Mold Growing on Hood

I have a wood hood(that I built) on my tank. I noticed a little mold on the front when I lifted it to feed. Not fuzzy mold yet, just dark streaks where mold is starting to come up. Any recommendations on how to clean and prevent this? Thanx.

 

Take the hood off and use a damp cloth with bleach and water. Your bigger problem will be the future. You need to seal that wood top with a good coat of varathane covering ALL wood or it will just happen again :-/ I've been there myself, we all learn - some faster than others ;D

 

A rag with bleach will clean the mold off. Be careful when you feed because Ive found that small crumbs of food will land on the wood and become a starting point for mildew.

 

Actually small crumbs of food stuck on anything would be a starting point for mold, thus good house keeping is a must

 

I got a little ahead of myself when I built it. I put the lights in and put it on to test the light placement. They were placed so good, I never took it back off to seal it. I'll be wiping the mold off and sealing the hood within the next week. I may look into the fan thing for ventilation as recommended by a fellow reefer. I'm not sure I understand how that would help with mold though. I also didn't want to put a fan on because my tank stays a constant 78 degrees right now and I didn't want to have to turn up the heater.