Red bubble algae.... Spreading

[FlexLuthor]

It's spread quite a bit I'm afraid after hurricane sandy.
I heard emeralds eat it... But mine doesn't.
If I run a sterilizer would that work?

 

[fishman1069]

I dont think a uv light is gonna do anything to buble algae. I would try to remove as much as possible manually without poping them. Keep up on water changes and lower the amount you feed for a lil while

 

[selkoner]

Just buy red slime remover ASAP it It spreads very quickly

 

[fishman1069]

Just buy red slime remover ASAP it It spreads very quickly

Thats for cyanobacteria not bubble algae. They are two totally different things

 

[thirty5]

If you can get the rocks out that have them on them, put them in some more water and try to just pop them off like fishman said. But try to break them off WHOLE, and not break them. If you break them the spores inside can spread...

 

[Widdy]

I just pop them, didn't spread.

http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/general-discussion/109507-how-get-rid-green-bubble-algae.html

 

[jay79]

U can try the algae vac Someone might be able to lend you one

 

[Flushtown Reefer]

get a mythrax crab.. worked for me

 

[leeit2me]

My solution to this bubble algae, went out and brought a yellow tang. It literally taken out all my bubble algae green and red ones. Now I haven't seen any of the bubble algae over 2years now. My yellow tang is always on the hunt for it, so now I just give it dry seaweed sheets.

 

[vio]

Use a plastic brush ( 99 cents store ) and clean the spot, increase water circulation , r you dosing Vodka or sugar , if yes, reduce the amount also reduce feeding, check PH, Nitrate, PO4.

 

[JimmyR1rider]

Use a plastic brush ( 99 cents store ) and clean the spot, increase water circulation , r you dosing Vodka or sugar , if yes, reduce the amount also reduce feeding, check PH, Nitrate, PO4.

You want to remove it without popping it. Some may have been lucky enough to pop it and not have it spread but you don't want them to pop and have the spores inside to spread throughout the tank.

When you do a water change have someone or you hold your syphon tube right where they are and release them from the rock. This way hopefully even if they do pop the siphons will suck the spores out and into the bucket to be discarded.

 

[FlexLuthor]

Isn't red bubble and green bubble different??

 

[vio]

You want to remove it without popping it. Some may have been lucky enough to pop it and not have it spread but you don't want them to pop and have the spores inside to spread throughout the tank.

When you do a water change have someone or you hold your syphon tube right where they are and release them from the rock. This way hopefully even if they do pop the siphons will suck the spores out and into the bucket to be discarded.

Ups, my fault, you need to pull the rocks out and pick it off or brush, then rinse the rock before returning it to the tank. Best time when u do water change, save some water to flush. Tank You Jim.

 

[FlexLuthor]

Ok another problem is that the red bubble algae actually appears at the bottom of the rock structure, so I would have to take everything out to get to it...

 

[walnuts24]

Had the same problem with my 65. Wound up taking down my tank because of it. I started with 3 emerald crabs, they helped but it kept spreading, went to 6 emerald crabs, still nothing. My recommendation if you still can is IMMEDIATELY take out whatever rocks you can and take the algae off by taking the WHOLE bubble off. Have some water close by and rinse the rock through the water thoroughly to get any spores that may have popped. After you have done that, get a foxface/rabbitfish. I heard from numerous people that they are the best at removing the red bubble. Another fish that I heard is good is a Naso Tang. Good luck and keep us posted.

 

[FlexLuthor]

I have a small 24 gallon. What fish might help out?
I'll pick up another emerald crab in the meantime

 

[MatthewScars]

I had green bubble in my 90. That was game over. I sold all the rocks and rebooted the tank with brand new base rocks.

Unless you catch it in the very beginning, its over. Can you toss chemicals at it and fish? Sure, but results will wildly vary. That's why have these people are telling you to buy the solution of the month crab/fish and half are telling you to break it down. There is no one fix except a total break down and restart.

 

[autoponicz]

Test your water for nitrate...red bubble algae usually grows from higher nitrate and phosphates..do more water changes and manually remove the algae while siphoning them out...you will slowly get rid of them..old lights can cause blooms too i believe

 

[FlexLuthor]

Old lights started it. I switched to LEDs after.... Hurricane sandy made it spread....
I dont think I can restart though (shiver)

Could it also be my lighting cycle?

 

[brunoboarder2444]

breaking down is silly, i had an outbreak in my 55 and kicked it.....lower your nitrates and phosplates through use of water changes and a reactor if you have one.....add some emerald crabs and feed very lightly so they will get hungry and go after the bubble algae.....also during water changes scrape the bubbles off the rock right in front of your siphon.....its a good amount of work but its not too hard of a thing to be done....i kicked my outbreak in about 2 months