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May 13th, 2008, 05:22 PM
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Some type of Algae
So I have these little rubbery ball looking things attatched to my LR. I was able to get one loose and you are able to pop them(did this outside the tank). Im guessing it is some type of algae. Is there something i can put in there that will eat it, or how do I remove it? I posted a picture of it below. I also posted a picture of my starfish and my anenome. My tank looks a little cloudy because I just blew of my LR.
    Current Aquarium(s) Description: 29g Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 3 months 
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May 13th, 2008, 09:28 PM
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Re: Some type of Algae
looks like bubble algea
emerald crabs are supposed to eat it you are not supposed to pop it inside the tank i think your supposed to remove the rock and try to get the bubbles off with a knife without popping them from what ive read about it on the forums its a very agressive algea and can take over your tank if popped Current Aquarium(s) Description: 90 gallon, 30 gallon sump, nova extreme pro, Oceanic 72 gallon bowfront 20 gal sump, 10 gal fuge Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 7 months Other Intrests: collecting guitars, reefing, family time
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May 13th, 2008, 09:38 PM
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Re: Some type of Algae
Wow, that looks like an awful lot of powerheads for a 29 gal. Do the fish struggle against the current in the tank?
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May 13th, 2008, 09:39 PM
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Re: Some type of Algae
what kind of light is that on top of the tank (like how many watts of 10,000K and/or Actinic)?
Also, I just want to warn you in advance that the chocolate chip sea star you have there will feed on soft coral, clams and other sea stars and maybe feather dusters. So if you ever plan to get any thing like that you might want to ditch the chocolate chip star. I think it will be ok with your anemone though. Hopefully your lights are powerful enough for the anemone.
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May 13th, 2008, 10:18 PM
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Re: Some type of Algae
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Current Aquarium(s) Description: 29g Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 3 months
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May 13th, 2008, 10:23 PM
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 . Now I just have to figure out the best way to get rid of that algae. My LR is glued together.Current Aquarium(s) Description: 29g Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 3 months Last edited by adampw; May 13th, 2008 at 10:26 PM.
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May 13th, 2008, 11:09 PM
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Re: Some type of Algae
be carefull with that star it is a killer. i have had one that killed corals and then ate my blue linka star.
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May 13th, 2008, 11:13 PM
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Re: Some type of Algae
I would take the whole rock out and carefully remove the bubble algae in a 5 gallon bucket of RO or saltwater(preferred). Do your best to not break the bubbles in the tank or around the rock IMO
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May 13th, 2008, 11:18 PM
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Re: Some type of Algae
just takw it out and use a pair of tweezers and grab it at the base were it attatch to rock and pull it off. just be care full. i my self would not worry about keeping it under water since the rock will only be out of the water for a couple min. if you are going to keep it out of water for more then 5 or ten min than put it in some water.
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May 14th, 2008, 12:02 AM
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Re: Some type of Algae
My bad....from the picture it looked like there might have been 3 power heads. As for the light, I couldnt tell by the picture what you had exactly. That light should definetely do the trick. I am not a fan of sea stars other than brittle or serpent stars. I do however like the look of the blue linkia sea star though. But yeah, if you have bubble algae then maybe try doing what fatman says he does and get them loose and syphon them out of the tank with a syphon hose. In my 8+ years of reef/fowlr tanks I never really had much trouble with bubble algae. The ones that I do see are small ones on occassion and I just use a big turkey baster and suck em out. I dont have any emerald crabs in my tanks, but I will probably get some.
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