Elegance Coral question

[GoJimmy]

Hi R2R.
I'm posting this question, I can't seem to find any info on this in the Internet. I have an elegance coral in my reef that has grown very well over the last few months. It extends well and eats well and the coloration is great. Sometimes when the flesh retracts, I see some green bubbly flesh all over the side of the elegance skeleton. I don't see any info on this on the net or in pics.
Does anyone know if this is something I should be concerned about?

Above is a pic when it is partially retracted.

This is a pic of it normally.

 

[philfree]

bubble algae

 

[GoJimmy]

bubble algae

Fack. It's only on this coral. Nutrients are in check. NO3 at 2ppm (RS test kit), PO4 at 0.03ppm (Hanna checker)
Any suggestions on removal.

 

[philfree]

they tend to come off fairly easily.
If its just on that coral, i would fill a small bucket or a large bowl up with tank water. take the coral out of the tank and in the water of the bowl/bucket gently and carefully remove the bubble clusters.
try not to pop them but remove them in whole clumps. Optionally you can fill a second bowl of tank water and as a rinse after the removing them in the first bowl, then place the coral back in the tank.
Dump out the water in the bowls/buckets.

 

[GoJimmy]

they tend to come off fairly easily.
If its just on that coral, i would fill a small bucket or a large bowl up with tank water. take the coral out of the tank and in the water of the bowl/bucket gently and carefully remove the bubble clusters.
try not to pop them but remove them in whole clumps. Optionally you can fill a second bowl of tank water and as a rinse after the removing them in the first bowl, then place the coral back in the tank.
Dump out the water in the bowls/buckets.

Thanks Philfree. I was reading last night about using hydrogen peroxide rinse after scraping off the skeleton to help clean off the spores and residue. The article referenced zoas on live rock but do you think that peroxide will kill the elegance coral? Maybe a 10:1 water to peroxide dip?

 

[Reefrookie220]

I'd remove them manually, using the above method, use peroxide and a tooth brush to clean the area of skeleton that was cleaned afterwards. Make sure to rinse well and thoroughly check the tank for more bubbles.

 

[GoJimmy]

OK. So I removed the elegance coral from my tank tonight and performed a bubble-octomy. Surprisingly, the bubble algae cam off of the rock and skeleton very easily in 2-3 big hard clumps. It kinda looks like broccoli! I plucked of any small remaining algae tissue and gentle scrubbed the rock and skeleton with a mild peroxide solution. I rinsed in clean tank water in a separate container and placed coral banking the tank. Much easier than I thought.

Thank you for all your help!