Id please

[watevadog5]

Ok so def not the best pictures but it's worth a shot. They started very small and have gotten bigger. Dark greenish in color.

 

[rookie07]

green plays. Tough to kill and will grow fast. I wouldn't want them in my tank.

 

[watevadog5]

Lol not the palys. There are small green spheres on the rocks. I do appreciate the response though. Any idea what spheres are?

 

[albano]

bubble algae

 

[watevadog5]

Ahhh now I'm seeing it. Only a few small balls so I think I'll survive it. Thank you guys

 

[albano]

Only a few small balls so I think I'll survive it.

You're in my prayers!

 

[cmantis]

You need to take that rock out and scrape them off at the base. That stuff is aweful I am battling it now.

 

[watevadog5]

I'm on it! I read to try n keep the bubbles intact when removing

 

[salpet]

bubble algae has millions of spores in them be careful not to pop them otherwise you will have an infestation nasty little buggers

 

[albano]

bubble algae has millions of spores in them be careful not to pop them otherwise you will have an infestation nasty little buggers

I believe that I've read that, that theory has been disproved... Whenever I had to remove it, some came out easily, some 'popped' under water...there was no 'population explosion' after that.

 

[rookie07]

Agreed. They can be popped without fear of population explosion.

 

[nanoreefer22]

You're in my prayers!

:lol2:

 

[watevadog5]

I'm thinking of removing entire paly rock. To be rid of it all

 

[albano]

I'm thinking of removing entire paly rock. To be rid of it all

Actually the palys can be just as bad as the bubble algae

 

[watevadog5]

Say bye bye!!

 

[KathyC]

You picked the right thing to do.


One point not mentioned...Paly's carry palytoxin, so do be careful when disposing of the rock. WEAR GLOVES please!


http://www.tfhmagazine.com/details/...-and-why-to-avoid-a-deadly-zoanthid-toxin.htm

 

[watevadog5]

I was lucky enough to have the palys on a small piece of rubble. No bubbles popped on removal. One stalk was slightly attached to a neighboring rock and a piece of it is on the rock still. Will that start growing or just die off?

 

[KathyC]

I was lucky enough to have the palys on a small piece of rubble. No bubbles popped on removal. One stalk was slightly attached to a neighboring rock and a piece of it is on the rock still. Will that start growing or just die off?

It will grow
If you have a pair of nippers, you might want to cut off the corner of that rock so they are entirely gone.

 

[watevadog5]

I might be able to pull it n clip it off. Thanks to all who replied