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04/23/2012, 03:58 PM
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Jon
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Clayton,California
Posts: 222
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Risk of bubble algae?
I would like to buy a fish from lfs but tank has bubble algae. Is there any sig risk of contaminating my tank by buying a fish from a tank w bubble algae?
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04/23/2012, 05:40 PM
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Moved On
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Stockton, CA
Posts: 14,854
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No problem. You don't want to get any of that water from the LFS in your DT/QT anyway. Buying a coral that has a few bubbles on it is a different story.
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04/23/2012, 05:57 PM
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It'll only 'bloom' on you if your tank has a nutrient situation it loves. It's a temporary condition in most tanks---goes like crazy for a while, then goes away and you don't see it for months. Caulerpa is something to worry about---but a little bubble, a little cyano, no big problem.
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04/23/2012, 07:48 PM
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Registered Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 480
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I'll take a blade and remove the bubble algae in a seperate container. Just make sure you go way beneath the algae without popping it.
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