EliWhitney314
Phish Head
What should I do? There are 3 really small green balloons on my rock, I assume it is bubble algea. I know if I pop it that it will spread, so how do I get rid of it?
Well I think I have bubble algea
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XxKnuckleheadxX
Reef enthusiast
if you can pull the rock out of the tank and pluck them off without popping them.
or you can try and get emerald crabs to eat it up. or just really carefully pluck them out in your tank without popping them.
if you pop them it will release all the spores.
or you can try and get emerald crabs to eat it up. or just really carefully pluck them out in your tank without popping them.
if you pop them it will release all the spores.
dcantucson
Reef pro
Scrap them off while doing a water change. Put the hose right down on it and then scrap it off while siphoning it out.
EliWhitney314
Phish Head
Then I will just wait until I get my cuc.
AdeptMrSniffles
I have a Blue Thumb
It's nearly impossible to get the bubbles off WITHOUT popping them. I just took a frag out of my tank cuz there were 3. I just plucked them off then scrubbed the piece with a toothbrush. Seems to work for me, I've had the same problem on another piece before.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
The bubbles are attached by little tendrils. If you can pull them off by the tendrils instead of by the bubbles themselves, you won't pop them. You can use tweezers to grab the tendrils.
SeaBee
Ha Ha Thats Funny!
My emerald crab eats them.....
daugherty
part time reefer
grab it and rock it back and forth until it lets go and pull it out
dcantucson
Reef pro
Eli
Grab it and rock it back and forth until it lets go and pull it out
and then pop it in between your teeth like a pea. Mumm tasty! :mrgreen:
Grab it and rock it back and forth until it lets go and pull it out
and then pop it in between your teeth like a pea. Mumm tasty! :mrgreen:
NorthantsBoy
Reefing newb
Ted
Living one day at a time
Well sorry to say I saw some bubble algae today also. I went to get a emerald crab but the lfs didn't have any. :grumble:
Bifferwine
I am a girl
You can pull them off by hand pretty easily, especially if there are only a few of them.
ZOOT098
Reefing newb
Hi all
Havnt been around for a while
Just my humble opinion on Emeralds
they dont exactly hunt down bubble algea
if they find it they will eat it
I had some in my tank, got three emeralds
They have yet to even come close to it
Havnt been around for a while
Just my humble opinion on Emeralds
they dont exactly hunt down bubble algea
if they find it they will eat it
I had some in my tank, got three emeralds
They have yet to even come close to it
puttycat
Reefing newb
Just take a sharp screw driver and chip it off the rock while siphoning water to suck it up as it is pulled off. It will leave a bald spot on the rock but the bubble shouldn't break.
