Help Me Get Rid of This!

[GodFan]

Several people have said this is a fungus. It is driving me mad! I want to post pics to get a 100% id. Also tips to defeat it. Its been there over a month! It is coating the back glass the wood and the plants! It looks like fuzzy snotty diatom algae.
Oh and I should probably note this appeared after adding some driftwood I found in a local lake.

 

[bettaowner]

Looks like black beard algae. Do a 50% water change and see if that does anything.

 

[alexpagella]

did you thoroughly rinse the driftwood?

 

[GodFan]

That is a day or 2 after a 50% water change. It is broen not black.

I rinsed it very well. I also scrubbed it very well. I also poured 2 huge pots of boiling water on it.

 

[bettaowner]

Try use flourish excel. I see two forms of algae that were most likely caused by excess nutrients.

 

[GodFan]

Try use flourish excel. I see two forms of algae that were most likely caused by excess nutrients.

I dont have any excel. Any other options? I hooe it is treatable as I love way the driftwood looks. I am wanting to do a major rescape and restock on this tank but I am waiting to see if I need to find new driftwood or not.

 

[bettaowner]

Let the driftwood dry out. It should kill the algae

 

[GodFan]

Let the driftwood dry out. It should kill the algae

Grrrrr.... then it will float. I might pick up a bottle of excel. I have never seen algae like this though.....

 

[flitabout]

That doesn't look like bba it looks like some type hair algae. Did you boil or bake it before you put it in the tank?

 

[bettaowner]

How big is the tank

 

[GodFan]

That doesn't look like bba it looks like some type hair algae. Did you boil or bake it before you put it in the tank?

I poured 2 very large pots of boiling water on it. It is a significant hunk of wood so it didnt go in a pot. It just doesnt look like algae to me. Maybe the hair on the plant but the stuff on the wood is like this snotty looking brown....I dont know. Its light. If I shake my hand next to it alot comes off.

 

[GodFan]

How big is the tank

36 bowfront

 

[flitabout]

Do you have anything you could soak it in? if so you can take it and soak it in bleach water for a while and then soak it in water treated with high dose prime or maybe just stick it in the over at 250F for about 2-4 hours and see how that works. If you do the oven trick you will have to dry it out first.

 

[GodFan]

Do you have anything you could soak it in? if so you can take it and soak it in bleach water for a while and then soak it in water treated with high dose prime or maybe just stick it in the over at 250F for about 2-4 hours and see how that works. If you do the oven trick you will have to dry it out first.

Honestly I dont have a bucket large enough. I guess I could use a spray bottle and just spray it really well? I wish there was a way to treat it while in the tank. Espexially since the whole tank is kinda coated now.

 

[GodFan]

So I tried peroxide. It bubbled but is still here. Interesting point though. My other tank I put this driftwood in has the smae thing. I took some plants from that tank and put it into another uninfected tank. Now it is growing in that tank too! Please help!