Absolutely Crabulous

Hello everyone, how dangerous is mold on the wood? how can i get rid of it and prevent it coming back?
thank you

hi moonchild!

i have some driftwood in my tank that is intended to be in aquariums, i noticed it began to show signs of mould after about a couple of months of it being in there, i think from misting the crabitat, i took it out as soon as i saw it and boiled it in a pan for over half an hour and left it to dry, i noticed it leached a lot of colour from the wood as it boiled, its been back in for a few months now and no sign of any mould returning!

i have since made sure that anything i put in the tank gets boiled first and have not had any more probs!

hope that helps!
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Hiya Moonchild, moulds are very dangerous, if you do like dee said you can't go wrong, you can also microwave any wood too but make sure its dry before you do Guests cannot see images in posts. Please register by clicking here to see images.

:giggle: i have yet to pluck up the courage to microwave things to sterilise them!!! a pan on the hob scares me enough!!!!

ALERT!!!!!

i have just pondored on what i wrote last night re the aquatic driftwood i have in the tank so i have just been over and eased it out,hoping to god the moulters were not under it, (they werent) BUT what i have discovered are traces of mould regrowthGuests cannot see images in posts. Please register by clicking here to see images.

I have now decided to discard this wood for good, i am not prepared to risk mould growth in between tank cleans so its waiting to go in the bin - i am trying to decide if re boiling it and putting in the fish tank for them might be ok, as its meant for water but to be honest am too cross with it for going mouldy again to even want it in the house!!!!

i am now fed up, i like the look of wood in the tank but i am not having that!!!, do branches and wood for reptiles go mouldy??? what about choya wood????

we havent had a prob with choya but we have had mould appear on the cocohuts so we switched to reptile huts

oh i am not having a good night! you would think it was fri the 13th or something!!! ............no mould on cocohuts on inspection! mind you i did boil those for ages and ages when i made them!!!

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lol @ fri 13th nuthead

Dont panic dee, with your bog wood, i find if i turn it every few days it gives it time to dry out hun its seems to be working for me now. i didnt mean to panic folk when i started the topic.

dont worry moonchild! its a good topic! i am just having an odd day!!lol