Green Bubble algae

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A. Henin

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Helle, Have a green bubble algae problem. Thousands of them invaded my 300 G tank. I have mainly softies and few tangs (Yellow, Purple), angels, and one copperband Butterfly. Nobody seems to have a taste for these ugly things.. My rocks are covered by them, and I am loosing my coralline algae. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.
 
Manual removal is pretty much the only way to get rid of it. Cut your siphon hose on a 45 degree angle to give it a point and use the pointy part to scrape the bubbles off the rocks and out of cracks/crevices. Not many other options. You could throw as many emerald crabs as you want in there but it's hit or miss and 300 gallons is quite a bit of room.
 
You could also get a GFO and run it like crazy. Forgot about that. Strip the nitrates/phosphates and reduce feedings and you can probably get it to die off between less feedings and cranking a GFO/Skimmer.
 
Well, They are not black. some may be dark green. Some are oval, some are spherical, and both grow in bunches, in thousands...
 
I was hoping that there is a Tang that have a taste for these things. Manual removal will be a pain in the .... Boy, First the Aiptasia, and now this.....
 
post a pic for a positive ID..
Then work on reducing nutrient levels and manually remove what you can..

100 emeralds in a tank? really?
 
Will post pics as soon as I can. Yes, mcgyvr, 100 emeralds. May be even more. I keep adding emeralds from reeftopia.com, hoping that at least a few will do the job, with no avail.. It is a about 20 years old, big tank with a lot of rocks and corals.
 
Let me save you some big bucks on emaralds crabs, I had the the little green buggers by the thousands and I was using Algaefix by API and they just started to dislodge by themselves and would clog my powerheads, now I do not have any. So try Algaefix, manual remove and the emarald crabs that should do the trick.
 
Red Sea Desdarjine tang, im not too sure of my spelling though.
Mine eats them after i scrape them free from the rocks. He also picks them off here and there but will always eat them if they float by.
 
I got control of it in my tank using a piece vinyl tubing with a filter sock tied around the end. Just drop the filter sock into the sump and suck away. The first time I did it, I had to stop to empty the sock.
 
My lfs was kind enough to give me some with a frag purchase for no charge. Every week I pick off a few in an attempt to keep them localized.
 
Hello, moondoggy4, I did a very quick search for it, what I found is that it is for ponds. Is it safe for my reef? I hate to kill harm my corals. Did it hurt your coralline algae? Is there a reef safe product of this? Thanks.
 
Hello, UTCReefer, I will try the Desjardini However, it will be pushing it a little since I already have 8 tangs, 6 yellows, one purple, and one kole. They have been together for over 6 years now, since they were babies, and they get along well, except sometimes........, So adding another one now, will have to be very, very carefully. Wish me luck...
 
Hello, billdgg, for over 25 years, I read about "siphon" or "sukking away" things from the tank using a "vinyl tubing". I really never new how do you do that.... Your advice is promising, if I knew how to do that. If you would be so kind and explain it to me, I am willing to learn, and will be appreciative to you. If I could do that without the use of chemicals or adding a new tang to be (most likely) killed....... Would be GREAT....... Thanks buddy.
 
Thanks, moondoggy4, I just placed an order for the marine algaefix. I hope it works. Thank you, Sir.

I am also searching for a large Desjardini, as per UTCReefer's advice, . I am trying to get the largest one I can found so it may survive the Hell I am about to put it in.......

The manual removing is not practical for me. Large tank full of rockwork, and corals. It will be almost impossible to reach every nooks and cranny in this old reef. Not sure how all this started. All it takes is a little frag from a "trusty" friend, and before you know it, Baaaaam! you are in trouble. I hope Aiptasia will not be next...
 
Whatever you do, try not to pop them when performing manual removal. They will release spores, that will cause new bubbles to grow.
 
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