Drift Woood

[sonoma2nv]

I added some drift wood to my tank and now it has some white fuzzy stuff on it.will it go away or do i need to scrub it off.I boiled it before i put it in the tank. Thanks

 

[Fishyfanatic]

What kind of driftwood is it? You should definately scrub it down before adding to the tank.

 

[QTOFFER]

It's just fungus growing on the surface - airborne spores are hard to kill - even by boiling. It certainly wouldn't hurt to pull out the wood and scrub it with hot water. If you leave it in the tank, the fungus will just die.

 

[sonoma2nv]

ok thanks i did scrub it before i boiled it.but ill take it out and scrub again .

 

[sonoma2nv]

well i had the fungus growing again it was about 1" long since the 12th i pulled it out again and scrubed it. is there any thing i can put on the wood to kill what ever it is?

 

[sonoma2nv]

anyone?

 

[BillD]

I would soak it in a bleach solution (reasonably strong), for a day or so, and then in a solution of water and a little vinegar to neutralize the chlorine (you could use dechlor), and than soak and rinse well (or boil if you like) and it should be ready for another try.

 

[sonoma2nv]

Thanks