New Driftwood Often Gets White Fungus And Algae Growth On It

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New Driftwood often gets a growth of white fungus on it if it's from the store, but will break out with algae if collected from a stream or river.

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@DashDrones 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for this, will leave it be! You are awesome. All the best from Ireland 👍

@MP3Night 2 жыл бұрын

Dude straight to the point, thank you! I was scratching my head because I went through the steps of before placing the wood. I was about to pull my driftwood out and clean that stuff off.

@shanjaydeepak3240 8 ай бұрын

Thanks man my headache is relive now

@simplethings2998 2 жыл бұрын

Yes your video definitely relieved some stress. I have axolotls and was so worried about the fuzzy stuff i was constantly removing little bits. Will see how it goes now. Thank you

@Karlski420 8 ай бұрын

Love this vid. Explained everything that a simple Google didn't. Thanks!

@sq33qs 3 жыл бұрын

Short and to the point with good info, my kind of video! Take my thumbs up.

@caitlinhammons2437 11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much I'm new to the hobby!

@SuperStevie70 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers my man,have this on my redmoor wood new set up,started to panic,great video 👍

@preemopoblete719 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@BaltimoreAndOhioRR 4 жыл бұрын

Thumbs up 👌👍

@DanHiteshew-oneandonly 4 жыл бұрын

That was fast. Lol

@stibba4286 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@coobak.9853 3 жыл бұрын

Are you real? Man ! that was so quick and informative thank you for being real

@apontutul 2 жыл бұрын

Ok cool, thanks for the confidence

@livinglifeleona Жыл бұрын

The instructions on my spider wood said this would happen. I got 3 shrimps to help eat the bloom. My betta doesn’t seem to mind it, although it’s spreading to her plants. Week 1 down. Maybe 2 or 3 to go before it should improve.

@adiankonina 4 жыл бұрын

hey i really enjoyed your video!

@ambermeador2871 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this - I've been wondering about this MYSTERY white fuzz - it looks like cotton candy!!

@DanHiteshew-oneandonly 3 жыл бұрын

Yup. That's exactly what I'm talking about. It'll go away over time. It's just harmless fungus.

@ambermeador2871 3 жыл бұрын

@@DanHiteshew-oneandonly the interesting thing was, I had an established tank with a piece of cholla wood. I made a new tank and idk if it's because it's still cycling, but the "cotton candy" appeared almost overnight! I was shocked. But glad to hear it's not a problem. Lol I went ahead and brushed it off with a toothbrush for the most part anyway 😉😊

@FreeSwimmer 4 жыл бұрын

Found hard wood pieces in woods, near muddy streams.. Pressure washed and dried out and soaked in huge troth.. Repeat 3x over 3 months.. still not water logged.. soon though :)

@KhanhNguyen-nx4oz Жыл бұрын

Thanks, they starting to spread from my driftwood to other plants but I guess it's okay.

@alissatyau849 2 жыл бұрын

Can't believe this has such few likes... its good news, straight to the point! Who can ask for better

@katphish30 3 жыл бұрын

My new piece of spider wood was soaked for a week and went into my tank two days ago. That thing is producing biofilm like that's its job. I know it's harmless and even useful, though, I'm just going to wait it out.

@DanHiteshew-oneandonly 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it'll go away in time.

@johnnycee5179 2 жыл бұрын

That's good to know. I bought a piece and it formed whitish slime. I took it out and washed it off. I boiled it myself before I put it in my tank.

@DanHiteshew-oneandonly 2 жыл бұрын

Just leave it be. It'll go away after a while. It's harmless.

@mogwaiz 3 жыл бұрын

My white film didn’t go away and just turned into black fluffy algae that would break apart. I only had an axolotl in that tank so maybe that was that.

@joaorocha7546 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Dan nice video. I have an issue with the mold growning on my wood that comes out from my aquarium. what stays in the water is super clean. Do you know how to solve it?

@DanHiteshew-oneandonly 3 жыл бұрын

You can try using hydrogen peroxide on it.

@queercowboah8574 2 жыл бұрын

Good to know. I put in new spider wood in my fancy goldfish tank and nearly got very upset because I spent A LOT of money on these fish.

@DanHiteshew-oneandonly 2 жыл бұрын

They'll probably eat it. If not, it'll go away in time.

