Mold growth in pyxie tank, need help!!

[Exsoldier309]

Ive tried doing some research but haven't had much success. I found out that the white spongy mold growing is harmless to my frog and should complete a cycle and disappear, however the growth is outrageous. And isn't going away. With fresh spahgnum moss, and a disinfected tank, it takes less then two weeks and it looks like a layer of cotton on top of the moss. I have 2 questions 1. Is this mold dangerous for me to be around or my frog And 2. How can I safely remove the mold. I can't get rid of this white stuff for the life of me. 9 years ive had my frog and this is the first time ive ran into this problem. Oh and I have no wood or live plants in the tank btw.

Any advice will be greatly appreciated!

[LilyPad]

Is it the humidity too high? I have only had my tank for about a month now, but occasionally it gets some mold. But it cycles through like it is supposed to. I don't have any moss though. I have ecoearth and live plants.

[Exsoldier309]

No the humidity isnt high. I used to have a water fall and fogger with over head dripper. I took every thing out. Plants and decor as well. This is me third time ive done a complete over haul. Should I try different substrate? I use spahgnum moss which I was told has a decent acidity and does not promote mold growth. But that could be wrong info.....

[LilyPad]

I am not sure, I use eco earth.

[Exsoldier309]

Hmmm ok amy thanks any way

[Indyaquarist]

I set up my first terrarium a few days ago and am having the same problem. I can't imagine we are the first to have issues with sphagnum moss growing the white fuzzy mold on it. There is a lot of moisture in the tank but I believe there is more than enough ventilation. Has anyone had experience with erythromycin? Safe for amphibians? I have read about springtails quite a bit on this site, do they/ can they get out? I'm not trying to hijack the thread. I figured we are in the same war together.

[Exsoldier309]

Ive been doing research, but I'm still having the "white spongey mold" problem. I aimed a low powered fan towards the enclosure and it seems to be slowing the growth of the mold, much to the dismay of my frog, who borrowed deep to avoid the flow of air. Other then that nothing else has worked for me.

[Wolfx]

If it helps you, i have waterfull, mist system, use echo earth 1 live plant, 18x18x24 tank frog GABF is ruffly 3-4 inches. temps during the day at 85-87 at night 80-82. mist 4 times a day for 25 sec. screen top, no heat pad underneath the tank ,only over head bulbs, black light an day light. i have never had any growths, only algee in the water. my tank on echoearth side is usaly moist with small pools of water.

i would change ya substraight out to echoearth, an if you changed anything in the tank recently, i would change it back. also maybe feeding something diffrent an the poop now has something to activate the moss growth? or maybe the urine...

hope something here helps ya
Wolfy~

[Exsoldier309]

ok so i moved the enclosure from the dark poorly lit area into a brighter area with good air circulation, the mold all seem to be dying. So i changed the sphagnum moss and put in a fresh layer. So im guessing ample lighting and good circulation did the job, no mold has grown back as of yet. Ill give it a few weeks, thanks all for the help