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sithmaster676: (12. Sep 2007 21:36)

well this mold sounds like it is spreading quickly the best thing to do is place all of the stuff that is in your tank in boiling water and this will kill any mold or bacteria which may harm ants it may also be a good idea to pour boiling water on the sides of the tank as these can be contaminated.
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JimmyVe: (13. Sep 2007 14:50)

as sith say, i would take out the ants and clean the tank before it is to late.

sithmaster676: (13. Sep 2007 19:13)

yeah because mold can be very deadly talking about mold i have a ytong block in a tray of water and mold seems to be growing on the outside of the ytong around the edges, is there some form of liquid that can kill this or prevent it from keep coming back because i clean as must as possible but it still comes back.
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JimmyVe: (14. Sep 2007 15:57)

is it really mold ? Ore more like algae ?

guerreira: (15. Sep 2007 01:04)

mold (almost sure)

2 types:

- filaments (like pens - see image above) - WHITE - In trunks or artificial plants » mold

- like dust - WHITE - In the moss » somebody knows what it is?


:farmer: I'm gonna try a fungicide :violent02:

sithmaster676: (15. Sep 2007 09:42)

it is like algae it doesn't have like hairs coming from the surface but it is white does anyone know how i can get rid of this
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JimmyVe: (16. Sep 2007 12:53)

@ guerreira: sorry i'm not sure which mold it is, but you can try to remove it fungicide ;)

@ Sith: if it are algae it is not bad for the ants, there are product you can put in the water that prevent algae to grow, like you do in fish tanks. (don't now the name but i think you know what i mean.)

Azzer: (16. Sep 2007 18:15)

yeah because mold can be very deadly talking about mold i have a ytong block in a tray of water and mold seems to be growing on the outside of the ytong around the edges, is there some form of liquid that can kill this or prevent it from keep coming back because i clean as must as possible but it still comes back.
Sithmaster676

I have got white mold growing on the outside of my Y-Tong too. I'm not sure what it is/if it's dangerous/if there's a way to permanently remove it. I've rubbed it all off and tried scraping a little of the YTong away, but it grows back constantly. High-res picture attached (click for full size & zoom in). Identification/advice on danger/removal, and future prevention of growth on a YTong block welcome.

(I thought mold wasn't supposed to be able to grow on a YTong block?)

sithmaster676: (16. Sep 2007 18:25)

i have found out the the mold on my aerated concrete isn't mold it is the salt coming out of the block because it is in water.

@ azzer: that mold could become a problem to you because it may be deadly to your ants if your ants are not in your ytong block yet then u could try using some king of fungicide, if your ants are in the block then im afraid its not worth risking using fungicide so you may just have to keep scraping it off :(
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Lowth01: (17. Sep 2007 13:17)

@ azzer: Hmm maybe you try should some natural fungicide. As I'm sure this will be much kinder. It could be risky though. Good luck with what ever you decide to do :)


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