Dry start, driftwood mold

[Bjorn]

I’m doing a dry start with Monte Carlo and driftwood. It’s day 6 and there’s been some white/mint green mold growing on the driftwood. It’s not me bothering so long as it goes away by itself  and doesn’t hurt the plants.
 

Should I remove the wood until I’m ready to flood or will it take over and kill my plants?

EDIT:

Stealing a screenshot from another forum because it looks exactly like the kind of "mold" I have. Someone ID'd it as "Trichoderma" which apparently is a fungus and not a mold. Still wondering if I should step in and remove it or if it's safe for my dry start.

 

Source of screenshot above.

Edited May 21, 2022 by Bjorn

[Zenzo]

Your plants are most likely fine. It is not uncommon to see mold-like growths and film on wood when first introduced. You could always clean it off with an old toothbrush or something like that.

[Bjorn]

On 5/21/2022 at 4:00 PM, Zenzo said:

Your plants are most likely fine. It is not uncommon to see mold-like growths and film on wood when first introduced. You could always clean it off with an old toothbrush or something like that.

I think leaving it alone is what I'll do. Thanks for your reply.

[Zenzo]

Yep, that’s what I would do.