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[Aliallaie]

Hello everyone. Hope everyone is managing well in this quarantine time. I myself is trying to keep busy while this blows over. So I noticed some black mold in my camponotus castaneus fortress formacerium that I purchased from THA. It’s a type 3 material. Being that I have had a bad experience with mold before that nearly killed my entire ant colony last year I want to see if I should worry and do something before it’s too late. 
here’s a picture. The mold is in the bottom. 

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[AntsDakota]

I wouldn’t worry too much about it. I have seen ants survive in worse conditions.

[Temperateants]

while we're at it, how are these types of formacariums cleaned? Acrylic types can just be washed, but they aren't good for formicine ants.

[Aliallaie]

while we're at it, how are these types of formacariums cleaned? Acrylic types can just be washed, but they aren't good for formicine ants.

Yes I agree. If I attempt to clean the mold off before it gets everywhere. How do you clean these types of formacerium 

[anttics]

Get spring tales. I use them to clean.