driftwood growing a beard???LOL

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PieterE

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• Apr 21, 2008

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Hi to all at AC.

Maybe you guys can help...
After setting my first 29gal freshwater tank and running 8 days into cycling, I started to notice "white fluff" growing from my driftwood.




Is this something to worry about? :help:

 

SchizotypalVamp

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That is fungus

 

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• Apr 21, 2008

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welcome to AC
Where did you get the driftwood?
Did you boil the wood?

Normally alot of driftwood gets a slight fungus on it once its added to the tank, if the wood had been completely dead, this should go away in no time.

 

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Yes, I did boil it, but I've came across posts where the same thing happened to others (they also boiled there driftwood)and according to them it will go away by itself? I do hope so.

Oh, I got from a field near to where I live. Was that a wrong move?

 

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It will go away, nothing to worry about. If you have some snails, they will clear it up in no time...mine did.

 

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thanks guys, I'll keep an eye on my newly grown "beard" and let ya know how things are going with the new tank.

 

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• Apr 21, 2008

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I agree... it will go away on it's own. Nothing to worry about IMO.

And Welcome to AC!

 

wataugachicken

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it should be gone by the time the cycle is finished. beneficial bacteria outcompete fungus.

 

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• Apr 21, 2008

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you might want to scrub it off to make sure it doesnt get out of control

 

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I'm jealous. I've grown every single kind of algae under the sun and a few previously undiscovered varieties, but I've never grown a fungus before. It's amazing the stuff that grows in our tanks sometimes.