please help tell me what this is!

[dieseldaisy]

I was wondering if anyone knows what this is? I have a lot of it all over my sump and some here and there in the dt on my koralias and such!

 

[dieseldaisy]

if you break them open slime comes out

 

[tent boy]

That is bubble algae. You don"t want to pop those as you are spreading the pores and will make the situation worse.

 

[dieseldaisy]

how do you get rid of it

 

[Jacwil]

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2240022&highlight=bubble+algae

One of many threads found through searching bubble algae/valonia.

 

[kingraham]

i have those all in my overflow but that seems to be the only place they accumulate.

 

[rssayer]

doesn't look like the bubble I'm used to seeing...flat sheet like or juice filled??

 

[tmz]

It's valonia,aka bubble algae or salior's eyeballs. It comes in lot's of flavors and shades of green and red. Some grows in colonies that look like mats ,but rarely ; most grow as single individuals or a few in a bunch.

 

[dieseldaisy]

how do I rid my tank of them??

 

[rssayer]

first off like most bubble algae types you do not want to pop them as this often reseeds others. instead find a natural grazer. If I'm not mistaken emrald crabs feed on bubble algaes.

 

[Jacwil]

how do I rid my tank of them??

Did you actually chk out any of the info in the thread I linked?

:beer:

 

[dieseldaisy]

I briefly skimmed it thanks

 

[mellokevt]

I have taken the tube from my siphon line and used the tube to create a better suction to pull them out of a tank before.

 

[windyridge]

We had a few, but once we got an emerald we never had them again.

 

[tmz]

how do I rid my tank of them??

Pull them out and lower nutrients. Clean up any detritus accumulations. Don't try to pop them but don't fret if you do during removal . Not all of them will put out spores.

 

[dieseldaisy]

I started doing that. thanks

 

[tmz]

You are welcome.

 

[Johnny C]

Emerald Crabs are your friend.