Bubble algea

bmk · 03/20/2008, 07:41 AM

Hi
I have started to get bubble algea (about a dozen small green bubbles). How do I remove them from the tank without bursting them, I have tried this morning to buy a shringe to 'suck out' the contents and then remove the bubble, trouble is I cant buy these shringes in the UK (also got funny looks from my local chemist).

Any advice is appriecated.

PS I have an emerald crab (hitchhiker) that wonk touch it.

Barry

kevin2000 · 03/20/2008, 08:07 AM

You don't need anything fancy .. I use anything handy thats near the tank - small/thin screwdriver, nail, etc.

If a rock is loaded with Bubble Algae you might consider taking it out of the tank and scrubbing off all of the bubbles in a bucket of SW ... just make sure you rinse the rock well in a separate clean bucket to wash away the algae spoors.

snguyen77 · 03/20/2008, 08:25 AM

a foxface would help a lot

risin · 03/20/2008, 08:45 AM

I had a few pieces of rubble with these; scrubbed, rinsed and they never came back. I also have few on my large pieces of rock, if they get big enough to pull off without breaking them I do it. They tend to grow really slow though. If yours are growing fast you may want to find out where they are getting nutrients from.

03/20/2008, 07:41 AM	#1
bmk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: England Posts: 278	Bubble algea Hi I have started to get bubble algea (about a dozen small green bubbles). How do I remove them from the tank without bursting them, I have tried this morning to buy a shringe to 'suck out' the contents and then remove the bubble, trouble is I cant buy these shringes in the UK (also got funny looks from my local chemist). Any advice is appriecated. PS I have an emerald crab (hitchhiker) that wonk touch it. Barry

03/20/2008, 08:07 AM	#2
kevin2000 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,805	You don't need anything fancy .. I use anything handy thats near the tank - small/thin screwdriver, nail, etc. If a rock is loaded with Bubble Algae you might consider taking it out of the tank and scrubbing off all of the bubbles in a bucket of SW ... just make sure you rinse the rock well in a separate clean bucket to wash away the algae spoors.

03/20/2008, 08:25 AM	#3
snguyen77 Registered Member. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: sac town Posts: 46	a foxface would help a lot

03/20/2008, 08:45 AM	#4
risin Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 715	I had a few pieces of rubble with these; scrubbed, rinsed and they never came back. I also have few on my large pieces of rock, if they get big enough to pull off without breaking them I do it. They tend to grow really slow though. If yours are growing fast you may want to find out where they are getting nutrients from.