Green bubbles help

[ChickReef]

Hello,

So I’ve been struggling with these green balls everywhere. Growing on my coral, on the rocks and the sand bed. Any help trying to figure this out and what I could possibly do to remove the issue? I have a 13 gallon tank. Any help would be great. I uploaded a picture and a video.

 

[Lavey29]

It's bubble algae. Manual removal is first option. I have good luck with pitho crabs eating it.

 

[MoshJosh]

Bubble algae, think they pop up due to higher nutrients (like all algae haha), can manually remove or send some emerald crabs after them. . . but the emeralds can get after corals so be careful.

 

[CoralB]

Foxface out of the question for that size tank so what lavey 29 said Manual removal !

 

[ChickReef]

I heard if I pop it, it will spread even more. Is that true? So I should lower my nutrients?

 

[HudsonReefer2.0]

I have them, small group here or there. I just take out what u can when I do maintenance. Just part of the hobby.

 

[paragrouper]

I heard if I pop it, it will spread even more. Is that true? So I should lower my nutrients?

The popping causes spreading myth is untrue. If your phosphates and nitrates are testing high, reducing nutrients may help.

 

[Cpc83]

Emerald crabs love bubble algea