BUBBLE ALGAE HELP

[Mikeltee]

API algaefix, 1/3 of the cost and not produced by a garbage company

No, it will not. But it will knock it out in about 6-8 weeks of consistant dosing at 3 day intervals along with an initial large manual removal. Again, don't use that brand.

OP, check out my thread here, as I just went through this myself. You're fighting an uphill battle.

Amazing progress, but still having issues, (ID help and advice)

So, here's where I stand. My tank was overrun with dinos, cyano, and bubble algae. I do mean OVERRUN. Instead of rebooting like I initially intended, I settled on a treatment attempt first. Here's the tank day one, with so many dinos it's hard to see. Almost every single rock surface looked...

www.reef2reef.com

While every rock was not covered, I did have Bubble Algae pretty bad and it was gone 48 hours after dosing Vibrant as directed by the bottle.

 

[MariahP]

Ugh OP I’m having the same issue. I can’t get it to go away for the life of me. My tank is too small for a foxface or a tang and emerald crabs aren’t doing it. Let me know if you find something that helps!

 

[DanyL]

crush the bubble algae between your fingers to assert ur species dominance

and I mean that really. Just crush it all, it'll die off. That's what I did. There's no magical ratio to prevent bubble algae.

It’s not that it’ll die off, but it removes the factor that prevents most fish and cuc from eating it.

 

[pjr]

Vibrant recommends 8-12 weeks of dosing for bubble to disappear.

In my experience with the product in a SPS-dominated tank, the short term results look fine, but long term effects are a pain (e.g., cyno, hair, pod reduction).

 

[Tigerito]

Ah OK. So I will buy vibrant as well. I'll dose some vibrant, nopox, and get a foxface and scrub the algae. Try and hit it hard for a short time. See if I can't dissipate it down

 

[exnisstech]

Why is everyone hating vibrant?

It's my understanding from reading up on it it's because the company that marketed it just flat out lied about what was in vibrant.

 

[Tigerito]

It's my understanding from reading up on it it's because the company that marketed it just flat out lied about what was in vibrant.

I'm seeing it has killed sps, chaeto, and inverts and I have alot of all 3. So now I'm think just scrub the hell out of them, get as much as I can in the water column, get a fox face, and hit it with nopox

 

[gbroadbridge]

Ah OK. So I will buy vibrant as well. I'll dose some vibrant, nopox, and get a foxface and scrub the algae. Try and hit it hard for a short time. See if I can't dissipate it down

Buy API Algaefix instead, they are at least honest about the fact it is an algaecide.
I wouldn't support liars like the promoter of Vibrant.

FWIW I have used API algaefix and it did the job of controlling GHA for me and didn't harm anything in the tank.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hello all!
I'm back for some wisdom. After doing lots of research, the main suggestions for bubble algae were emerald crabs, skimmer, filtration, or chemicals (prefer not to use). A coral colony I purchased local had bubble algae on it and it has taken over my tank. For 3 months I have tried scraping, emerald crabs, decreased feeding etc. My nitrates are at 4 and phosphate nearly undetectable thanks to acarbon/phos reactor. Emerald crabs were trying to eat my high value sps which was a no go for me. Any idea would be greatly appreciated!

Take a small needle and have 3/8 tubing ready and attach to end of tubing with rubber band and pop each one and siphon at same time- You will have removed all spores and foreign material in area.
Had to do this in the past with birdsnest coral and was gone 100%.
Other option is to add pitho crabs or emerald crabs (which I do not trust) which will eat them

 

[Tigerito]

Take a small needle and have 3/8 tubing ready and attach to end of tubing with rubber band and pop each one and siphon at same time- You will have removed all spores and foreign material in area.
Had to do this in the past with birdsnest coral and was gone 100%.
Other option is to add pitho crabs or emerald crabs (which I do not trust) which will eat them

I don't trust them either, as I have watched them eat my SPS :/ is there maybe a video link for instruction on this? Having trouble visualizing the reference. Thought about scraping the heml out of them during the water change to help

 

[vetteguy53081]

I don't trust them either, as I have watched them eat my SPS :/ is there maybe a video link for instruction on this? Having trouble visualizing the reference. Thought about scraping the heml out of them during the water change to help

I dont have a video but simple rubberband a pin to air line tubing and start a siphon into bucket and as you poke each bubble, you can vacuum up the matter from the bubble. Scraping and siphon will also work

 

[Tigerito]

I dont have a video but simple rubberband a pin to air line tubing and start a siphon into bucket and as you poke each bubble, you can vacuum up the matter from the bubble. Scraping and siphon will also work

Tracking ok gotcha. I will try that tomorow, start hitting some nopox and make a swing at getting a foxface. Thankcyou all! I'll post updates here in coming weeks