Oookay, so I discovered that cyanobacteria had infected 2 pieces of wood in my aquarium... As it's very dark wood, it took me a while to notice a sheet of it growing
I immediately removed them, soaked them in the tub in scalding water, scrubbed them, and baked each of them in the over at 250F for 20 minutes. My question to you all is this: Do you think this will have killed it all off?
I read somewhere that peroxide kills cyanobacteria.. could I soak these fixtures in a dilute peroxide bath? Or should I just kiss them goodbye? I've read lots about how to 'fix' in invasion of cyanobacteria, but am not sure about the wood as it's so porous.
I'm hesitant to let them go, because they are beautiful pieces of wood, and my newts love them! Also, aquarium safe wood is hard to come by and expensive where I live. Any ideas?
I understand that cyanobacteria is nearly impossible to get rid of completely, and is something that must be maintained... I've been decreasing light in the aquarium, and have been very vigilant with water changes and syphoning up debris. I even added some duckweed to the aquarium for resource competition (up until that moment I had been very pleased that I hadn't experienced a duckweed infestation. Sigh) I just don't want to hurt my newts is all! I'm not terribly concerned with aesthetics, as long as my newts are healthy.
Thanks in advance! I really appreciate this forum.. You all are a wonderful resource for novices like myself!
I immediately removed them, soaked them in the tub in scalding water, scrubbed them, and baked each of them in the over at 250F for 20 minutes. My question to you all is this: Do you think this will have killed it all off?
I read somewhere that peroxide kills cyanobacteria.. could I soak these fixtures in a dilute peroxide bath? Or should I just kiss them goodbye? I've read lots about how to 'fix' in invasion of cyanobacteria, but am not sure about the wood as it's so porous.
I'm hesitant to let them go, because they are beautiful pieces of wood, and my newts love them! Also, aquarium safe wood is hard to come by and expensive where I live. Any ideas?
I understand that cyanobacteria is nearly impossible to get rid of completely, and is something that must be maintained... I've been decreasing light in the aquarium, and have been very vigilant with water changes and syphoning up debris. I even added some duckweed to the aquarium for resource competition (up until that moment I had been very pleased that I hadn't experienced a duckweed infestation. Sigh) I just don't want to hurt my newts is all! I'm not terribly concerned with aesthetics, as long as my newts are healthy.
Thanks in advance! I really appreciate this forum.. You all are a wonderful resource for novices like myself!