Hard green alge bibbles.

[jasdavis09]

My tank is being over ran ny these hard green bubbles I can remove them by hand but they just return. What Can I do. As of right now I dont have my watter perameters. How ever just last week the lfs told me my watter was "perfect" I dont use tap watter I buy my watter from the lfs both salt and fresh, to top off with. PLease help and thanx in advance

 

[drummereef]

Sounds like bubble algae. Manually remove them, but try not to pop the bubbles when doing so. Bubble algae can be a pain. What do your nitrates and phosphates test?

 

[jer77]

The only way to remove these is by hand. Make sure you don't burst the bubbles or else they will reproduce. I'd add some more water motion also to help. Phosphates can also be a cause.

 

[jasdavis09]

Is there anything that eats them?

 

[drummereef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9782441#post9782441 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by drummereef
What do your nitrates and phosphates test?

^^^

 

[gistsc]

I had bubble algae, not a bad case and my Emerald Crab made short work of it. I was concerned that when he ate it he was tearing it open. As of 4 weeks of date he was put in the tank, I have no algae of any kind. He also ate all the hair algae.

 

[Southern Boy]

Emerald crab did it for me too!

 

[Crimthann]

I've got two Emeralds in my tank and they hardly ever eat my bubble algae. I've been pulling them out by hand to keep it under control. Maybe mine are just anorexic..

 

[gistsc]

Maybe to much to eat in your tank. I worry now that all my algae is gone that my Emerald my not fare well. I do see him eating coraline algae now. Luckly not to the extent that it is disappearing.

 

[kes_reef]

Yeah, I would manually remove them without busting the bubbles to prevent any spores from spreading.