[cfox29]

Was on the driftwood only for a few weeks before starting to creep onto plants. It can be removed mechanically but requires fair pressure from a toothbrush.

 

[pantherspawn]

Doesn't look like bba to me. Looks more like a fungus. Is the driftwood new? A lot of times driftwood will develop it's own fungus or mold after being submerged for the first time. If so, it's usually eaten by otos, snails or amano

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[DarkCobra]

That does look like a fungus, which will be eaten by the above mentioned species, or gradually go away on its own.

But when we spoke earlier, you mentioned some algae on plants. Can you post a pic of that?

 

[cfox29]

Yes, the tank and the driftwood are 2 months old. The growth of this stuff has been ongoing for 3-4 weeks.

DarkCobra, I had seen a few areas where this fuzzy growth was on my plants. Specifically, I saw a dime-sized area on a java fern leaf and I saw some amongst the "planted"/exposed roots of a couple of anubias. It wiped away quite easily, so it is possible that this was just some loose fungus that had settled onto the plants and onto a lava rock; they were small areas. I cannot produce a picture because I cleaned the vast majority of it up today, including off the pictured dw.

Great to hear this may just be a fungus. I just noted some pond snails that must have come in on my plants so maybe they can help. I will look out more for it's presence on plants and take a picture if noted. If this were BBA and it grew on plants, would it "adhere" as strongly to the plants as it currently adheres to the dw?

Thanks, guys

 

[DarkCobra]

BBA adheres well, it won't wipe off with the ease you describe, it has to be torn away.

So sounds like good news.