watchamacallit..... tree roots (stump)...

[mjuniorc]

okay,, im a lil bit worried right now.... i went to a local lake fishing and found a beautiful piece of tree root that was submerged in the water so i cut it off for drift wood for my 180gal... procedures i did before put in my tank was: i quarintined it, soaked it in hot water for about a week, constant water changes... and water wasnt amber anymore so its finally in my tank!
earlier today i was lookin at my fish and tank, i noticed on my root stump.. where i cut, theres a clear white film on it... almost simular to when you have a dead fish in your tank and that film coated clear stuff bacteria... watevers it may be... is happening on the places where i cut... so i hope you guys understand what im talkin about, so that you MFK'rs can give me as much advice i need to take care of this problem?? please i need all the advice i need in order to keep these pieces intact.... thanx...

 

[West1]

I dont know to much about the hole situation, But I would dry out the root until it is completly dead. This way none of the root dying slowly and releasing any bad stuff in to the tank. Just my thought...

 

[mjuniorc]

but as far as waht is happening doest this have to do with lighting????
cuz my lighting is not great at all yet.... is this possibly mold... give me a sec and ill try to take a pic....

 

[West1]

I'll let the pros take over here. I was just adding my 2cents

 

[tunerX]

Was the wood completely dry or was it still damp in the middle? If you cut it from a live tree then it is probably sap or bacteria eating the last of the root's sap.

 

[mjuniorc]

nope... not dry... still soaked...

 

[mjuniorc]

heres my problem... what is it... sorry pics may poor....

 

[hangner]

I had the same thing happen on my 75 while i was cycling(dried piece of wood i got at lfs)
I bought plecos for cycling and they ate it, never did anything harmful as far as i know and after a couple weeks it stopped
dont really know what it is

 

[midnight]

i have a log like that
i soaked it for a while and stuff still came out.
ive had it soaking for like 5 months now,should be done.lol

if i was you i would put it in water in a tupperware outside.
dont change the water and let it set for a month,more is better.
week isnt much.
it was fully underwater?
your new cut probably just opened the stump to where the water hasnt gotten to.
"get what im saying?" lol
just a guess.
either way i would soak it more.
and in the tupperware add a bunch of minnows to peck at the wood and eat bugs that get in the water.

 

[mjuniorc]

i soaked it for a while and stuff still came out.
ive had it soaking for like 5 months now,should be done.

"get what im saying?"

so why go through the hassle and soak it OUTSIDE in a tupper ware, like you SaY.... and have minnows peck at it.... when you can have plecos go at it in the tank while its filtering!?!? is this safe to my water????
or........... do i really have to go through the hassle???,,, and dry it out or soak in a....
BIG TUBB