Tiny bugs in tank, living on drift wood

[Bethv]

Hi all, there's tiny little bugs living on my drift wood. Anyone know what they are and if they're harmless? I only discovered them because I left a pea in there for my fish and when I checked it the pea was covered in them, they looked black on the pea but they look white on the wood!
Now I've noticed them I realised they're EVERYWHERE so many of them are just floating around the tank!

The picture doesn't show just how many there are...
Thank you in advance

 

[2tank]

maybe use some water treatment chemicals or take out the drift wood

 

[Mr Tomato]

Making me itchy.
Yep.. wood out..and complete teardown.
Or maybe just put up with them?

 

[Bethv]

maybe use some water treatment chemicals or take out the drift wood

Making me itchy.
Yep.. wood out..and complete teardown.
Or maybe just put up with them?

So I put the wood in boiling water and it killed around 80% of them. My fish seem to eat them so that was good enough for me, think I'll boil it again in another month in case they breed fast!

 

[itiwhetu]

Find a fish that will eat them. Then let us know what it is!!