Is This Safe

[Starfishpower]

a friend of mine gave me some of his old aquarium stuff and along with it is an old piece of bogwood. well i was looking at it and i noticed it had little purple filaments all on one side, i assumed it was old algea, i sprayed off the wood and stuck it in a new tank - 10 gallon grow out for a baby senegal - well sure enough it stood up and waves in the current just like algea, except now its brown. this piece hasnt been used in about 3 years. i think its fine but i just wanted to run it by you guys and see if anyone has any experience with this and can tell me whats up. its been a day and my senny is still bright eyed and active.

 

[kj23502]

Well if its dead stuff on the wood it could rott and mess up water parameters Keep an eye on it and test the water frequently. I would've boiled and scrubed it off first. But I'm also occasionally called paranoid

Is a 10 gallon big enough to grow the bichir?

 

[Starfishpower]

ya it is dead. ill keep an eye on that. yep a 10 is good till they are about 7", this is what i have been told by beblondie (Anne) who seems to be an authority on bichirs. she's a moderator of a few bichir forums so that gives me confidence that she knows what she's talking about. it seems small to me too, he will eventually go into a 50 breeder.

 

[kj23502]

yep a 10 is good till they are about 7", this is what i have been told by beblondie (Anne) who seems to be an authority on bichirs. she's a moderator of a few bichir forums so that gives me confidence that she knows what she's talking about. it seems small to me too, he will eventually go into a 50 breeder.

oh, ok. I don't know much about bichirs. Just that some can get pretty big.

 

[tangokitty]

Can you take the drift wood out and try scrubbing off the algae then putting it back?

 

[Starfishpower]

that sounds like a good idea, scrubbing it. iv thought about just setting it aside for a while and getting a brand new piece though.

ya some polys do get pretty big (ornates for instance) mine is a senegal, the smallest of the ones sold in the hobby.

 

[kj23502]

You can still use the wood. Just clean it

 

[white-worms]

Well if its dead stuff on the wood it could rott and mess up water parameters Keep an eye on it and test the water frequently. I would've boiled and scrubed it off first. But I'm also occasionally called paranoid

Is a 10 gallon big enough to grow the bichir?

Well that's what I would have said do. Boil it and give it a good cleaning too.

 

[vinylman]

I've found a stiff nail brush is best for removing algae from wood. Make sure you don't use it for anything else, though, natch............