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keeping wood fresh..


monroe1

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Hi!

Just wanted to ask if there is any way aside from pulling out & scrubbing, to keep wood smelling foul to a minimum?

I have an issue with my mopani (sp) reeking to high heaven after only 1 or 2 weeks..

I keep catfish & loaches in there with it & the water is contantly flowing & treated but the wood still ends up nasty.

Also is it something I should worry about possibly making my community ill?

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A picture would really help us here. Is it blackening? growing fungus? Where does the smell originate from? The base? It might be going anaerobic.

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Pictures won't help atm as I've just scrubbed it down again...

It's growing a light opaque slimy fungus on the underside & stays clean all along the top & sides

I suppose a lack of oxygen could be an issue??

As it's only the part of the wood that's making contact with the substrate that's being affected.

There is a strong filter working at the top of the tank but perhaps I need to look at something underneath as well???

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if its the wood that's smelling - perhaps try boiling it or put it in boiling water a few times to get any thing in the wood to leech out....

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