Bubble algae?

disc1 · 04/17/2011, 09:58 PM

I have a few red and a few green bubbles on some of my rock. I'm dead set against the emerald crab, and I really don't think that there are enough of them to justify that anyway. So what's the best way to remove them. I know if you bust them they will spread. Can I get them with a siphon hose right up on it? What do you do?

Mouse · 04/17/2011, 10:03 PM

Siphon hose on them, knock them loose and out they go

mike810 · 04/17/2011, 10:34 PM

siphon them out. Cut the end of the hose at a angle so you have a point to try and get them loose. Depending how big it is, an airline tube works great. I just siphoned out a few last night during my WC w/o them popping.

Moort82 · 04/18/2011, 12:59 AM

Or if you can get the rock out, just knock them off outside the tank and quickly rinse the area in ro.

Lemeshianos · 04/18/2011, 07:24 AM

I tried to hose them out and burst some. The red spread like crazy. On the other hand I didn't have any corals and turned the lights off completely for a couple of weeks before moving. All algae seems to be gone at the moment(hair and bubble).

frankpayne32 · 04/18/2011, 07:58 AM

IME it is a myth that they will spread if burst.

04/17/2011, 09:58 PM	#1
disc1 -RT * ln(k) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Little Rock Posts: 9,705	Bubble algae? I have a few red and a few green bubbles on some of my rock. I'm dead set against the emerald crab, and I really don't think that there are enough of them to justify that anyway. So what's the best way to remove them. I know if you bust them they will spread. Can I get them with a siphon hose right up on it? What do you do?

04/17/2011, 10:03 PM	#2
Mouse UnRegistered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Rio Linda CA Posts: 739	Siphon hose on them, knock them loose and out they go __________________ Somedays it just isnt worth gnawing through the straps...... Current Tank Info: 125g > < this close to being set up

04/18/2011, 07:58 AM	#6
frankpayne32 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,177	IME it is a myth that they will spread if burst. __________________ Frank Payne Advice to new hobbyists: listen to people that have a tank you would like to have one day, not to those with a high post count. Current Tank Info: 125 gallon in-wall (build thread is my homepage).

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04/17/2011, 10:34 PM	#3
mike810 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 2,235	siphon them out. Cut the end of the hose at a angle so you have a point to try and get them loose. Depending how big it is, an airline tube works great. I just siphoned out a few last night during my WC w/o them popping.

04/18/2011, 12:59 AM	#4
Moort82 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Norfolk, England Posts: 1,576	Or if you can get the rock out, just knock them off outside the tank and quickly rinse the area in ro.

04/18/2011, 07:24 AM	#5
Lemeshianos Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Limassol, Cyprus Posts: 468	I tried to hose them out and burst some. The red spread like crazy. On the other hand I didn't have any corals and turned the lights off completely for a couple of weeks before moving. All algae seems to be gone at the moment(hair and bubble).