Bubble Algae

untamed · #1 07-05-2008, 05:11 AM

Do you think that you introduced it to your tank? I doubt it. It has probably always been there. Go back to what you were doing before and don't worry about it.

BigA · #2 07-05-2008, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by untamed

Do you think that you introduced it to your tank? I doubt it. It has probably always been there. Go back to what you were doing before and don't worry about it.

No I don't think I introduced it. I haven't put anything new in the tank in about a month or so. It was probably there, just never noticed.

Myka · #3 07-05-2008, 05:24 AM

My tank has had bubble algae since about the 2nd month. I haven't been able to completely be rid of it, but having pristine water conditions and dedicated manual removal during EVERY weekly waterchange is enough to keep it in check.

Bugsy · #4 07-05-2008, 06:08 AM

I had it a few years back and I removed it very carefully with a sharp knife. They say if you pop them they will spread in the tank, but I found them really easy to remove.

hummer · #5 07-05-2008, 06:46 AM

I had it once. Emerald crab cleaned it all up for me.

Chin_Lee · #6 07-05-2008, 05:18 PM

I had a bad infestation in my tanks (probably in excess of 1000 bubbles). I did three things to get rid of it:
- set up 40g refugium with GREEN macroalgaes (prolifera and Chaeto), red macro (gracilaria) and the lights are on 24/7
- sailfin tang
- rabbitfish

Emeralds didn't do anything for me - threw in 8 of them and they slowly died one by one. And unfortunately the last two fishes both usually get too big for most people's tanks.