bubble algae

pastina · 03-16-2006, 06:26 PM

i like it, i pretend its a bubble coral

what is so bad about bubble algae though? does it do harm?
i purchased some corals awhile ago and its on the live rock that the corals came on
i find it decorative so can i leave it?

ski1297 · 03-16-2006, 06:50 PM

Just like hair algae it can grow on coral and kill it. I had some and it just went away after time. You can pull it off the rock if you do not like it. Or if you like it just keep an eye on it.

Loverotties · 03-16-2006, 08:09 PM

Man you got to get it out before it gets everything else out!

Petunia · 03-16-2006, 09:02 PM

I use to have it... 'Neptune' takes care it for me. (emerald crab)

dobejazz · 03-16-2006, 09:50 PM

It can quickly reach plague proportions

I have a few bubbles in my 5.5 and so far no problems but be ready to aggressively start removing it if it really starts to spread

hng · 03-16-2006, 09:57 PM

Get rid of it ASAP!!!!

I had some bubble algae in my first tank and thought it was really cool until it started popping up everywhere. Long story short, it helped destroy a reef tank that had been doing very well for 4 years. I eventually had to take the tank apart. 5 years later, I'm just now putting together another tank.

pastina · 03-16-2006, 10:19 PM

well since it didnt start in my tank it came from the corals live rock at the reef store maybe it wont like my tank and die? lol
i like the idea of an emerald crab, i can use a new critter to play with

hng · 03-16-2006, 10:34 PM

If you try to remove it manually, they kinda pop off of the rocks. Just be real careful not to let them burst in the tank, the spores are in the fluid inside the bubbles. I also had tried to get some emerald crabs to eat the bubble algae but they couldn't keep up with it