Bubble on calaustrea

[JerryThomas]

Maybe valonia algae? How can i fix it?

 

[sebastiaan1985]

Pretty sure it is Valonia.
Emerald crab should take care of that fairly quickly, depending on the size of your tank you can get a few (I had 3 in a 40Gal)

 

[JerryThomas]

Thanks sebastian but i prefer not to buy a crab...maybe just take the coral outside my tank and remove the algae?

 

[sebastiaan1985]

Thanks sebastian but i prefer not to buy a crab...maybe just take the coral outside my tank and remove the algae?

This can be done, just make sure you don't burst one of these in your tank and rinse the coral really well before putting it back in the tank.

 

[DED65]

Emerald crabs wouldn't touch mine. You can remove it, wait and see if any has spread. If so, there is another way. I'll admit mine was a much more severe outbreak and Vibrant took it out. My tank has been bubble free for about 5 months. Check out the Vibrant thread on here.

 

[sebastiaan1985]

Some Emeralds refuse to eat it, combination of 3 emeralds and a foxface did the trick for me after a severe outbreak, if you prefer a more natural approach.

 

[JerryThomas]

I just took it off by pulling the coral out of the water, one broke but I brushed a bit on the base and rinsed with aquarium water, now I put it back in the tank

 

[Zack K]

Fish that have been known to eat bubble algae are Sailfin tang and Foxface. Although what you did should have irraticated your problem