lviva003
Just Zoas
Hey everyone,
Pretty much I've read every discussion here about bubble algae and unfortunately I've had no success. My tank: I have a sumpless 36 gallon bowfront that has been running for more than a year and half. I have a tunze skimmer, brs mini reactor, auto top off, and a hydor canister filter. In the canister filter I also have running some blue chemi pure. All of the equipment is cleaned once a week along with a 35-40% water change. As far as flow in my tank, I have a gyre maxspect and 2 jebao pumps ( I like a lot of flow). Anyways, for the past 4-5 months the bubble algae issue has been going out of control. Every water change I'm siphoning tons of bubble algae that at times it has clogged the siphoning hose (pretty disgusting). I've also tried manual removal by taking the rock out, but that stresses the fish too much and I had a lost. Also, my rocks are pretty much glued to each other which makes taking them out even harder. I've also tried some emerald crabs, but those things didn't even touched them. My water params are : 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 0 phosphates (hannah), <5 for nitrates. Most of my corals are softies and lps and all of them are doing great. I have a reefbreeders led light that stays on for about 12 hours. Corals only get 4 hours of white lights, the rest of light period is blue light. I have 5 fish: 1 clownfish. 1 pygmy wrasse, 1 fathead anthias, 1 firefish, and 1 royal gramma. All of the fish are healthy, they are always out and swimming and eating. I feed half of P.E mysys cube a day (sometimes twice a day). There is no leftover food whatsoever. I also have a bunch of snails that keep spawning and crabs that eat anything except bubble algae. This bubble algae issue is discouraging me from this hobby that I've learned to care about. I just want to know if someone has any inputs or any more ideas that I can try because so far this bubble algae issue is winning the battle. Furthermore, bubble algae is the only algae I have in my tank.
Thanks!
Pretty much I've read every discussion here about bubble algae and unfortunately I've had no success. My tank: I have a sumpless 36 gallon bowfront that has been running for more than a year and half. I have a tunze skimmer, brs mini reactor, auto top off, and a hydor canister filter. In the canister filter I also have running some blue chemi pure. All of the equipment is cleaned once a week along with a 35-40% water change. As far as flow in my tank, I have a gyre maxspect and 2 jebao pumps ( I like a lot of flow). Anyways, for the past 4-5 months the bubble algae issue has been going out of control. Every water change I'm siphoning tons of bubble algae that at times it has clogged the siphoning hose (pretty disgusting). I've also tried manual removal by taking the rock out, but that stresses the fish too much and I had a lost. Also, my rocks are pretty much glued to each other which makes taking them out even harder. I've also tried some emerald crabs, but those things didn't even touched them. My water params are : 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 0 phosphates (hannah), <5 for nitrates. Most of my corals are softies and lps and all of them are doing great. I have a reefbreeders led light that stays on for about 12 hours. Corals only get 4 hours of white lights, the rest of light period is blue light. I have 5 fish: 1 clownfish. 1 pygmy wrasse, 1 fathead anthias, 1 firefish, and 1 royal gramma. All of the fish are healthy, they are always out and swimming and eating. I feed half of P.E mysys cube a day (sometimes twice a day). There is no leftover food whatsoever. I also have a bunch of snails that keep spawning and crabs that eat anything except bubble algae. This bubble algae issue is discouraging me from this hobby that I've learned to care about. I just want to know if someone has any inputs or any more ideas that I can try because so far this bubble algae issue is winning the battle. Furthermore, bubble algae is the only algae I have in my tank.
Thanks!
