Terrarium Mold

[lreid]

Hey guys,
I'm new around here but I've been trying to find some information and this looks like a great place to try next. I've been keeping Aquariums/Terrariums/Paludariums for years. I just recently set up a small set up on my desk at work. Its a 5.5 gallon tank. It has a quarter section set up with land and the rest is water. There is a large piece of driftwood that twists from the left side of the water section to the border of the land section. I will try to post a picture soon. There is a betta in the water which has made himself a nice little cave with the covering rocks I've supplied. And most recently i have added two fire belly toads which seem to be thriving. **I understand the assumed risk in keeping FBTs and Bettas together but with adequate filtration and frequent water changes I have never had a problem. **

The problem that I'm encountering is with a fuzzy mold. It looks blue/silver in color and is growing in small patches across the background driftwood. The glass tank has a glass cover which does retain a lot of moisture. I work for a large independence pet store and I am waiting for Java moss to come in so I can cover some of the egg crating which i used to separate the water and land sections. In all my years in the hobby I've never had this issue. Does anyone have any experience with mold and FBTs? What are some safe ways to remove or detoxify the mold clusters other than increased air flow. I really really don't want to remove this piece of wood to scrubs it and have the same problem days later. The general temperature is about 80.5 degrees in the tank.

I have suspected that the quality of air at my job to be less than stellar for some time now and would not be surprised to learn that is carries many mold spores.

[deranged chipmunk]

The mold in normal and natural. When wood becomes wet, it creates the mold. It will go away on it's own, but springtails and Isopods will love it.

[lreid]

Thanks, Ive been reading that the natural mold is in most cases nonharmful when its grown on the upper parts of the wood. Whilst this is for the most part true should i be worried about the parts of the wood that they toads commonly walk over. Its only in a few tiny spots on the lower laying wood walk over. I just know how sensitive most species are to skin contact of soooo many things.

[deranged chipmunk]

It is completely safe to your frogs. No need to worry about it.