Bubble Algae in my SPS tank

FSOL · 12/26/2006, 11:55 PM

Yesterday I was very carefully inspecting my SPS tank and saw 3 pea sized bubble algae in the tank. I've never had these issues before, so I'm not sure what to do about them. Can they be real bad to SPS corals?
I have a refugium where I've seen bubble algae before, but never in the tank until yesterday.

ejamsrhere · 12/27/2006, 12:21 AM

not a big deal. Pick em out if you mind them. Get a small emerald crab if you are super worried. Read up on the crab first though

reefD · 12/27/2006, 12:26 AM

dont like emerald with sps personbally. just try to improve your husbandry skills. keep water changes schedule stricked...feed less. and also change bulbs if over 10 months old. all of this will help for sure. i have found they do better in shifted bulb tanks. (aka old bulbs...YELLOW looking!)

FSOL · 12/27/2006, 12:33 AM

I don't think it has to do w/ my display tank's lights or husbandry. I have all sorts of algae growing in my fuge, and perhaps the spores were released to the main tank ?????

If it's a light issue, it might be the lightbulb over the fuge, but definitely not over the main tank.

reefD · 12/27/2006, 12:43 AM

okay that info helps. if its minimual manually remove . but be careful and try to remove them without poping them. thats how the spores are released. i also have great habits and good water quality and see them. i just wanted to make sure you were clear of any other factors. just remove them and you can also try a small emerald . i get worried as ive seen big ones scrape at corals like sps. just be happy there isnt a lot and you will be able to nip it in the bud.

reefD · 12/27/2006, 12:47 AM

okay another thing i dont like to here is that you have all sorts of algae growing in fuge. try to get a dominate species to take over and starve out the other stuff. the variety sump doesnt seem to outpace other algeas thus just promoting. a fuge should grow macro at such a pace that it starves any other macro from growing. i added 5 types in the begining and one killed off the rest. thats been my macro for years and it does not allow any other algea to grow in my sump which is what you want. you want a mcro in full active growth and thus not allow other algaes to grow. in otherwords outpace any other species thus eliminating them. this way only one type of algea grows and eliminates the secondary growths. JUST MY OPPINION .

12/26/2006, 11:55 PM	#1
FSOL Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 926	Bubble Algae in my SPS tank Yesterday I was very carefully inspecting my SPS tank and saw 3 pea sized bubble algae in the tank. I've never had these issues before, so I'm not sure what to do about them. Can they be real bad to SPS corals? I have a refugium where I've seen bubble algae before, but never in the tank until yesterday.

12/27/2006, 12:21 AM	#2
ejamsrhere Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 695	not a big deal. Pick em out if you mind them. Get a small emerald crab if you are super worried. Read up on the crab first though __________________ Eric Current Tank Info: 100g glass tank, BB, Too much LR, 2x250w xm 10k + 2x110w URI Super Actinic VHO, Trigger System 300 Becket skimmer feed with iwaki md55, Iwaki md30rxt for return, 2x seio 1500, Lots of sweat.

12/27/2006, 12:26 AM	#3
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	dont like emerald with sps personbally. just try to improve your husbandry skills. keep water changes schedule stricked...feed less. and also change bulbs if over 10 months old. all of this will help for sure. i have found they do better in shifted bulb tanks. (aka old bulbs...YELLOW looking!) __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

12/27/2006, 12:43 AM	#5
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	okay that info helps. if its minimual manually remove . but be careful and try to remove them without poping them. thats how the spores are released. i also have great habits and good water quality and see them. i just wanted to make sure you were clear of any other factors. just remove them and you can also try a small emerald . i get worried as ive seen big ones scrape at corals like sps. just be happy there isnt a lot and you will be able to nip it in the bud. __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

12/27/2006, 12:47 AM	#6
reefD Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Schenectady,New York Posts: 4,968	okay another thing i dont like to here is that you have all sorts of algae growing in fuge. try to get a dominate species to take over and starve out the other stuff. the variety sump doesnt seem to outpace other algeas thus just promoting. a fuge should grow macro at such a pace that it starves any other macro from growing. i added 5 types in the begining and one killed off the rest. thats been my macro for years and it does not allow any other algea to grow in my sump which is what you want. you want a mcro in full active growth and thus not allow other algaes to grow. in otherwords outpace any other species thus eliminating them. this way only one type of algea grows and eliminates the secondary growths. JUST MY OPPINION . __________________ DAVID Current Tank Info: it has four sides and a bottom...oh yeah and it has water in it. lol

12/27/2006, 12:33 AM	#4
FSOL Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 926	I don't think it has to do w/ my display tank's lights or husbandry. I have all sorts of algae growing in my fuge, and perhaps the spores were released to the main tank ????? If it's a light issue, it might be the lightbulb over the fuge, but definitely not over the main tank.