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- jersey city
what should i do? , im gonna take the rock out
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How to get rid of the green bubble algae?
- Thread starter zlin0524
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try to NOT break bubbles in tank...it will spread spores.
If you remove rock, bubbles will often come off intact.
I use an emerald crab in my tank, and haven't seen any bubble algae in years
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If you remove rock, bubbles will often come off intact.
I use an emerald crab in my tank, and haven't seen any bubble algae in years
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- Location
- jersey city
can i take the rock out , and poke it , and then use rivive to clean it . its growing on the birdnest
Is there a factual source for this, I can't remember who but one of the speakers LIRA had mentioned this to be false.
I've had success with a Foxface and Sailfin tang eating this as well.
I am wondering the same thing Joe.
I was just reading more about this and saw a reference to someone named 'Rich' addressing that topic. Could it have been Rich Ross? If so, we need to get him to drop by and add to this thread
What I was reading said they do not multiply due to spores, but it is pieces the 'flesh' inside of the bubble that will grow more bubble algae if it lands on a surface in the tank that it can attach to. (which can be hit or miss)
Which seems to make sense as some folks claim the crabs and some fish are useful - yet there is no way the crabs are eating the bubbles whole unless we are talking about really tiny bubbles.
- Location
- Brooklyn
They eat the outer bubble, but don't they pop the bubble thus releasing the spores/inner layer of 'skin' in the process?
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I am too wondering about this. I believe it was Rich Ross that mentioned it in his talk @ NERAC. But I can't be 100% sure... It'll be great if someone can confirm.
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I am wondering the same thing Joe.
I was just reading more about this and saw a reference to someone named 'Rich' addressing that topic. Could it have been Rich Ross? If so, we need to get him to drop by and add to this thread
What I was reading said they do not multiply due to spores, but it is pieces the 'flesh' inside of the bubble that will grow more bubble algae if it lands on a surface in the tank that it can attach to. (which can be hit or miss)
Which seems to make sense as some folks claim the crabs and some fish are useful - yet there is no way the crabs are eating the bubbles whole unless we are talking about really tiny bubbles.
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- Location
- jersey city
okay , i just took the rock out , and removed all the bobbles. however one did popped, i rinsed so many time with the salt water and rivive . is it safe now to put it back ? i dont wanna lose the coral. should i take the chance ? help
- Location
- The Big City
Yes, put it back in. After all, it's better to have Green bubble algae then to lose your corals.
- Location
- The Big City
First, you need to determine which type of bubble algae that you have, as there are a number of different types, which come in difference shape, sizes and colors. Some stay very small and grow in weird shapes, which other are perfectly round and dark green. The ones that get very large, when broken, will only release spores when they're a good size. So it's safe to break the smaller ones, before they get too large, which is what most Emerald crabs do. Even if you were to break a large one the water movement in your tank would keep most of the spores from settling down. In the end you'll find that most of the spores get sucked into your overflow and caught in your filter sock. As a matter of fact it's good to check your overflow every so often, as you'll find a lot of them growing in there, especially in tanks with a lot of flow.
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I had a slowly building bubble algae problem that I would siphon out with water changes once in a while. Maybe twice a year.
I have a 75 gallon tank and a 30 gallon sump. When I added a small fuge section to my sump and started growing cheato the bubble populations completely disappeared.
I have a 75 gallon tank and a 30 gallon sump. When I added a small fuge section to my sump and started growing cheato the bubble populations completely disappeared.
I am wondering the same thing Joe.
I was just reading more about this and saw a reference to someone named 'Rich' addressing that topic. Could it have been Rich Ross? If so, we need to get him to drop by and add to this thread
What I was reading said they do not multiply due to spores, but it is pieces the 'flesh' inside of the bubble that will grow more bubble algae if it lands on a surface in the tank that it can attach to. (which can be hit or miss)
Which seems to make sense as some folks claim the crabs and some fish are useful - yet there is no way the crabs are eating the bubbles whole unless we are talking about really tiny bubbles.
That was me. The spores are not in the fluid in the bubble, they are in the 'skin' if they are anywhere.
Better late than never?
- Location
- Howell, NJ
they got some serious precision:scratchch
I had a small bubble algae problem procrastinated and wow! some months later it was real bad. It was hard to reach in the tank to syphon the algae out. So i put my MP40 on full or the max my tank can handle, used a tooth pick to dislodg the algae and get them free floting in the water columb. Then i used a fish net in a back and foth motion to scoup them out. Repeat this as needed untill you are satisfied, you may also want to use a small power head to reach any dead areas in the back of tank and rock work to suspend some of the alge that has setteled in those areas.
Hay works for me...
Hay works for me...
- Location
- Long Island, NY
My naso tang loves valonia, fox face will usually eat it too.
- Location
- Sound Beach,LI
Here some great info on various types of bubble algae http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-02/hcj/feature/index.php
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