i put a piece of cured drift wood from my lfs in my tank about a month ago it is leaching tanins in my tank im not so much botherd by that i like the amazon look as i have a oscar a green sev and a geophagus and baby rtc+tsn, but i have like brown hair growing on the wood like algae or somethen it is a 75 gallon witha two fluval 404s and the light is on 5 hours a day what should i do about the algae i need help thanks
drift wood and algae help
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You only have 2 options remove the driftwood and place it under HOT water be it shower,faucet sink etc as the hot water will kill the algae.
I myself find this best method but with large driftwood which is pain to remove from tank its a bad option. My biggest tank driftwood is 2 feet long so its easy enough
or you can scrape off the algae off the driftwood with a hard bristtle toothbrush or any type cleaning brush that has never been used to clean anyting without removing it than do water change -siphon it out -best to shut off filter while doing this as you want to remove the algae .
I would NOT use any algicide and I say that because yrs ago I used a bit and my ph was off and my fish were lethargic and just not right. I did massive water change to get that chemical out of the water.
I myself find this best method but with large driftwood which is pain to remove from tank its a bad option. My biggest tank driftwood is 2 feet long so its easy enough
or you can scrape off the algae off the driftwood with a hard bristtle toothbrush or any type cleaning brush that has never been used to clean anyting without removing it than do water change -siphon it out -best to shut off filter while doing this as you want to remove the algae .
I would NOT use any algicide and I say that because yrs ago I used a bit and my ph was off and my fish were lethargic and just not right. I did massive water change to get that chemical out of the water.