putter
Reefing newb
Thanks for taking the time to look, the little dark green bubble, what is it???? And what is it attatched to??
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stagofdoom
Phi Kappa Psi
booger??????
putter
Reefing newb
Thanks stagodoom, guess I can just pick it off and place the coral :)
stagofdoom
Phi Kappa Psi
lol I have never seen anything like that before.
daugherty
part time reefer
that looks like saliors eyes. it is an bubble alage. take it off try not to break it open. i do not know the real name for it or the top of my head.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
It is bubble algae. Carefully pull it off by hand (don't pop it).
RyanG
Reef enthusiast
What happens if you pop it? Noob question of the day.
reeffreak
Reef pro
Popping it will release the spores.Agreed,bubble algae and just remove it.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
It's also called valonia algae. Most emerald crabs love to eat it, in case you encounter some more later on down the road.
putter
Reefing newb
Thanks all, I did remove it, but popped it in the process :( found another bubble on one of the dusters as well, was able to remove it with out popping it. Spent over 4 hrs getting the new corals in the tank, man the time flys when I'm doing things with the tank! Only one coral that I am not sure for ID, will try to look it up later and see what it likes the best, it is the only one that has not opened up yet, the rest seem to be doing fine.
Alexander
Reef enthusiast
to prevent popping it in the future I find it best to pivot it back and fourth ever so slightly to break it away from the spot where its anchored to the rock
reeffreak
Reef pro
Good luck with them.
Post some pics of them when they get adjusted.
Post some pics of them when they get adjusted.
Bubble coral is best removed in conjunction with a water change. Insert drain hose completely over and around bubble and break it loose. If any bubbles are broken the shells and spores are sucked out with the water. Just clean hose and bucket with bleach water and air dry before reuse. I always seem to find ways to replace water in tanks. Whether cleaning out algae, detritus or nitrates water changes are cheap, easy and safe.
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putter
Reefing newb
I was lucky enough to spot the bubbles before placing the corals, when I broke the first bubble I simply removed that branch of the coral and carried on. The other bubble I was able to remove with no trouble at all.
