Bubble algae at bay - for now

[MadReefer]

Okay, smolw what ever bubble algae I colud find. I used a wood rod attached to a siphon and picked them sucking them up. Some rock had too many. I took the rock and removed them with a screw driver, some did pop before coming off. I rinsed the rock afterwards. Hope I got them all or most. I removed about 100 polyps. How do I keep them from coming back or minimize the impact?

Thanks,
Mark

 

[Nickjr000]

Get some emeralds or somethin that will eat them. Only preventative maintenance i can suggest

 

[MadReefer]

Thanks. I have one small emerald crab from the last group buy and it ignores the bubble algae completely.

 

[magic]

Mark

When you remove them hold the siphon over the top then you can pop them and the spores won't spread. I used a stiff bristle toothbrush and it worked like charm. They way your doing it everytime you pop a bubble your releasing more spores into the water column. I tried the emerald crab approach the only thing they eat was each other. The other problem with them is they would be doing the same as you with the spore releases.

Bob

 

[MadReefer]

Bob,
That is what I did for some. But I took a rock out because it had way to many and used a screw driver to pluck them off and then rinsed the rock off. The crab doesn't do **** with the bubbles.

My question really is what causes it? High nitrates or whatever.

Mark

 

[Tazmaniancowboy]

I found some in my tank on a frag. It was the first time I have ever seen any in my system since I started reefing about 9 years ago. I was able to take the frag out, twist the bubbles off without popping, except for 2 or 3 and then I ran it under tap water to rinse the plug only where the bubbles popped, not the coral. and I have only spotted 1 other(today as a matter of fact) that I do not think I can get my hands to. I am going to siphon it out. It is actually far away from where I found the others.

Taz

 

[magic]

Bob,
That is what I did for some. But I took a rock out because it had way to many and used a screw driver to pluck them off and then rinsed the rock off. The crab doesn't do **** with the bubbles.

My question really is what causes it? High nitrates or whatever.

Mark

Mark

It was probably introduced into your system on a frag.

Bob

 

[JRWOHLER]

I have had a few..but have not seen any in a while. I removed what I could and between keeping nutrients low and couple crabs...they pick the tiny ones but not bigger ones I found...I am temporarily bubble free.

 

[MadReefer]

Since my skimmer seems to be working better I may start Vodka dosing agian. What do you think?

 

[JRWOHLER]

I am trying to keep my tank simple(sort of impossible).
Water changes 10% weekly
Skimmer
refugium
only dosing is 2 part and little iodine.

I am with reeferwannabe on this trying to minimize gimmiky ideas(which may well be good).

 

[MadReefer]

I agree. Simple is best. I just can't get the nitrates to go under 20ppm and nothing grows. I started dosing kalk and see a growth on coraline algae. I figured vodka dosing would help elimenate the nitrates. It's cheaper than those sponges which I really don't think work anyway.