[AquaticLife] fuzz on my driftwood
In a message dated 3/18/2008 12:37:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time, GoldLenny@gmail.com writes: I’m surprised you didn’t answer the question about another PWC Lenny - especially since I learned from you that a PWC is usually the best solution - providing you know the water parameters you are adding. After reading your tutorials I have become the water testing queen - both hot and cold before and after dechlor, buffer or flourish. If I did a PWC and my fish were now gasping, I’d grab the test kit before anything else. Right Lenny? 
I never had the problem but I’ve read forum posts of others who have and it’s supposed to be harmless. I just did a quick Google on ‘white fuzz on driftwood in aquarium’ and this was the top link… http://www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/driftwood.php and near the bottom of that article is this paragraph…
“…What’s that fuzz on my driftwood?
Quite often after driftwood is added to an aquarium, a white almost transparent fuzz will grow on it. This fuzz can appear several weeks to several months after the driftwood is added to the aquarium. Popular thinking is this fuzz is either a fungus or a mold. Either way it’s harmless, unfortunately it’s not pleasing to look at. Some people have had luck just brushing it off. Others have had luck by introducing algae eating fish, as they will actually eat it. Neither technique will guarantee preventing this fuzz from recurring. The important thing is to have faith, as it will eventually disappear.”
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