white hair 'algae'!

[cecilbdemented]

I was about to cycle my tank but then went on holiday so had it fed a little (half pinch every 2 weeks) whilst i was away.
Now im back and the mopani in it has a white hair looking stuff on it - but in some areas theres some white solid type stuff (flat to the wood - like white paint), and a bit of black stuff here and there.
How do i get rid of it? i want to make sure i have a clean tank before going any further.

thanks. C

 

[Kossy]

Sounds like its either fungi (raise the temp...get fungi removal) or it could be a sort of parasite. Could you describe it in more detial?

 

[Kossy]

woops sorry man bogwood can't get parasites...besides termites lol could be some bacteria/fungi from some uneaten food.

 

[cecilbdemented]

that sounds about right. there is a little food in there that needs cleaning up. Is raising the temp the way to go then? how high need it be?
thanks for your hewlp.C

 

[Kossy]

You should immediately take it out. IF you want you could add some fungi-remedi to stop it spreading and maybe notch the temp up to around 2 deg C more. I think you should be ok without adding the fungi-remedi. What fish do you have in your tank. To stop this problem you could introduce a few corys they eat uneaten food for you Good Luck

 

[Alien Anna]

Hi Kossy - personally, I think a golden apple snail would be better to eat up that wasted food. Less trouble than corys and much, much cheaper.

 

[Kossy]

Yes I agree but snails multiply well if a tank doens't have a snail problem I don't think you should add one personally i would go for corys but then again I have snails as well so yeah

 

[cecilbdemented]

thankfully i hadnt added anything yet. i was about to start a fishless cycle so it is just water and 'decorations'. I can do anything to it sort of so how do i wak it?
thanks a lot.C

 

[cecilbdemented]

just remembered i got a sample bottle of algae destroyer by API but it doesnt say what its effective against. would it do the trick?
thanks.C