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[abc123]

Just here for reassurance and advise.
I setup my new tank, with one continuous running filter and added a second that stopped running for a week.

First time in keeping wood in an aquarium..
I chucked in some wood and now has cloudy (almost jellyfish like) algae on it.
And some dirty algae layer on the top of my tank where there is no agitation.

I have no fish inside, it's been running for two days now.

Should I keep the water in the tank until the tank cycles?
Or should I take out the wood pieces and clean them?

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Edited by abc123, 11 December 2014 - 07:04 PM.

[Graeme]

That white "algae" is harmless and part of nearly all wood added to a tank.

Some fish/shrimp eat it.

Don't worry about it at all it will go away but if it does bother you it will rub off very easily by hand and you can vacuum out

 

Graeme

[malawiman85]

How have you started the cycle?
Id keep the tank as is, no point changing water counter-productive when cycling.
algae is ok. Mystery snails will mow it down.

[Westie]

I found that aquarium mystery snails eat the white fungus stuff

[abc123]

I'm going to be getting some fish over the weekend when I have time off work.
Maybe some Molly's and some snails
Thanks a lot guys

[Riggers]

I've never seen that happen with wood... I always soak mine for a good week in an outdoor tub and give it a pressure wash before it goes into the tank, where abouts did you get the wood from and do you know what sort of timber it is?

[abc123]

I've only started cycling my tank today with some food (fishless cycle), but I've had my canister from previous tank installed which help seeded the tank.

The wood piece was bought privately (no idea what sort of timber). But I will scrub & pressure clean it perhaps over the weekend

[Riggers]

Yeah cool, it's interesting to see, as I said I hadn't come across it before. My thinking is that if the timber is still slightly green it may be releasing a sap or something similar.... That's just an educated guess though I could be way off the mark

[TheTexasCichlidMasacre]

I've had that happen to one piece of wood once but all I do is put it in my laundry sink with hot tap water for one night and then clean it with hose next day before adding to tank ... The one price I had it happen with had been in the tank for 6 months and it was due to being unable to perform water changes and maintenance on the tank for a 2-3 weeks due to illness and it cleared up pretty quick once I did a few regular water changes <br /><br /><br /> PowPow

[abc123]

Update:
Done this a few weeks ago, took the piece out & scrubbed it under hot water with a sponge.
Put it back in the tank, it grew back but not as much... So I chucked in a dozen snails to feed on it and perfect end result.
It all cleared up within a 4-5days