ID this growth, please

[SaltwaterGardening]

I boiled my driftwood before adding to my freshwater tank to remove the tannin. My Amano shrimp and Oto don’t eat this stuff. Anyone have recommendations? Is it a bleach and soak to remove or does something eat it? Tank gets natural light, so I originally thought it was blue green algae. Nothing is stringy or on soil substrate, only growing on the wood. Thanks!

 

[nolan71416]

Looks like hair algae but I fairly new to fresh water. Wouldn’t think anything was on the wood after cleaning it. Older post so do it figure it out, if not what’s your water parameters.

 

[SaltwaterGardening]

Thanks for your comment! LFS said it wasn’t to worry, and likely came on the driftwood naturally. It hasn’t spread to any other plants or substrate and grows slowly. I used a toothbrush to remove by hand. I don’t test this tank, because I run other plants that consume any excess nitrogen from the little bit of fish in the tank.