What Kind Of Algae Is This One???

mistern2005

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I need help with an “algae” (not sure it’s actually an algae) in my moss tank. It is a 29 gallon low tech tank that has been established for about a year. There are some snails and about 15 small gold tetras in the tank.

The ammonia and nitrite are 0. The nitrates are between 10-20ppm. Ph is ~7.4.

This white “algae” grows on the underside of the manzanita where it is shaded from light, it seems non-photosynthetic. It is absolutely white. It it not fuzzy like a typical fungi or mold. It looks like staghorn but it is COMPLETELY white. It scrapes off easily, but grows back full in a week. I’ve only had very little success using excel directly on it or spot treating with hydrogen peroxide. Any help identifying the issue and suggestions for treatment would be very helpful.

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It's almost definitely a fungus. It's a bit odd for it to appear after a year but maybe it's been there the whole time and has now grown enough to try to fruit. I don't have any solution beyond leave it be until it's used up the easily digestible part of the wood and goes away on it's own.