Identification Help

[Chitownpw]

Can anyone tell me what this is? At first, I thought it was just glue bubbling up but I'm not sure. It keeps growing...

 

[bob1968]

Bubble algae

 

[Chitownpw]

thanks - what is the treatment ?

 

[organism]

The treatment is finding out what is lowering your water quality and growing algae. Could be overfeeding, too long of a light cycle, ro filter or di media needing replacing... Those are usually the most common phosphate issues, but bubble algae is a hard one to get rid of. I keep it in control in my tank with vodka dosing.

 

[rfgonzo]

You can also take a pair of hemostats and pull the bubbles off, they have somewhat of a hard texture to them. I try not to pop them when removing um but OP don't care if they pop or not.

 

[Reef_Paddy]

I've found Emerald Crab effective against early breakouts. If you don't address early it will spread everywhere!

 

[whitepickle]

+1 on emeralds.