bubble algae

  1. C

    Bubble Algae on Wave Makers!?

    I have two ReefWave 45s in my 70 gallon eShopps Mariner tank. We had a very small bubble algae outbreak a few months ago, but two emerald crabs made very quick work of that and haven't really seen any on the rockwork or anywhere else, except the wave makers. Is this normal? I guess the crabs...
  2. NicholasP

    Bubble algae on tridacna shell removal?

    Hello everyone, I recently noticed that one side of my giant clams shell has been 3/4 covered with bubble algae. Should i remove the rock with the clam in a bucket and scrape it off, or is there a better/safer way?
  3. C

    Bubble Algea popping up for the first time (6 months old tank)

    Introduced some new CUC and now getting my first bubble algea outbreak. I am reading that Emerald Crabs are best? This is in a 70g tank so not sure the foxface that i've read about is an option. It's not super bad yet so want to get ahead of it QUICKLY For future reference, did I introduce...
  4. colsons_critters

    These fish fixed my bubble algae problem!

    BUYING PREDATORY FISH for My SALTWATER AQUARIUM!!!
  5. C

    Eggs or algae ??

    I noticed these today… are they clownfish eggs or possible algae (like bubble)
  6. Flare

    Bubble Algae starting to take over 75G Reef tank

    Hello! About a month ago I was struggling with Dinos, but my tank bounced back and is doing so good now, noticeable coral growth. However, bubble algae has started to take over, some of which looks to be growing on top of some corals. I have been manually removing it about twice a week, using a...
  7. OberlinMichael

    Do Tuxedo urchins eat bubble algae?

    My seven month old tank is overrun with bubble algae. When I set up my 75 gal. tank I transferred two emerald crabs from my first tank, a 40 breeder. Since I didn't want my cute crabs to starve I put about four bubbles of bubble algae (I know, I know, huge mistake which I regret) in the tank...
  8. Bohemian Waxwing

    Adios bubble algae

    Pitho crab making quick work of bubble algae. They are the Michael Jordan of clean up crew members.
  9. jbonez_

    Sponge algae?

    Having a hard time identifying what this is growing on my rock scape? Possible bubble algae? Any insight would be great.
  10. W

    What type of algae am I dealing with hear?

    Hi all, I’m having this type of algae growing all over my tank, majority of it is growing on the sand bed. It doesn’t look like green hair algae to me, this stuff feels more rough..Please help!
  11. Lelegance

    I have way too much bubble algae. Help!

    i recently left for a month long vacaton, and when i got back there was bubble algae coating every surface in the tank exept the glass. My thinking is it happened because of the little ammount of bubble algae before i left and the auto feeder that i had overfeesing. I removed all the algae from...
  12. J

    Will bubble algae go away on its own or is it permanent without manual removal?

    TLDR: Does bubble algae go away on its own over time? Since the beginning of my reef I was plagued with, in different stages, hydroid jellyfish, pineapple sponges, flatworms, and cyanobacteria. All of which managed to completely go away over time. Even the cyanobacteria completely disappeared...
  13. SCH14

    Vibrant for bubble algae affecting corals?

    Hey everyone, I noticed my large Goni is receding and was wondering if this can be caused by Vibrant? Have horrible bubble algae on my 310g (emerald crab) won’t work since it’s all up and down the back wall and glass on one side.
  14. R

    White Chalky/Air Bubble film on Surface. Protein film? Minerals? Tiny single cell algae?

    Hi All, Posting this here I have a RSM130 and everything on it is all doing well touch wood. All happy inhabitants good parameters and I am in control of my parameters. I am right around the 2-3 week mark from initial startup. Have one thing that’s more of a nuisance it’s this chalky white...
  15. P

    Ripping out live rock

    Hey. Im wondering. Can i rip out all the live rock in My tank to clean and avoid a new cycle. My tank has been struggeling real bad, and now the rocks are just covered in buble alge. So What Im thinking is ripping them out, taking all the corals of, and clean the rocks one by one
  16. D&D Fishery

    Dosage of Vibrant for bubble algae?

    So I have been dosing vibrant for the past three weeks for my bubble algae. I don’t have a huge infestation, but enough and tough to reach places that manual removal just was not cutting it. I had done some research and decide to use vibrant however, I am seeing very mixed discussions when it...
  17. Joshua J

    How best to dip this rock and get rid of bubble algae, while also not killing my zoas ?

    I have this piece of rock, it is covered partially with zoas. They have been in my tank for some time, but what you can’t see is all the bubble algea all over this rock. It is starting to spread on the rock and affect the zoas. My question is. “Could I take this one rock out and do a hydrogen...
  18. AcanSweeper

    Bubble Algae, am I in for a lot of pain?!

    I started stocking my tank with some beginner corals. I have some GHA but nothing my CUC, fuge, and tang cant take care of. Everything has gone somewhat smoothly other than my mistakes(water on floor in various rooms smh). I recently got a frag of GSP which was doing well for fist couple weeks...
  19. T

    Help with algae

    Hi was hoping someone can help with identifying this algae? I’m having a little algae problem plan on getting more cuc this week. Got a little bubble algae but can identify the rest hoping for some help
  20. NEFFx

    Vibrant? w Carbon dosing and fallow on bubble algae

    So my tanks been fallow for nearly 2 months and I am having quite the noticeable bubble algae issue. I have been carbon dosing for 2 years and love it but I notice that some methods change a bit because of the added bacteria populations caused from carbon dosing. The issue and question is since...
  21. J

    What cause bubble algae to grow?

    I cleared 95% of the bubble algae from manual removal just to see it start to grow back! I’m on day 3 of reflux and I did 4x the dose. No noticeable progress so far . My cause bubble algae ?? So I can stop the source . My phosphate is .10 and my nitrate is .10
  22. Springroll

    Creating a bubble algae problem to get rid of dinos

    I'm thinking of popping this bubble algae that I have in my tank in hopes of it out competing the dinos that I have been trying to get rid of. I'm at the point where I dont have any money for a UV system and I don't want to use any temporary fixes. If this seems like a bad idea I will probably...
  23. santeeeyyy

    Bubble algae and Aipstasia CC

    Does anyone know any alternatives to an emerald crab?I am trying to avoid emerald crabs, I was wanna get a coral banded shrimp but I know peppermint shrimp would eat the Aipstasia, I bought a frag that had some of both on it, I didnt really think much at the time but now I know what aipstasia...
  24. J

    Build Thread A poor boy's reef. :)

    Hello R2R family. My name is Jimmy, I am from south south Texas. and I am a customer service supervisor for a global audio group. After years of working as a IT/Cable technician in the field on ladders with extreme heat here in South Texas, as well as attic work, I now work from home and I am...
  25. Sick_man

    Might quit because of Algae

    So i have a 33 gallon long tank that is about 2.5 years old and I have never been able to defeat algae. The tank is overrun with bubble algae and GHA. I'm even dosing Vibrant (algaecide) but nothing seems to be working. Almost every week I have to clean pumps because they get clogged up with...
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