Eggs or Algea

[Flo5777]

Morning All!

Welcome to Friday. The sun has started to shine in the UK!

I found these bubbles on my power head. I’ve noticed a lot of snail activity there in the last few days.

Are they eggs or the dreaded bubble algae. The rest of the tank appears without them.

Many thanks!

 

[Daenion]

Those are bubble algae.

They are not too bad but an eyesore. They can spread fast and there aren’t too many cuc or fish that eat them.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Morning All!

Welcome to Friday. The sun has started to shine in the UK!

I found these bubbles on my power head. I’ve noticed a lot of snail activity there in the last few days.

Are they eggs or the dreaded bubble algae. The rest of the tank appears without them.

Many thanks!

Its bubble algae also known as velonia and while an eyesore are harmless. If in the tank as well, take a small needle and have 3/8 tubing ready and attach to end of tubing with rubber band and pop each one and siphon at same time- You will have removed all spores and foreign material in area.
Had to do this in the past with birdsnest coral and was gone 100%.
Other option is to add pitho crabs or emerald crabs (which I do not trust) which will eat them

 

[Flo5777]

Thanks for the advise. There are a couple of emerald crabs in there, but they wouldn't go that high in the tank. Might explain why its not anywhere else in the tank.
I've had a cleaner shrimp mysteriously disappear recently so you might be right not to trust them.