Bubble algae removal recipe

Acro · Sep 10, 2014

I remember seeing not long ago someone post a recipe that you spray on bubble algae that kills it. Not sure who it was, but I have not been able to find it!!

I've been battling bubble algae for a bit now and it will help greatly!

Thanks

Randy Holmes-Farley · Sep 10, 2014

Spray under water, or after taking a rock out?

Acro · Sep 10, 2014

It was an underwater spray, maybe you posted it up on RC?

Randy Holmes-Farley · Sep 10, 2014

I know people have injected them with things to kill them, but I've not seen a spray for in tank use.

revhtree · Sep 10, 2014

I just pop them and add emerald crabs and I have always wiped them out. People say don't pop them, but an emerald crab has to pop it to eat it right?

Randy Holmes-Farley · Sep 10, 2014

revhtree said:
I just pop them and add emerald crabs and I have always wiped them out. People say don't pop them, but an emerald crab has to pop it to eat it right?

Unless the crab is really big!

FWIW, I think my foxface eats them. I have some in my refugia but not my main tank.

revhtree · Sep 10, 2014

You think he chews with his mouth closed?? HAHAHA!

Acro · Sep 10, 2014

mixture of 5-10% NaOH solution
dissolve 10gram of NaOH (Caustic Soda) into 100ml of Osmosis Water.

shut down all streamers
use a 1ml injection needle to dose it into the algae, let it work for 10 minutes .
than turn on the streamer again.
work clean and precise, don't waste it on corals, because they will be affected by it.

This is what I was talking about

Randy Holmes-Farley · Sep 10, 2014

OK, so an injection. I can see that or other materials (such as a calcium hydroxide slurry) that people use for aiptasia working fine.

Be warned that it will boost pH and alkalinity, so don't use too much at once.

Acro · Sep 10, 2014

Yes here's a picture from the post

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Acro · Sep 10, 2014

Credit to glennf btw

racin2438 · Sep 10, 2014

We put a siphon hose right on and probe it and suck out its fluid and suck off the the sailor bubbles......

Seems to work good for us..

Acro · Sep 10, 2014

That would work for me if they weren't in the worst spots possible. I'm resorting to the method above simply did the fact it's all I have left besides taken them out of the tank which is a definite no pol

Rick Reefer · Sep 13, 2014

foxface they are the beast of rock cleaning

revhtree · Sep 13, 2014

Foxface fish work very well but they will also feast on your zoas!

Randy Holmes-Farley · Sep 14, 2014

revhtree said:
Foxface fish work very well but they will also feast on your zoas!

I only have a few zoos, but I've not noticed my one spot foxface eat them.

revhtree · Sep 14, 2014

Really? Hmmm...what type do you have? My local buddy had one that devoured them! I guess it's like any fish, you never know.

Randy Holmes-Farley · Sep 15, 2014

It is a One Spot Foxface (Siganus unimaculatus), and I do bring it a big bunch of macroalgae from my refugia about once a week for it. It also eats the meaty foods I feed all the fish (like shrimp). It's actually the biggest pig in the tank. :lol:.

If he didn't eat these things, he might well go after things that I didn't want him to eat.