Nutter

Can anyone tell me what these white spots are? This is new Malaysian wood that came pre-packaged. It is soaking in dechlorinated water in a new tank in a dark place. There were a few spots when I first rinsed it off but now there are heaps of them. Does anyone know if it will be safe to use & how I can get rid of the spots? I can scrub them off where I can get a scrubbing brush into but there a lots in places I can't get to that I want to remove. They are hard to scrub off & I'm just hoping they don't come back in these places.

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btate617

Looks like some type of fungus Nutter.
I have had that happen a few times to me when I added a new piece of driftwood, usually goes away on it's own within a few weeks.

Brian

Nutter

Yeah, I am thinking of fungus myself. It just strikes me as rather odd that it was already on the wood when I bought it & is getting worse now that it is underwater. Wish I noticed the spots before I bought it!
It will get covered with Java Fern & moss eventually so the look doesn't bother me that much, so long as it isn't going to cause problems for her fish & plants.

aquarist48

Good morning. Here are a couple of links to some interesting reading on Driftwood:

Driftwood Do's & Don'ts
Ken

Nutter

Thank you Ken. The first link doesn't work though. Thought I should let you know.
I think I'll just boil it for an hour or so then give it a good scrub then boil it again. A quick scrub after that should make it ok I think. I'll also keep a close eye on it & see how it fares for a few months before I attach the moss & fern to it for her.

Thanks for the help guys.

aquarist48

Hello Nutter. Try this one:
Driftwood Notes
I think you'll be fine by boiling it.
Ken

Nutter

That one worked. Some useful info in that thread.

Thank you Ken.

josh11551

boiling the wood does wonders and yet again ken beat me to it

Steve420

New driftwood will go through a bacteria bloom just like when establishing a new tank.

It should clear up on its own