@thefightingfedora2976 4 жыл бұрын

Ever keep Pike Topminnows? Just discovered these. Can't find any though.

@DanHiteshew-oneandonly 4 жыл бұрын

No, I haven't.

@vraptork181 3 жыл бұрын

am i the only one who thinks the algae in this tank actually kinda looks good

@DanHiteshew-oneandonly 3 жыл бұрын

I do.

@timothyleclair8450 3 жыл бұрын

Love it on stuff. Hate it on glass

@Kyle-cr5vn 3 жыл бұрын

For god sakes thank you

@hallieelizabeth5424 Жыл бұрын

What are the fish with the stripe down their side? I have one and I’m dying to know what it is!!

@DanHiteshew-oneandonly Жыл бұрын

Some Notropis species but I don't know which one.

@SuperMads123 2 жыл бұрын

How long does it roughly take to go away?? I've taken the wood out and brushed EVERYTHING but almost instantly its grown back again! And fast!!!

@DanHiteshew-oneandonly 2 жыл бұрын

It usually goes away after a couple of weeks. A lot of fish will eat it, and I think snails will too.

@SuperMads123 2 жыл бұрын

@@DanHiteshew-oneandonly Thanks! Mine doesn't seem to be going away though 😕 it's planted and don't have any fish in there right now as I'm trying to establish it before I do! It's only about 3 weeks old. Sounds like it may be worth getting some snails in the meantime?

@elizabethG633 2 жыл бұрын

That white fuzzy slimy stuff grew on my mopani wood, and it got too much for me so I pulled it out and it stunk to high heaven. So gross I almost got sick. I tried treating it with peroxide, that didn't help, so I removed it from the tank again, and put it in a bucket of General Cure and then added Flourish Excel by Seachem. It is now back in the tank, and by the AM I will know if that treatment worked. If it didn't work I will resort to a Fungal medication and see if that will work. If it wasn't that it makes the tank stinky I would just leave it, but the smell is gross if you leave it in with that stuff on it. Any other suggestions?

@DanHiteshew-oneandonly 2 жыл бұрын

Never noticed it stinking before. Not sure what to tell you.

@casper_ag86 3 жыл бұрын

picking up a new hobby... got worried to see this fussy white thing on my wood, thinking if might kill my fish... Thanks for this video... now I can sleep in peace.. lol

@DanHiteshew-oneandonly 3 жыл бұрын

It'll clear up by itself in time.

@Shaden0040 4 жыл бұрын

Shrimos are good at removing and eating white fungus on driftwood. Not all of it is fungus thught but micro crustaceans, biofilm, auf wuchs, and infusoria.

@michaelwigen1360 4 жыл бұрын

What type of flood lights do you use. I'm setting up a 20 long, and just curious of type and wattage. Thanks.

@DanHiteshew-oneandonly 4 жыл бұрын

Those are CREE flood lights from Home Depot. I think they're 15 watts or thereabouts. Look for the ones that say CRI 90+. They have a full spectrum light that's beautiful. These are 5000K color temp. I think they call it "daylight". They also have 3000K (maybe 2700) so look at the box carefully.

@DanHiteshew-oneandonly 4 жыл бұрын

This is the light, but Amazon only has 3000K and 4000K available. amzn.to/2EgsNOA

@michaelwigen1360 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan.

@prasadparalikar954 5 ай бұрын

Are those black neons

@DanHiteshew-oneandonly 5 ай бұрын

Probably not. it could be "notropis" species minnows.

@andreacondon7969 3 жыл бұрын

I heard pine was a bad wood to add as even if its prepped correctly it can still leach toxins. Particularly as pine sap is antibacterial.

@andreacondon7969 3 жыл бұрын

It pine a poor choice unless you find it already water logged?

@DanHiteshew-oneandonly 3 жыл бұрын

I don't really know.

@Water_down_the_stream Ай бұрын

What about little white dots

@DanHiteshew-oneandonly Ай бұрын

Not sure about that. Do you have snails? Nerite snails leave little whte eggs on everything.

@Water_down_the_stream Ай бұрын

@@DanHiteshew-oneandonly the snails I have dont lay eggs like what I see, i asked someone and they said it was mold kind of looks like a fungus (only started after i added the wood in)