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Biofilm on driftwood, yes?

3.6K views 7 replies 5 participants last post by  Newbie22  
Hi! It is indeed biofilm.

All new pieces of driftwood you put in an aquarium will grow a layer of biofilm on them in their first few weeks. That biofilm is your tank bacteria colonizing to eat the nutrients from the fresh new food source you put in. Eventually, they'll eat everything and the film will disperse, but for now it's completely harmless and just looks kind of weird.