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Found bubble algae when I came home....
- Thread starter wienerdog
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You can pick it off just don't break the bubble. Pull the rock out when you do it if it bursts you can just run the area
under luke warm water to rinse off the spores
under luke warm water to rinse off the spores
Cool, will do!
Some info that may help http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-02/hcj/feature/index.php
Some pics I took of the spores http://www.njreefers.org/showthread.php?71489-Macro-Pictures-of-Bubble-Algae-Spores
Some pics I took of the spores http://www.njreefers.org/showthread.php?71489-Macro-Pictures-of-Bubble-Algae-Spores
Hope you got the root too?.. Just keep a eye on that rock
For the most part the skin is to thick.. read my pic of spores link I posted
Many of us do believe emerald crabs do a good job but they do pop the bubbles and don't have a chance to eat all the spores so all they do is just keep the BA in check.. it's a catch 22.. the other thing is many of of say is a crab is a crab. and all are opportunistic feeders... Emerald crabs are omnivores and you always run a risk of getting a rouge one that will eats corals.. I have 2 in my sump that I found having a nibble on some zoas in my DT
+1 to what sid said!
I keep a 1"x1" sheet of nori in the tank for him. he usually eats it within a few hours. he goes nuts when he sees me putting the seaweed in the tank. starts reaching & trying to climb the glass at me putting it in. keeps him fat & happy & keeps him from eating my frogspawn & acan that he loves to sleep next to.
From what I read about peroxide dipping is to only submerge the rock the frag is on; not the frag itself. I believe you dip full strength as well.
You can dose your tank with peroxide too but I have learned it interacts with other chemicals in a negative way. Example: While dosing peroxide I had a bad cyano outbreak and added Chemiclean. I woke up to a tank full of snow and all my Caps were dead. I ended u doing massive water changes for a few days.
You can dose your tank with peroxide too but I have learned it interacts with other chemicals in a negative way. Example: While dosing peroxide I had a bad cyano outbreak and added Chemiclean. I woke up to a tank full of snow and all my Caps were dead. I ended u doing massive water changes for a few days.
The only time I dosed the tank with peroxide was when I had Dinos and it worked after 9 days with a combo with a 3 day light out... The only best way to rid the tank of BA is to manually remove or as I stated with emerald crabs with a catch 22 and a risk of a rouge
Another way to avoid the problem is to re- mount all frags you bring home (which assumes the coral is something you can remount) I currently have bubble algae in two tanks, and that is how it arrived- on a frag plug, but so tiny that I didn't see it immediately.
I am fighting it off with manual removal, but it takes time. Both tanks are nanos, in a larger tank, as opportunistic (translation: nasty) as emerald crabs can be, they can at times be the best option.
I am fighting it off with manual removal, but it takes time. Both tanks are nanos, in a larger tank, as opportunistic (translation: nasty) as emerald crabs can be, they can at times be the best option.