I have some bubble looking algea forming on the wall of my 60 gallon tank that has been established 7 months. This algea is perfect round boobles about 1/4 of a cm in diameter. That is what I think they are and they are green to clear. Are these things bad and how did they start showing up.
Bubble algea
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sir_dudeguy
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They started showing up by being introduced on one of your rocks/corals. Are they bad??? Not really, but they look ugly...they dont really do anything though. I've got a couple, but as long as they're not growing fast/spreading, i'm not touching them.
Do not pop them, that will just spread them (i found that one out!)
Are they in a place that an emerald crab could get to? If they are, i'd suggest a small emerald
Do not pop them, that will just spread them (i found that one out!)
Are they in a place that an emerald crab could get to? If they are, i'd suggest a small emerald
chrisqueenz
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I agree with sir dudeguy, if an emerald can get to them then let him take care of it..
JPagliai
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Personally, I'd get rid of them before they multiply. I had a small patch in my tank and I left it alone. Eventually, it multiplied in that area and one day, an accidental bump broke the patch open and my tank was infested. I got an emerald crab, but he just made it worse. They break open the balls and eat the contents, but spores get released all over the tank. Eventually, I had to pull the liverock and scrub it down. Since it's on the glass of your tank, take the tube from your siphon hose, start a siphon into a bucket, and gently scrape the bubbles off the tank wall with the hose. Hopefully, the siphon will remove the bubble algae spores and all.
sir_dudeguy
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2 small emeralds has made all the difference in my 40. I've always got 1 or 2 here and there since you'll never get rid of them all, but they keep them really in check. If they're on the glass...they should be a bit easier to remove, so do try that
bigsittingrock
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Any thing else take care of this stuff. I have had an emerald for several months and the bubles are starting to show up every where. A friend use to have them and they would smother out coral eventualy and he had a naso that ate it all up. I was wondering if any one else had a solution to this besides more emeralds?
