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[guerreira]

Hi to all!

How can I protect the wood branches from rotten, in my "future" Polyrhachis terrarium?

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I want to mantain the original look (not painting or sanding).

I heard epoxy could do the trick... but how?

[Flan]

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[guerreira]

the mold...

[Flan]

Good(or just any ) ventilation should solve your problem.

Epoxy is not good idea.

[guerreira]

Why? Does it hurt the ants?

epoxy - It's used in paludariums and doesn't contaminates the water.

my terrarium - Now it doesn't have any ventilation. but it will have 4 holes in the cover (1,8cm or 3/4" diameter each). It's not much (I guess) because I don't want the humidity to go to the room. Will it be enough?

[JimmyVe]

Hi guerreira and welcome,

I have no experience with epoxy so i can not say it would to the trick, but most of the time wood will rotten if it can not dry, so like Flan is saying a good ventilation would do the trick.

[Flan]

Why? Does it hurt the ants?

epoxy - It's used in paludariums and doesn't contaminates the water.

my terrarium - Now it doesn't have any ventilation. but it will have 4 holes in the cover (1,8cm or 3/4" diameter each). It's not much (I guess) because I don't want the humidity to go to the room. Will it be enough?

Epoxy is safe until scratched (unnecessary risk).
4 holes can be enough. It all depends of the size of terrarium. You will have to try it yourself.

[guerreira]

ok thank's
By the way... the tank is 30x100x40cm

One more ... does the wood mold hurt the ants?

[Flan]

I heard that mould is very dangerous only if it is on dead insects.

But in my opinion, spores of any mould can be dangerous when they enters tracheal breathing system.

Polyrhachis ants are beautiful, which exactly will you keep?



I hope my poor English is understandable.

[guerreira]

"dives"... what else could it be Flan... I dont know other place to find or buy ants... at least "dives" I dont.
How would you get "dives"?

By the way listen to this supidly funny thing... I get rid of the molding trunk... and surprise! now the PLASTIC plants are molding!!! How the f*** can that happen??? (they are very realistic... but not real!)

[sithmaster676]

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.
Sithmaster676

[JimmyVe]

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

[sithmaster676]

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

[JimmyVe]

is it really mold ? Ore more like algae ?

[guerreira]

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?


I'm gonna try a fungicide