Bubble algae!

[Diesel]

Ok, bubble algae what to do to destroy/get rit of it.
This is a fully stocked 202 gallon tank, LPS, SPS and zoa's.

 

[chrissreef]

I heard some rabbitfish may work... or that fox face that's all yellow w/ a black/white head. I've never tried. I put 2 emerald crabs in my 75g and vacum out bubbles every week. the crabs seem to eat it but I'll need at least 3-4 more for them to win the battle without my weekly siphoning. Good luck!

 

[RichieT]

Emeralds do eat the bubble algae. The only problem with that is they have to pop the bubbles to eat it which further spreads the spores throughout the tank. It's going to be tough to manually remove it in that large of a tank but the combination of you and the crabs is probably the best bet

 

[Zack]

Bubble algae sucks, I've been trying hard to keep it out of my new tank. 5 months and still none, I'm gonna keep my fingers crossed!

 

[gar732]

Manual removal with a few emeralds to pick at what's left is probably your best bet.

 

[PaulKreider]

An army of emerald crabs! at least 30, 4 of them got rid of all the bubble algae within a month in my 55! Theyre workaholics!

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Honestly I have always done this and it worked for me. It is contrary to popular belief but I pop as many as I can find/see. I then ad Emeralds to get the rest and any new ones growing.

At this very moment I have ZERO bubble algae.

 

[Davesgt]

+1 on rev I went on a popping spree and followed with a good water change and never saw anymore since!

 

[Zack]

I may try that on my frag tank, it will at least be fun! Kinda like popping bubble wrap!

 

[SloppyJ]

Manual removal worked on my small tank.

 

[Diesel]

Thanks guys so popping and crabbing is the key here.
My bubbles are still small and I saw small groups of 5/6 of them.
Maybe the total bubble count on 50 or so.
Will order some crabbies for the job.

 

[RichieT]

Try not to pop them. You can usually wiggle them free without popping them. If you only have 50 bubbles right now just get in there and get them with your hand. I've literally had 1000s of them. That's when you need the crabs