Green bubble algae

[Enigma]

I had to remove one bubble.

I pulled the (so small it fit in a coffee cup) rock, plucked off the bubble (rupturing it in the process) and then set the rock in a mixture of 1:10 hydrogen peroxide to saltwater for 10 minutes to kill any spores.

That was four weeks, or so, ago. I haven't seen any others since then, but I think the time span is too short to know if it truly worked or not.

[emerald crab]

They're difficult to fight, if you have them just on a small rock, kill the rock. I had to learn to live with them.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by emerald crab

They're difficult to fight, if you have them just on a small rock, kill the rock. I had to learn to live with them.

dumb question but.....have you tried emerald crabs???

[daplatapus]

+1 for emerald crabs. Eats any that ever pop up in my tanks.

[Coralgurl]

Well I got lucky, it's easier to see when the lights are dim, it was on the side of a dead coral, so out it came. Good to know about the crabs if any more show up! Thanks

[emerald crab]

Yes I did. They eat them, but they rip them open and spread the spores. Foxface rabitfish eats them, but not in quantities. In other words they don't make a dent in population. Tuxedo urchins won't touch them as long as you have coraline algae in your tank.
They need very little light and very little nutrients: nitrates not detectable, phosphates 0 (hanna colorimeter).

[FWC]

My tank has lots

I read somewhere that algaefix marine will keep the spores from growing if the bubble is popped ,so I might start dosing that for a week and then go to town popping bubbles. Hopefully with continued dosing for a while after will kill all the spores and no more bubble algae !!

[emerald crab]

Or you can learn to live with them like I did.

[reefwars]

a sharp razor blade can also cut them off without popping them