Cloudy Water and Fuzzy Drift Wood ??

[pe0026]

Hey Guys, I put together my planted aquarium and have a problem.

The water is extremely cloudy and the drift wood has developed a fuzzy cloudy forcefield type of thing all around it! I am not sure what to do??

The tank has been up for 2 days. The first day the water was a little murky. The second it got worse.

My questions are:

Why is it so murky?
What should i do?
Is it safe for my plants?

Please help!

 

[F.Sam]

Could you add a photo?


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[pe0026]

the photos don't seem that bad however in real life its a lot worse.

 

[ImACoolguy]

If the stuff around your driftwood is like a white goo its harmless. Just scrub it off and in a few months it will be completely gone.


Caleb

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[F.Sam]

I'm guessing you didn't boil your driftwood. I have had this too.. Appareantly my pygmy cories loved it, they ate it all.
Will go away on it's own though!


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[pe0026]

Thanks so much about the goo!
will the water clear up also or should i do something about it?

 

[F.Sam]

Cloudyness is probably from the sand. It's quite normal. You can do a PWC, but since you have no fish yet i don't see the point. I always do a 50% waterchange once a week.


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