bubble algae help..

StrategicReef · 05/26/2009, 01:13 AM

I have a bubble algae problem out of control.. I can't keep birdsnest coral because algae would get caught inside the birds nest. Clogging up the pump intake too.

I think I want to try some hermits, or green mithrax but I don't know. I am the best at picking them out, but sometimes they stuck on the rock and I break them then they grow again.
I still can't get all of them.

I have had this for years but I really want to keep this under control for good now.

ludnix · 05/26/2009, 02:23 AM

When my first tank had a problem with bubble algae I took a bucket of saltwater and removed each rock individually to pull of the bubbles in the bucket. This way I could try to limit the amount of spore that supposedly released by the popped bubbles.

LoyalConvict · 05/26/2009, 04:01 AM

here's a good article on bubble algae
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-0...ture/index.php

James77 · 05/26/2009, 07:04 AM

I had tried Mithrax crabs several times, and they did NOTHING. The Red Sea Sailfin Tang(desjardini) allegedly likes to eat the stuff.

I ended up doing what ludnix did, removing rocks and picking/scrubbing them off and heavily swishing the rocks before they went back in. Haven't seen the crap since

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StrategicReef · 05/26/2009, 11:08 AM

Can you confirm that you can pop the small ones and they do not spread the algae?

robot2222 · 05/26/2009, 11:21 AM

alot of people say emerald crabs , i have one he eats a little . i probably need ore than one . you also need to watch nitrates.

05/26/2009, 01:13 AM	#1
StrategicReef Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Livermore CA Posts: 1,659	bubble algae help.. I have a bubble algae problem out of control.. I can't keep birdsnest coral because algae would get caught inside the birds nest. Clogging up the pump intake too. I think I want to try some hermits, or green mithrax but I don't know. I am the best at picking them out, but sometimes they stuck on the rock and I break them then they grow again. I still can't get all of them. I have had this for years but I really want to keep this under control for good now.

05/26/2009, 02:23 AM	#2
ludnix Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 3,031	When my first tank had a problem with bubble algae I took a bucket of saltwater and removed each rock individually to pull of the bubbles in the bucket. This way I could try to limit the amount of spore that supposedly released by the popped bubbles. __________________ -Eric Sutter Current Tank Info: 14g Biocube

05/26/2009, 04:01 AM	#3
LoyalConvict Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 468	here's a good article on bubble algae http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-0...ture/index.php __________________ Contemplating sushifried I Have - Ichthyophobia, Hydrophobia, Hyalophobia, and Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia Current Tank Info: 90 Reef, 55 fuge - 75 FOWLR 30 fuge

05/26/2009, 07:04 AM	#4
James77 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 8,158	I had tried Mithrax crabs several times, and they did NOTHING. The Red Sea Sailfin Tang(desjardini) allegedly likes to eat the stuff. I ended up doing what ludnix did, removing rocks and picking/scrubbing them off and heavily swishing the rocks before they went back in. Haven't seen the crap since . __________________ Jim Current Tank Info: 120g Mixed Reef and 75g Freshwater

05/26/2009, 11:21 AM	#6
robot2222 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: phoenix, arizonia Posts: 1,283	bubble alot of people say emerald crabs , i have one he eats a little . i probably need ore than one . you also need to watch nitrates.

05/26/2009, 11:08 AM	#5
StrategicReef Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Livermore CA Posts: 1,659	Can you confirm that you can pop the small ones and they do not spread the algae?