Bubble algae anyone?

[rompininphx]

Ive had a patch of bubble algae growing in the back of my tank for awhile and haven't really touched it because it was in a hard to reach spot. I finally removed it, and it came off in one huge chunk!

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[AZBigJohn]

Wow! Great luck. How did you get it all to pop up like that?

 

[johnike]

 

[xanthurum]

Looks more like some type of macro not bubble. I could be wrong though.

 

[rompininphx]

Its definitely bubble algae, its just is more cylinder shaped. It was surprisingly not that attached to the rock, I was able to wiggle it off in one piece. It did leave some behind that was stuck on the rock but I think I got it all lol

 

[tcamos]

Here's a good link about the different species of macro algae we tend to label bubble algae. http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-02/hcj/feature/

 

[zrogst]

Valonia makes a great nutrient export macro. Some people are even into the densely packed look like in OPs picture.