White cotton-ish substance growth on plants / wood ?

[Ryan317]

Toss my plants /or Aquarium salt /or Start from scratch?!

Plants are Scarlet temple & Red dwarf lily

Ammonia & Nitrate have always been 0

ph is 7.4

Growth is on wood and the 2 plants next to the wood

Thought my bulb was doing very well as it had that growth after only 4 days.

I’ve seen stuff that says I need to toss the plant and other stuff that says treat with aquarium salt and another source told me to toss everything in the tank get rid of all the water and redo my substrate also. I really can’t find a solid answer and just want to know what I can do.

it’s a 29 gallon and I did 2 pumps easy green 4 days ago and only had lights on around 4 hours a day to start it kinda slow. 

Also have used a whole bottle of Fritz Zyme 7 Live Bacteria half 2 days ago morning and half yesterday morning. & conditioned all incoming water with tetra aqua safe plus.

[ange]

It's super common to see this kind of growth on surfaces early in a tank's life. I added some driftwood to my invert tank and wound up with some myself. It's completely harmless but if you don't like to look at it you can gently remove it with a toothbrush. What were the resources that you looked at? It sounds like they were geared toward treating cyanobacteria which is unsightly and in some cases harmful, but that's completely different from what you have.

[Ryan317]

On 4/9/2022 at 6:33 AM, ange said:

It's super common to see this kind of growth on surfaces early in a tank's life. I added some driftwood to my invert tank and wound up with some myself. It's completely harmless but if you don't like to look at it you can gently remove it with a toothbrush. What were the resources that you looked at? It sounds like they were geared toward treating cyanobacteria which is unsightly and in some cases harmful, but that's completely different from what you have.

I will link to the 2 sources below… But thank you so much! Glad I didn’t go into over-concerned parent mode and start ripping up plants haha. I will keep you updated.

 

https://plantophiles.com/houseplant-tips/white-fuzz-on-aquarium-plants/

https://helpusfish.com/30/what-is-white-cotton-like-stuff-in-my-aquarium.html

[Widgets]

Here is an excerpt from the link below:

Driftwood – Many aquarists experience a white to greyish film or "fur" growing on newly installed pieces of driftwood. This is usually a fungus (but sometimes bacteria) and is harmless to you and your fish. You can remove it with a toothbrush, but it may return a few times before disappearing permanently. Another option is to bake or boil the wood or soak it in a mild bleach solution. If you choose the bleach method, rinse and soak the wood in fresh water and cure it outside in direct sunlight before returning it to the aquarium. Nerite snails, Otocinclus and bristlenose plecostomus are known to eat this mold as well. Avoid the use of chemical treatments, as they may have unexpected side-effects.

https://www.aqueon.com/articles/maintain-planted-aquarium

[eatyourpeas]

This looks to me like biofilm. Harmless.