TanTann the fish man Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Is this pretty normal for a new piece of driftwood? Approximately 1-2 weeks underwater. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clownbaby Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Same happened to me! It's just a bacterial bloom. It will clear up soon! If you want you can add snails to clean it up or just manually remove it, but it will eventually go away. No need to worry! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony s Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 perfectly normal. It's a bacterial bloom that eats what if can from the surface of the wood. when there's nothing left for it to eat. it goes away. if you try and clean it and the wood still has edible bits on it, it comes back. so, for now, just patience. and yes, I freaked out the first time I saw it too. oh, and it's not harmful to your animals in any way at all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TanTann the fish man Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 On 4/27/2024 at 2:21 PM, clownbaby said: Same happened to me! It's just a bacterial bloom. It will clear up soon! If you want you can add snails to clean it up or just manually remove it, but it will eventually go away. No need to worry! Awesome! Good to know. Thank you On 4/27/2024 at 2:22 PM, Tony s said: perfectly normal. It's a bacterial bloom that eats what if can from the surface of the wood. when there's nothing left for it to eat. it goes away. if you try and clean it and the wood still has edible bits on it, it comes back. so, for now, just patience. and yes, I freaked out the first time I saw it too. oh, and it's not harmful to your animals in any way at all Fantastic news! Thanks for the info! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 normal, all woods have sap in it (sap is basically sugar) so its a bacterial bloom eating that. can take from a week to a few months , but it will go away. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricksonAquatics Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 If you have shrimp or snails, that is pretty much their favorite treat!! They’ll gobble it right up haha 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyxxl Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 My snails and Otto cat's are all over it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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