Black fuzz on driftwood

monkeyman12 · 01-15-2013, 12:46 AM

What is this? How do I deal with it? the tank has been running for about two weeks now. I have a pressurized co2 system @ 1-2 bps and have added Flourish twice (2.5 ml/ dose).

GeToChKn · 01-15-2013, 01:07 AM

New driftwood get's all kinds of fuzz and stuff growing on, although it's usually white so I'm not sure if that's the start of algae or not.

BenderBendingRodriguez · 01-15-2013, 03:00 AM

Yeah in my experience new driftwood gets white fuzz. That looks like some kind of algae maybe.

kkoch · 01-15-2013, 01:04 PM

I had it on my rock centerpiece and substrate. Took the rock out, scrubbed it and baked it in the oven. Decreased my lighting and it has not come back. Even the substrate is almost completely gone. Lighting and consistant water changes, I believe, are the answer.

01-15-2013, 12:46 AM	#1
monkeyman12 Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 1	Black fuzz on driftwood What is this? How do I deal with it? the tank has been running for about two weeks now. I have a pressurized co2 system @ 1-2 bps and have added Flourish twice (2.5 ml/ dose). Attached Thumbnails

01-15-2013, 01:07 AM	#2
GeToChKn Planted Tank Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,112	New driftwood get's all kinds of fuzz and stuff growing on, although it's usually white so I'm not sure if that's the start of algae or not. __________________ 20g platy, , 2 x 10g shrimp, 3 x 20g shrimp, 7.5g shrimp and 1 great dane/mastiff puppy. Sump Pimp #2 My Tanks and my shrimps

01-15-2013, 01:04 PM	#4
kkoch Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Kenosha, WI Posts: 103	I had it on my rock centerpiece and substrate. Took the rock out, scrubbed it and baked it in the oven. Decreased my lighting and it has not come back. Even the substrate is almost completely gone. Lighting and consistant water changes, I believe, are the answer. __________________ 25g Community 2 Angels, 2 Rabauti Cory, 2 Aeneus Cory 7 Neon Tetras, 7 Glowlight Tetra 2 Glass Cats, 2 Ottos 1 Spotted Raphael Catfish 1 Common Pleco 25G_Tank

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01-15-2013, 03:00 AM	#3
BenderBendingRodriguez Planted Member (View User Tanks) PTrader: (3/100%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: AL, Alabama Posts: 173	Yeah in my experience new driftwood gets white fuzz. That looks like some kind of algae maybe.