May 2, 2020 #1 S stevethao Active Member View Badges Joined Feb 8, 2017 Messages 115 Reaction score 39 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Is this red bubble algae or a type of red caulerpa? Bottom of the rock.
May 2, 2020 #2 lapin 10K Club member View Badges Reef Squad Excellence Award Hospitality Award Joined Dec 16, 2017 Messages 10,811 Reaction score 17,966 Location Austin Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Bubble algae usually forms in a tight knit pattern.
May 2, 2020 #3 OP OP S stevethao Active Member View Badges Joined Feb 8, 2017 Messages 115 Reaction score 39 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 So you’re thinking it’s not bubble algae?
May 2, 2020 #4 lapin 10K Club member View Badges Reef Squad Excellence Award Hospitality Award Joined Dec 16, 2017 Messages 10,811 Reaction score 17,966 Location Austin Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Most types in our tanks look like this https://www.reef2reef.com/attachments/bubblealgae-jpg.544579/
May 4, 2020 #5 W waleedreef Active Member View Badges Joined Oct 28, 2019 Messages 166 Reaction score 42 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 bubble algae can be in green and red. get Emerald Crabs or Red sea sailfin tang can eat bubble algae. or you can remove the rock outside the tank and remove it manually, so it doesn't pop in the tank. Do not remove bubbles manually inside the tank.
bubble algae can be in green and red. get Emerald Crabs or Red sea sailfin tang can eat bubble algae. or you can remove the rock outside the tank and remove it manually, so it doesn't pop in the tank. Do not remove bubbles manually inside the tank.
May 4, 2020 #6 jack_aubry Active Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Oct 8, 2017 Messages 173 Reaction score 307 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 several red algal spp. look similar to that some of them are quite pretty. If it were me I would leave it and see what it does, but it might turn out to be a pest so it is a gamble.
several red algal spp. look similar to that some of them are quite pretty. If it were me I would leave it and see what it does, but it might turn out to be a pest so it is a gamble.
May 4, 2020 #7 OP OP S stevethao Active Member View Badges Joined Feb 8, 2017 Messages 115 Reaction score 39 Rating - 0% 0 0 0 I also thought it was some type of macro, but decided to just pull the rock and scrub that area. Thanks you guys.
I also thought it was some type of macro, but decided to just pull the rock and scrub that area. Thanks you guys.