Bubble Algea

BusyB · Oct 12, 2019

Hello reefers, i have a mild outbreak of bubble algea in my frag tank. I have been manually removing it, but the battle doesn't end. Is there a fish or invert that i can add to my tank to eat this problem away? If not, what's the best way to fix this issue?

tehmadreefer · Oct 12, 2019

No real fix, unfortunately one it takes hold. Either live with it or start over.

Omgitsjoe · Oct 12, 2019

BusyB said:
Hello reefers, i have a mild outbreak of bubble algea in my frag tank. I have been manually removing it, but the battle doesn't end. Is there a fish or invert that i can add to my tank to eat this problem away? If not, what's the best way to fix this issue?

Emerald crabs should do the trick!

tehmadreefer · Oct 12, 2019

Omgitsjoe said:
Emerald crabs should do the trick!

Very very hit or miss even with all females

Omgitsjoe · Oct 12, 2019

tehmadreefer said:
Very very hit or miss even with all females

True but id rather take a miss of $7 or $8 for a emerald crab than to start over lol.... But yes you are right

BusyB · Oct 12, 2019

Omgitsjoe said:
Emerald crabs should do the trick!

I will pick up a few with high hopes, at least 5. If it doesn't work out, they are definitely fun to watch.

tehmadreefer · Oct 12, 2019

BusyB said:
I will pick up a few with high hopes, at least 5. If it doesn't work out, they are definitely fun to watch.

Watch your soft and LPs corals as well. They will eat em.

Bramzor · Oct 12, 2019

Remove most of them manually when doing a small water change because when they pop, they basically spread.
Combine that with emeralds. I had a crab and bubble algae and all are gone now.

BusyB · Oct 12, 2019

tehmadreefer said:
Watch your soft and LPs corals as well. They will eat em.

I have a couple chalices but no softies. I feel good about adding a few

tehmadreefer · Oct 12, 2019

BusyB said:
I have a couple chalices but no softies. I feel good about adding a few

Lol good luck!

Vinman · Oct 12, 2019

Good size fox face will devour bubble algea

Jason boles · Oct 12, 2019

I had a small outbreak and used vibrant and it got rid of it all. Didn’t work as well on the green hair algae but it did help with that as well.

CCK_8814 · Oct 15, 2019

Depending on the size of the bubbles a foxface or rabbit fish often times will eat them along with some tangs.

BusyB · Oct 16, 2019

Jason boles said:
I had a small outbreak and used vibrant and it got rid of it all. Didn’t work as well on the green hair algae but it did help with that as well.

I bought a bottle of vibrant months ago and i have been nervous to use it on my sps dominate system. Did you see any negitive effects from using Vibrant?

tehmadreefer · Oct 16, 2019

BusyB said:
I bought a bottle of vibrant months ago and i have been nervous to use it on my sps dominate system. Did you see any negitive effects from using Vibrant?

I am.currently using it and the few sps frags i have it did not effect, however my zoas melted.

ScottB · Oct 16, 2019

I did have luck with emeralds on bubble in my DT but it did take some time. I kept 4-5 in there at a time. It is hit/miss though.

Keep an eye out on your overflow too. Bubbles liked to hide in there where the light gets through.

jlts21 · Oct 16, 2019

tehmadreefer said:
I am.currently using it and the few sps frags i have it did not effect, however my zoas melted.

interesting, I'm currently using it (week 3, 3rd dose was added on monday) and I have not seen any negative effects yet. How long were you dosing before your zoas started to melt?