bubble algae

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.

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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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...

Hi, I just discovered what I think it bubble algae on a new bubble coral I just purchased. It is right on the tip of its skeleton, which I noticed at night while the coral was closed up. Is it safe to clip off the edge of the skeleton with bone cutters to remove it all together or should I...

In October of 2021, I set up 2 saltwater aquariums. One of the aquariums is a 29 gallon "mixed reef" tank and the other is a 10 gallon "coral quarantine" tank. I started each aquarium with dry rock from my local fish store. After researching, I came to the conclusion that I would cycle the...

Hello everybody. I haven't been on here for a while and that will also show with my tank. I have had the bubble algae issue for a long time. Probably 1 year with the aiptasia issue. I would go in and remove as much bubble algae and pulsing xenia as I could and I would forget about the tank again...

Moving from CA to TX and stopping for a week in Vegas. I have a 20 gallon that’s been running for almost two years. Fighting bubble algea and aiptasia. Thoughts on tossing the sand and drying out the rock? Would the water be fine sitting in jugs for two weeks before the tank is up and running...

I've started seeing these bubble-like algae in my reef. The tank's been running for approximately 10 months; 20 Gallon w/ mixed corals and a clownfish. I've had bubble algae in the past, and this doesn't seem to be the same - it more seems like the algae are growing over air bubbles. I've tried...

I noticed two of the frags I added to my tank about a month ago are growing bubble algae. What's the best solution here? Should I take the frags out, remove all algae, and rinse off with tank water? Does that risk spores? Or could I cover it with some super glue and hope that stops things? Or...

I have a Fiji 39 gallon peninsula. Love the tank, all of my parameters have been decent (ive had it for about 10 months now). I have had torches successfully and got a lot of coralline algae growing which is super exciting. I Unfortunately, I let a pest problem go too long. I had a lot of rock...

Hey guys, I've had my tank almost a year and all my parameters are fantastic, corals and fish doing great. The issue is the insane bubble algae problem and aptasias i have. A friend recommended to just het new rock but... i have so much rock in my set up i dont wanna ruin it. What do you think...

Bubble algae issue is getting way out of hand, I’ve got 6 emerald crabs in a 50 g display (90g system) and they haven’t made a dent. Manual removal isn’t really an option most of the rock work is covered in coral or fused together with putty making it way too large to pull out. I try to scrape...

Hi! I bought a new Ricordea Florida (green) a few weeks ago & noticed some transparant bubbles on the side of the plug. At first I thought it was new growth, but am starting to wonder if it’s bubble algae instead. Does anyone know what it is?

Algae Anxiety

A few months ago my lfs convinced me to buy some live rock to speed up my cycle. It was a huge mistake. First, I got GHA. Next, I saw an aiptasia coming out of the rock. They sold me some F-Aptasia to get rid of it. It worked. The next day I saw multiple aphasia coming out of the rock along...