algea

ATM · 03/26/2008, 03:55 PM

whats the best way to get rid of bubble algea without popping them?

SeanT · 03/26/2008, 04:04 PM

Take the rock out and brush them off.
Mithrax crabs (Emerald Crabs) have neem known to munch on them but I have found that like peppermint shrimp and aiptasia, they can be hit or miss.

hth,
Sean

ATM · 03/26/2008, 09:07 PM

any other ideas

SkyPapa · 03/26/2008, 09:26 PM

Sorry, no ideas here. If you find a solution please post.
Here is what I posted on a thread about emerald crabs

"Arrrg, I HATE bubble algae.
I have six emeralds in my 120 and, if they are eating it , they are not keeping up.
I have taken the rocks out and scrubbed and the bubbles come back worse."

migston · 03/26/2008, 09:31 PM

Bubble algae is probably the most insidious form of algae IMO. All others have some kind of treatment or natural predator. Not even light deprivation can kill this stuff. I had a really bad infestation of it which forced me to basically scrap an entire tank.

SeanT · 03/27/2008, 01:44 AM

Migs,
Spoken like someone who has never suffered from Neomeris sp.

All algaes I have ever encountered had something that predated upon it, ate it.
NOT Neomeris.

To top it off it thrives in low nutrient environments AND sucks calcium from the water column.

If EVER a predator, grazer or chemical should be found or created it is for this.

I would trade for anyones rock so covered in Bubbles and hair algaes to not have a single rock with a single stalk of Neomeris.

Sean

migston · 03/27/2008, 01:48 AM

Wow that does sound pretty bad Sean. I've never even heard of the stuff.

Is it pretty uncommon? Gonna go do some research so I can throw the rock away if I ever see one. LOL

flyyyguy · 03/27/2008, 01:49 AM

I had to google Neomeris to see what it was......

ironically, I had some of that stuff pop up after a overheating accident last summer that killed most all livestock. I plucked it off and it never returned. Granted I only had about a dozen little stalks of it....but must have gotten lucky..........

migston · 03/27/2008, 01:53 AM

Weird. This issue of reefkeeping magazine lists it as easy to control

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-01/sl/index.php

03/26/2008, 03:55 PM	#1
ATM Moved On Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: socal Posts: 818	algea whats the best way to get rid of bubble algea without popping them?

03/26/2008, 04:04 PM	#2
SeanT Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wilmington, North Carolina Posts: 13,860	Take the rock out and brush them off. Mithrax crabs (Emerald Crabs) have neem known to munch on them but I have found that like peppermint shrimp and aiptasia, they can be hit or miss. hth, Sean __________________ My tank was cool. Current Tank Info: Barebottom (the tank not me...at least not at the moment).

03/26/2008, 09:31 PM	#5
migston Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 481	Bubble algae is probably the most insidious form of algae IMO. All others have some kind of treatment or natural predator. Not even light deprivation can kill this stuff. I had a really bad infestation of it which forced me to basically scrap an entire tank. __________________ Migs Current Tank Info: 12g Aquapod, 70w MH Sunpod, Nano Remora

03/27/2008, 01:44 AM	#6
SeanT Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wilmington, North Carolina Posts: 13,860	Migs, Spoken like someone who has never suffered from Neomeris sp. All algaes I have ever encountered had something that predated upon it, ate it. NOT Neomeris. To top it off it thrives in low nutrient environments AND sucks calcium from the water column. If EVER a predator, grazer or chemical should be found or created it is for this. I would trade for anyones rock so covered in Bubbles and hair algaes to not have a single rock with a single stalk of Neomeris. Sean __________________ My tank was cool. Current Tank Info: Barebottom (the tank not me...at least not at the moment).

03/27/2008, 01:48 AM	#7
migston Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 481	Wow that does sound pretty bad Sean. I've never even heard of the stuff. Is it pretty uncommon? Gonna go do some research so I can throw the rock away if I ever see one. LOL __________________ Migs Current Tank Info: 12g Aquapod, 70w MH Sunpod, Nano Remora

03/26/2008, 09:07 PM	#3
ATM Moved On Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: socal Posts: 818	any other ideas

03/26/2008, 09:26 PM	#4
SkyPapa Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Central Florida Posts: 994	Sorry, no ideas here. If you find a solution please post. Here is what I posted on a thread about emerald crabs "Arrrg, I HATE bubble algae. I have six emeralds in my 120 and, if they are eating it , they are not keeping up. I have taken the rocks out and scrubbed and the bubbles come back worse."

03/27/2008, 01:49 AM	#8
flyyyguy King of the white corals Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,239	I had to google Neomeris to see what it was...... ironically, I had some of that stuff pop up after a overheating accident last summer that killed most all livestock. I plucked it off and it never returned. Granted I only had about a dozen little stalks of it....but must have gotten lucky.......... __________________ I like holding hands, snuggling, and long walks on the beach

03/27/2008, 01:53 AM	#9
migston Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 481	Weird. This issue of reefkeeping magazine lists it as easy to control http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-01/sl/index.php __________________ Migs Current Tank Info: 12g Aquapod, 70w MH Sunpod, Nano Remora