Bubble algae??

Tommy081708 · 08/12/2014, 12:02 PM

Found this on the plugs of my war coral and red people eaters, is it bubble algae??

jay13 · 08/12/2014, 12:11 PM

REALLY hard to tell from that pic, but the color and shape seem to be right for valonia... I would say yes it is and would get it out of there. Don't smash it, scoop it and take it out.

Tommy081708 · 08/12/2014, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jay13

REALLY hard to tell from that pic, but the color and shape seem to be right for valonia... I would say yes it is and would get it out of there. Don't smash it, scoop it and take it out.

I didn't smash it, I got both drags out that had it and removed it carefully. Is there any other precautions I should take?

xCry0x · 08/12/2014, 12:54 PM

Fill the tank with cement and bury it far away.

Since your tank is still new I would just do a really good check over, especially that coral frag I believe you posted in another thread that had it. I got mine on a gonoporia frag and didn't notice until it had taken hold in various places in my tank. In hindsight id have thrown the frag out.. or gone back to the LFS and thrown it at their heads for selling frags with bubble algae on it =P

thegrun · 08/12/2014, 01:01 PM

Dipping, examining and quarantining all corals before you place them in your display is important. xCryOx, you are as much to blame (or more) then your LFS, given the quantity of corals a store brings in at any given time I don't think it's fair to blame them since you apparently didn't see the bubble algae either. It can hitchhike in as a spore, so even on your initial observations it can be overlooked. Tommy, careful removal is about all you can do, but keep an eye out for any other outbreaks in your tank.

Shivsreef · 08/12/2014, 01:07 PM

It's Kind of hard to tell from the picture but use the end of an aquarium planter to kind of hook it of and use A very fine brine shrimp net to capture all of the spores

xCry0x · 08/12/2014, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by thegrun

Dipping, examining and quarantining all corals before you place them in your display is important. xCryOx, you are as much to blame (or more) then your LFS, given the quantity of corals a store brings in at any given time I don't think it's fair to blame them since you apparently didn't see the bubble algae either. It can hitchhike in as a spore, so even on your initial observations it can be overlooked. Tommy, careful removal is about all you can do, but keep an eye out for any other outbreaks in your tank.

It is a lesson learned thing. I dipped and "examined" corals but without the experience to really know what you are looking for it is easy to overlook things. That is why I said in hindsight if I found a frag had bubble algae on it I would have thrown it out or brought it back asap. I am fairly certain the frag that had it (it was a few years ago now) had the bubble algae, I saw the algae and I scrapped it off and dipped it. Problem is that **** doesn't go away easily and grew back - I know this now, I didn't know that back then.

Ztrain · 08/12/2014, 06:57 PM

Algae spores are in the air. So is bacteria. I know it's hard to believe but if you leave stale water out it will form Algae over time. You can also get the bacteria for cycling with just using ammonia. The bacteria doesn't just spontaneously exist. It's floating around in the air in traces and then finds your tank as a nice place to grow.

08/12/2014, 12:54 PM	#4
xCry0x Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Martinez, CA Posts: 1,116	Fill the tank with cement and bury it far away. Since your tank is still new I would just do a really good check over, especially that coral frag I believe you posted in another thread that had it. I got mine on a gonoporia frag and didn't notice until it had taken hold in various places in my tank. In hindsight id have thrown the frag out.. or gone back to the LFS and thrown it at their heads for selling frags with bubble algae on it =P __________________ Red Sea Max 250

08/12/2014, 12:11 PM	#2
jay13 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: michigan Posts: 220	REALLY hard to tell from that pic, but the color and shape seem to be right for valonia... I would say yes it is and would get it out of there. Don't smash it, scoop it and take it out.

08/12/2014, 01:01 PM	#5
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	Dipping, examining and quarantining all corals before you place them in your display is important. xCryOx, you are as much to blame (or more) then your LFS, given the quantity of corals a store brings in at any given time I don't think it's fair to blame them since you apparently didn't see the bubble algae either. It can hitchhike in as a spore, so even on your initial observations it can be overlooked. Tommy, careful removal is about all you can do, but keep an eye out for any other outbreaks in your tank.

08/12/2014, 01:07 PM	#6
Shivsreef Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 319	It's Kind of hard to tell from the picture but use the end of an aquarium planter to kind of hook it of and use A very fine brine shrimp net to capture all of the spores

08/12/2014, 06:57 PM	#8
Ztrain Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 327	Algae spores are in the air. So is bacteria. I know it's hard to believe but if you leave stale water out it will form Algae over time. You can also get the bacteria for cycling with just using ammonia. The bacteria doesn't just spontaneously exist. It's floating around in the air in traces and then finds your tank as a nice place to grow.