Mold On Mopani Bogwood?

[Larissa]

About 3 days ago (after about an hour or two of soaking in hot water) I added 2 pieces of small mapani wood to my aquarium. The next day one of the pieces was covered in a clear-whitish-slimy substance. I asked my LFS and they said that it was most likely mold that grew from a dormant spore on the wood. So I took the piece out and boiled it but - to my horror - it is back! I have scrubbed and boiled it extensively but it will not go away. It is on the lighter wood of a two-tone piece but not the other bogwood and not the dark part of the one.
1. What is it?
2. Is it safe?
3. Will it go away naturally?
4. How can I make it go away if not?
Many thanks,
Larissa

 

[Larissa]

No ideas anyone?

 

[WILDER]

Soak it in salt.
Found a link but went over my head.
http/waynesword.palomar.edu/slime1.htm

 

[WILDER]

Soaking it for months, wow I wouldnt bother lol.
http/answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qi...07011650AAOL1G1

 

[Liam]

It should die off in a few weeks, it wont do any harm to fish, you can just scrub it off until it stops growing or boil it again if it is bothering you.

 

[Larissa]

Thanks for all the supper-quick repiles everyone! I'll just wait - my arm is tired of scrubbing! At least now I know it will eventually go away.
-Larissa

 

[Matt_northants]

Is it just on the one piece of wood or is it on any other decor? It could be a type of algae.

 

[Gibbo]

It's a bacterial bloom, and yes, it should subside eventually. Good advice on scrubbing, but not soaking in saltwater, as this could affect some fish species (Neons, Cardinals etc). Mopani wood, like other types of bog wood, will still have parts to it that will break down over time in water. The bacteria are just getting stuck in to it, causing a peak in numbers. This will 'normalise' though, although you may get a bit of a high nitrate reading for a short while. Regular water changes should help this drop.

 

[Larissa]

I've been staying away from aquarium salts for just that reason - I don't want to throw anything off ballance. Hopefully it will start to subside relativly quickly - its pretty gross looking. lol
-Larissa

 

[DarkEntity]

Its slime mould and tbh once it gets a grip on your wood ive never ever seen it removed. I tried everything from boiling, baking, bleaching, scrubbing the lot and it always came back. I ended up binning it and buying Tropica wood and ive never had a problem since

 

[Larissa]

If it doesn't go away in about a month I will probably get another piece, but I maintain hope.

 

[DarkEntity]

I always now buy Tropica Wood, its more expensive but its all presoaked for 10months and generally has plants on it...so its a win win