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Posted by DervMan on September 26, 2006, 1:59 pm
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> In the last week this white fungus has developed on my bogwood and in a
> couple of other places,
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> http://www.edinburghcam.myby.co.uk/images/dscf1815.jpg/l
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> I have a 125L tank, 9 months old, and I change around 35-40L a week.
> Readings are
> Nitrate - somewhere between 25 and 50mg/l
> Nitrite - less than 1 mg
> GH - greater than 6°d, less than 10°d
> KH -3°d
> PH - 7.2
>
> The tank has Fluval 3 plus underwater filter which is suitable for up to
> 130L and also an airstone.
>
> Stock wise, I have various plants(established) 2 clown loaches, 1 Siamese
> fighting fish, 4 neons, 7 glowlights, a few young mollies and 5 guppies +
> fry. I'm conscious of overstocking so am keeping an eye on the amount of
> fry that survives the first week or so!
>
> I'm not sure if my water changes are to blame, too much too little? I tend
> to do it once a week(Sunday). Am also wondering if I'm adding the water
> conditioner correctly, just now I add only enough for the amount of water
> I'm changing, is this correct?
>
> Any ideas what this white stuff is then?
I've seen something similar on my earlier bits of bogwood. I cleaned it up,
it came back, I cleaned it up, it came back, I cleaned it up... it hasn't
reappeared... :)
What's the source of your bogwood?
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The DervMan
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