Malaysian wood fungus

DrNo

DrNo

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......woke up this morning (the day I leave for a business trip, naturally) and my large piece of Malaysian bogwood on tank right (photo left) has that characteristic white cotton-candy like fungal growth in isolated patches. It's been in the tank for ~6 months (hardly new). Simply too much mileage on the wood for the trapdoor snails to put any dent in it:

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Since it's harmless and typically goes away on its own, I have no worries but in the interim I really do hate the way it looks. Removing that piece of dense wood from the tank is a P A I N... remove canopy, pull versas, check your hernia and lift :D Scrub, replace, reposition canopy and then reposition your hernia LOL

Usually, those who scrub/boil claim it only returns within a few days. Anyone found a true magic bullet here except waiting it out? I'd hate to see it spread to the rest of the tank during my time away. Otherwise, I'm liable to pull it and at least do a scrub in the garage sink before heading to the airport :crazy:



Salt dip maybe? :laugh: Nah!.....

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The only way I have heard of getting rid of it long term is to just wait it out. I don't think there is another solution.
 
i want your grass lol

DrVader said:
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......woke up this morning (the day I leave for a business trip, naturally) and my large piece of Malaysian bogwood on tank right (photo left) has that characteristic white cotton-candy like fungal growth in isolated patches. It's been in the tank for ~6 months (hardly new). Simply too much mileage on the wood for the trapdoor snails to put any dent in it:

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Since it's harmless and typically goes away on its own, I have no worries but in the interim I really do hate the way it looks. Removing that piece of dense wood from the tank is a P A I N... remove canopy, pull versas, check your hernia and lift :D Scrub, replace, reposition canopy and then reposition your hernia LOL

Usually, those who scrub/boil claim it only returns within a few days. Anyone found a true magic bullet here except waiting it out? I'd hate to see it spread to the rest of the tank during my time away. Otherwise, I'm liable to pull it and at least do a scrub in the garage sink before heading to the airport :crazy:



Salt dip maybe? :laugh: Nah!.....
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i want a grass carpet in my tanks i know i cant have one in the cichlid tank but that would look so nice in the tetras tank
 
Thanks for the comments guys! i just returned from the business trip and I did do a scrub prior to leaving. When the tank lights come on tomorrow I'll know what the sitaution is.

bushwhacker, that dwarf hair grass is outta control. regular fert. Plus Co2 seems to make it VERY happy. You're right, would look killer in a tetra tank.
 
I had a hideous fungus appear on a piece of mopani wood in my tank. For the heck of it, I added four japonica shrimp and, with 24 hours, half the fungus was gone. The rest in less than three days. It might be coincidence, but I think these guys are little fungus lawnmowers.
 
You have a really nice tank DrV! I love the look!!
 
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