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what is this algae?

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What is the white colour algae?
Tank set 10 days back.
Pls guide and help.
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Please Post a clear pic. Else identification would be very difficult.
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its fungus caused by bad drift wood u need to boil the wood before using it in any planted tank
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sreeram wrote:its fungus caused by bad drift wood u need to boil the wood before using it in any planted tank
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Thanks Partha & Sree.Righty so Partha,it is harmless and would go
Automically within a month as in the Net.
Thank god after BGA, I dont want another to treat.
Have some Ramshorn snail in a bucket.Will it eat it,if
i leave it in that tank.
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It will be good if you remove the wood and introduce again it after boiling.
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SCORPIO wrote:It will be good if you remove the wood and introduce again it after boiling.
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SCORPIO wrote:It will be good if you remove the wood and introduce again it after boiling.
boil it in a salty water. It helped me to clear when i faced same issue.
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