Algae?

[lilacamy931]

I have some wood in my tank, think it is bogwood. It came free with a tank passed onto me that had been in storage for ages. So it had been used in the tank previously.

Just oday I noticed that there is some green fuzziness on the wood, a slight covering and as new to tanks, should I be worried? Scrub the wood or allow to keep going?

The tank is a 14g with 4 dwarf puffers, except for two moss balls added last friday, there are no other live plants in the tank. Any help appreciated

 

[waterdrop]

Algae, as you describe it, will not be harmful at all to your fish. If anything it is a common inhabitant in natural situations. Most aquarists are concerned about algae taking over their tank and making it unsightly, that is why it is a major topic. The main factors controlling algae are light and trace ammonia.

~~waterdrop~~