Heya!
In the ongoing battle against bubble algae, I watch the tank incredibly carefully and remove the algae as soon as I see any but I must apparently suck at it because I’m never able to remove it without popping some of the bubbles. Yesterday, I got frustrated enough that I just scraped the hell out of the rock and scooped the remnants out with a fishnet. I also replaced my filter floss after about an hour in the hope I caught everything.
Number 1: How stupid is the above eradication method? I hear horror stories about “popping the bubbles” but in tight corners, cracks and crevices, this seems like an aspirational goal at best.
Number 2: If you are able to remove your bubbles without popping them, what are your creative ways of doing it, particularly when the bubbles are wedged in cracks and crevices.
Number 3: I have a relatively small tank (Reefer 250). How do you folks with larger tanks deal with bubble algae? I would imagine you could get large colonies in nooks and crannies before ever even noticing it.
Thanks!
Denise
In the ongoing battle against bubble algae, I watch the tank incredibly carefully and remove the algae as soon as I see any but I must apparently suck at it because I’m never able to remove it without popping some of the bubbles. Yesterday, I got frustrated enough that I just scraped the hell out of the rock and scooped the remnants out with a fishnet. I also replaced my filter floss after about an hour in the hope I caught everything.
Number 1: How stupid is the above eradication method? I hear horror stories about “popping the bubbles” but in tight corners, cracks and crevices, this seems like an aspirational goal at best.
Number 2: If you are able to remove your bubbles without popping them, what are your creative ways of doing it, particularly when the bubbles are wedged in cracks and crevices.
Number 3: I have a relatively small tank (Reefer 250). How do you folks with larger tanks deal with bubble algae? I would imagine you could get large colonies in nooks and crannies before ever even noticing it.
Thanks!
Denise
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