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- From: oleg@netcom.com (Oleg Kiselev)
- Subject: Re: (F) Whitish growth on bogwood- need advice
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.100619.20783@netcom.com>
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- References: <92320.112007UPLG6984@RyeVm.Ryerson.Ca>
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- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 10:06:19 GMT
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- In article <92320.112007UPLG6984@RyeVm.Ryerson.Ca> <UPLG6984@RyeVm.Ryerson.Ca> writes:
- >as mechanical. I soaked a piece bogwood in running warm water for 4 days, and
-
- I soak wood for 3-4 months. Placing the wood in the tank before the
- nutrients in it had been sucked out by the fungi&Co.
-
- >1. Is this fungi? If so, how did it get into my tank? (on the moss
- >or the bogwood?)
-
- Fungus spores are all around, floating in the air and water. When the
- conditions are right (i.e. lots of nutrients are available), the spores
- sprout into fungus.
-
- >2. Should I remove the moss and sterilize the bogwood?(i.e. re-soak
- > it)
-
- Yes.
-
- > 3. How can I prevent this from happening in the future? (if it is
- >possible :-) )
-
- Soak the wood for a few months, changing the water every 2-3 weeks or when
- it gets too stinky to tolerate. The water in which the wood is soaked
- makes a great mosquito and daphnia culture base. Scrub off all soft tissues
- and bark.
-
- Boiling the wood or pressure-cooking it will shorten the soaking period,
- but since I don't have anything to boil the wood in, I soak it. So far all
- wood I soaked worked great.
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