mold?

arrior · Post by **arrior** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:04 pm

hey guys is this bad for the zebs?i think its a mold on the driftwood?do i need to take it out?

arrior · Post by **arrior** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 10:10 pm

sorry heres the pic

McEve · Post by **McEve** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:08 pm

I would take the bogwood out and give it a good scrubbing

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arrior · Post by **arrior** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 11:38 pm

ok thanks mceve...is it bad for the zebs?

McEve · Post by **McEve** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:25 am

It doesn't look good for the enviroment in the tank, so yes - I would think it would be bad for any fish

arrior · Post by **arrior** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:00 pm

how does it grow on the wood?would it be because of the filter?or water parameters?

eklikewhoa · Post by **eklikewhoa** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:49 pm

Pictures are dead and not working...

I would venture to say that it is algae if it showed up after you put in in the tank. Algae is set off by too much light and an excess of nutrients in your water column.

flip1987 · Post by **flip1987** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:25 pm

I think I had the same problem, I scrubbed it a couple of times but it kept coming back so I had to buy new wood.

Flip

discusbabe · Post by **discusbabe** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 8:34 pm

It's quite common for this to appear on wood from my experience and what I've heard of other people's experiences. It doesn't harm the fish but can be unsightly. Give it a scrub, it may come back but it does go!