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I emailed John @reefcleaners late last night about my emerald crabs as well as the health of a couple animals in that shipment. It was more of an inquiry than anything and I wasn't expecting much because of how long it had been. He replied within minutes. Asked for some photos of my tank. When I woke up this morning I had a notice from PayPal that I had received a deposit from Reef cleaners.I had no luck with emeralds eating the bubble algae, until I started ordering them from @reefcleaners
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Thanks for taking some time to pitch in. Everything helps me piece the puzzle together and hopefully it will help someone else later on. Were you able to completely eradicate it? I am a big fan of ATS and am totally willing to go there.In a previous tank Ive had emerald crabs and although they take out the algae, remember they pop the bubbles and spores flow to come back later with a vengeance.
In my current set up, Ive noticed if I run my ATS longer than normal, and my nitrates dip below 1ppm, bubble algae shrinks and dissapears. IMO the only way to get it off the system is to reduce what they feed on, but to very low levels.
Best way to fight algae is through competition using other types of algae. Chaeto can work too im sure, but Ive never had luck with it long term. The algae that grows in ATS are some gnarly aggressive type ones that outcompetes anything out there as long as you give it enough light. Any mechanical removal will just be a band aid solution.
Out of all pests, bubble algae is the one I hate most. My tank is about a year old now and I promised would quarantine corals to avoid getting bubble algae in. I got a large zoa frag and it had some bubbles under the polyps so I couldn't see. 3 to 4 months later I saw them pop up in three spots in the tank.Thanks for taking some time to pitch in. Everything helps me piece the puzzle together and hopefully it will help someone else later on. Were you able to completely eradicate it? I am a big fan of ATS and am totally willing to go there.
Right now I am waiting for my LFS to get me a fox face. One las try with herbivores.
I light my fuge with 150 watt pink (dope grower) LED. Cheato is the majority of my algae. I also grow Ulva and what looks like Derbesia in the branching stage. I have been told that is what a lot of people call GHA.
I was really leaning toward the idea that the bubbles might be Derbesia rather than Valonia and that even when they are almost gone in the display that they were healthy and living in the sump in the non bubble form. It has been keeping me away from the ATS, but I guess it wouldn't hurt to build one and stick it on. I am not educated with algae enough to tell what I am growing for sure. I am planning to try treating a sample rock with fluconazole and see if that kills it.
I am a little hesitant to keep my nutrients low for a long term because I see a pretty negative impact on my SPS when it gets too close to zero. Right now my po4 is really high and I think that is what caused the bubble growth that made me start this thread.
Thanks again. It really helps me to hear what has worked for people.
Great feedback. I really appreciate it. Thanks for the detail.Out of all pests, bubble algae is the one I hate most. My tank is about a year old now and I promised would quarantine corals to avoid getting bubble algae in. I got a large zoa frag and it had some bubbles under the polyps so I couldn't see. 3 to 4 months later I saw them pop up in three spots in the tank.
I didnt try removing them because they were inside a rock crevice. I was running my ATS 8 hrs a night, so I extended lighting there to 10 then 12 hours and slowly brought down my nitrates from 4ppm to 0.5
I looked at those bubbles every day and noticed they became smaller and vanished. This was around 4 months ago, never saw them again. I slowly reduced the lighting schedule in the ats and my no3 came back to 4ppm.
I also keep mainly sps, and if you go a few months low nutrients it should be fine. Dose a bit of aminos and watch them closely.
I have a foxface and it didnt seem to have interest for BA when they were in my tank. It is a hit or miss as fish can be so different one from another.
Good luck and keep us posted
works for bubble algae?Aptasia X. It works.