Identify this possible mold?

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Identify this possible mold?

Postby Noodlebasket » Mon Feb 01, 2021 1:31 pm

Did my daily water change this morning and found these...seed pod looking things underneath my water basin. It is a large water basin sat on top of a paving stone, pictured are the offenders on top of the paving stone. I have since wiped them off and treated the area and the dish with a diluted chlorhexidine spray. Has anyone encountered these before? Any more suggestions? Tank has only existed for less than a month, daily morning mistings, nothing inside the tank has avoided sanitizing and nothing from the wild, just pet shops. I appreciate any advice!
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Re: Identify this possible mold?

Postby King Julien » Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:38 pm

They kind of look like sprouted black chia seeds. Based off a very very fast read I havnt found anything to suggest they are toxic to bts.
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Re: Identify this possible mold?

Postby Janella » Mon Feb 01, 2021 6:49 pm

Sounds like you cleaned the area well. I would just keep an eye on it. Sometimes to much moisture can cause the growth of weird things. It is happens again, I would cut back the amount of moisture you are using in that area.
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Re: Identify this possible mold?

Postby Noodlebasket » Mon Feb 01, 2021 9:11 pm

Thanks to both of you! I will keep an eye on things but it's reassuring that they aren't scary looking.
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Re: Identify this possible mold?

Postby splashy07 » Tue Feb 02, 2021 5:58 am

They look like sprouted seeds to me also. Doesn't look like any kind of mold or fungi.
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Re: Identify this possible mold?

Postby Noodlebasket » Wed Feb 03, 2021 6:18 pm

splashy07 wrote:They look like sprouted seeds to me also. Doesn't look like any kind of mold or fungi.


Thanks for chiming in, very glad to hear it's mundane!
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Enclosure - 1/2" PVC 48"x24"x24" with 4" dam
Substrate - 60% Topsoil/Sand 40% CocoBlox
Heating - Arcadia DHP 75W, Phillips PAR98 Halogen 90W
Lighting - Fluorescent 5.0 UVB100 24"

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