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05/18/2017, 04:10 PM
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Algae
I have an infestation of these green ball algae things....Has anyone seen before and how do I get rid of them?
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05/18/2017, 04:18 PM
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05/18/2017, 04:21 PM
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It's called bubble algae.
I've always removed the rock, pop off what I can with tweezers or something pointy; they usually release pretty easily. Then spray the rock with hydrogen peroxide, then rinse in saltwater and return to tank. The peroxide might hurt corals though. They say that emerald crabs eat it, but with as bad as yours is, any physical removal will help. They are filled with liquid, try not to pop them in the tank or onto the rocks.
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05/18/2017, 04:37 PM
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I got rid of mine by ripping out as many as I could before each water change. Popping them was of no concern. The key to beating this stuff is to stay ahead of it. We can remove these bubbles much faster than they can grow back, but the minute you start lagging though BOOM! They gotcha...
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05/19/2017, 04:03 PM
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I got an army of emerald crabs from
http://www.reeftopia.com/ they ate the bubble algae. they will die off after if there is not enough food |
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05/20/2017, 09:07 AM
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05/21/2017, 11:24 AM
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Manually remove everytime u do water change and the only fish that I know will eat the bubble algae is the foxface.
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