Bubble algae secrets?

[phil bevilacqua]

My tank is clean phosphate at .01 3 tangs, skimmer, scrubber, and I have manually removed tons of it Lol. But it’s still around .. lol. Any secrets??? Thanks

 

[James M]

Emerald crabs work really good

 

[Rob Tisdell]

Adding emerald crabs fixed mine.... 3 weeks after adding them all of the bubble algae was gone.

 

[iTread]

Emeralds....my favorite CUC...destroys algae

 

[BigJim]

Vibrant works very well on bubble algae, but there is a high likelihood you will have a cyano outbreak after using it.

 

[Cory]

Foxface loves it

 

[BigJim]

Foxface loves it

My Magnificent Foxface doesn't touch it. My Desjardini Tang loved it, but he also loved to beat up my Copperband Butterflyfish. He had to go, so I used the Vibrant successfully. Then I used Chemiclean about a month later because the cyano was out of control.

 

[Lloyd Williams]

Vibrant works very well on bubble algae, but there is a high likelihood you will have a cyano outbreak after using it.

+120 on cyano outbreak

 

[phil bevilacqua]

I have heard emeralds eat coral too sometimes?

 

[HB AL]

My blonde naso loves it, I occasionally move a colony where he can't get to it and let him go to town on it.

 

[Rob Tisdell]

If they do, I've never experienced that

I have heard emeralds eat coral too sometimes?

 

[wesman42]

In my personal experience, you should NEVER add anything that has a track record of eating coral. Chances are you'll get one that eats all your acans simply because joe bob from the forums said they've never in a million years had it be a problem.

There really should be a disclaimer when buying blennies, wrasses, emerald crabs, peppermint shrimp etc.

 

[cromag27 Verified Sponsor]

i’ve used emerald crabs in the past. but like with most other things, it’s hit or miss.