Adivce On Bog Wood

[vanquish1968]

hi all just a quick question about bog wood i have got some bog wood not the std type more tan color with dark brown color i know it has a name but cant think begins with m anyway it has been in my tank for a month now and it has got some sort of fungis growing all over it could any one tell me if this is normal and will it go away or is it harmful fish seam ok it just dont look nice to the eye

cheers del

 

[bagu]

piccy?

 

[mixmaster jay]

Hi its called mopani i think anyway what colour is the fungus stuff ? Try washing it and giving it a scrub with a new toothbrush or a now scourer sponge with no chemicals thats what i do

JAY

 

[tom_os]

if its white and like hairs then its harmless

 

[vanquish1968]

hi all yer its white and sort of fluffy just dont look nice is there any reason for it to grow, not kept tropicals for a long time just came over from having a reef tank

 

[tom_os]

well i had it on a piece of wood. just grew then want away after a few months. i guess its to do with the wood, something in it though. but it never did any harm to my fish

 

[vanquish1968]

ok cheers guys take it out the weekend and give it a good scrub

 

[mixmaster jay]

add a couple snails and redtailed sharks and other algie picking fish love that stuff and go nuts for it.

 

[tom_os]

my snails never went for it

my snails never went for it

 

[mixmaster jay]

probably only a certian type then its only what ive read somewhere about the snails