Interesting Algea

[AmatureReefer]

Little bubble, like air bubble are sitting on top of my live sand, just started today and it is everywhere. Anyone else have this problem before. The bubbles are probably the size of a tear drop. Ill see in the moring if I can get a better pic.

 

[alexb518]

that is called bubble algae. don't pop them b/c it will spread the pores into your tank. simply remove what you can and toss it before it gets on your rocks, which will then be a pain to clean.

 

[drummereef]

A pic would definitely help. Hard to tell by the description alone.

 

[dippin61]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9588072#post9588072 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by alexb518
that is called bubble algae. don't pop them b/c it will spread the pores into your tank. simply remove what you can and toss it before it gets on your rocks, which will then be a pain to clean.

ya know.. i quite disagree with this.. IMO, more of a myth then anything. Sure if you pop them, they could spread, but they have to be at a certain point in their development to actually have spores.

then you hear people talk about getting emeralds to eat them.. well guess what, they POP them before they eat them.

my view is, take them out by hand when you can get them, and when you see them start to grow. Now, those spores have to make it through all my flow, through the sump, through my skimmer to find somewhere to settle and grow. well, if you dont take them out, they will just spread from their spot anyways.

you have a better chance of dwindling the numbers this way, then if you just left them.

 

[fareforce]

I would need a pic to be sure, but it could be bubble algee, or it could be your sdand bed doing it's job. It could just be gasses. Do they have any color to them? Do they ever float up to the top?