small Fry Posts: 6 Kudos: 6 Votes: 0 Registered: 19-May-2005	Thanks for replying! I will clean it up and keep my fingers crossed it doesn't return!
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jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	A good brushing will do the trick & hopefully it wouldn't come back. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
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LMuha Mega Fish Posts: 908 Kudos: 1144 Votes: 183 Registered: 17-Mar-2003	I had that problem with a chunk of Mopani wood a couple years back. I checked the website of the wood's supplier, and it said that the mold isn't uncommon, isn't dangerous to fish and that it usually goes away on its own when the tank balances out. That's what happened in my case, anyway.
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