I feel horrible.....

[Chameleon]

So I met a new reefer at the local fish store today and we got to talking. By the end of the convo he was coming over to my house to pick up a few zoa frags to start his coral population. We get to my place and I bring him in the fish room. He start with some questions about the equipment. When he got to looking in the tank, what was the first question he asked?? 'What is that blue green thing there at the base of that coral?' Yep, he managed to pick out my lovely patch of bubble algae as the most interesting thing in the tank. I'm feeling great

 

[mike007]

It will be okay. Be carefull if you try to rmove tham because they can bust and cause more trouble. I have just let mine go and they went away when i made sure my water parameters were in check.

 

[Zack]

Why feel horrible ?! Just some bubble algae! Who cares anyway man, no need to worry!

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[Swordfish215]

lol...we've all (most) had valonia or have it....of all the "bad algae", valonia is a powder puff compared to most......back in the day some pet stores actually sold/aquacultured valonia!! Remember one time long ago my mother-in-law was looking at a section of my reef and said,"What are all those pretty green pearls"?...:mad2:

 

[AquamanE]

Why feel horrible ?! Just some bubble algae! Who cares anyway man, no need to worry!

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i agree

 

[Luv2reef]

Forget the algae! Be careful about bringing strangers back to your house!! I recently had a bad experience and can't help but shout out a warning!

 

[CalmSeasQuest]

The strange thing is, Volonia can be quite beautiful. If it grew very slowly and was non-invasive - we'd all collect it as a desirable macro algae.

 

[fragmatic]

So.. put in a Emerald Crab and kiss that stuff good bye. Bubble algae is Emerald Crab pizza.

 

[NanaReefer]

So.. put in a Emerald Crab and kiss that stuff good bye. Bubble algae is Emerald Crab pizza.

While some do love to eat it, they also pop those lil beauty's while doing so. Thus spreading their meals around.

 

[fragmatic]

While some do love to eat it, they also pop those lil beauty's while doing so. Thus spreading their meals around.

But they continue to eat them and will eat the "little meals" before they make a bubble. It works. They seek them out. I keep two Emerald Crabs at all times, and consider them a must have portion of my cuc.

Besides, if you see bubble algae bubbles you should suck them up a baster bulb and introduce them to the toilet eco system. Then let Mr and Ms Emerald finish the job.

 

[Rikerbear]

But they continue to eat them and will eat the "little meals" before they make a bubble. It works. They seek them out. I keep two Emerald Crabs at all times, and consider them a must have portion of my cuc.

Besides, if you see bubble algae bubbles you should suck them up a baster bulb and introduce them to the toilet eco system. Then let Mr and Ms Emerald finish the job.

+1 Perfect advice! The baster works great! As does the emerald crab :smile:

 

[WillKatt]

I had a similar experience one time. A family member was over and kept calling my corals "flowers" and "plants" I was explaining how they are actually animals. I took a baster and was spraying a large colony of palys showing how they react and close up. as I was doing this the family member my grandmother said "oooooo whats that?" and there is was a marble sized bulb of bubble algae growing among the palys . I had never noticed it before because the palys usually had it covered up. As I inspected it further I found six in total nestled in there like that.

I kind of freaked out having never had it before and hearing such horror stories. I actually had two green Emeralds at the time not sure why they never went after i,t pehaps because they were buried in the palys? Anyway I found the easiest way to get rid of them was to use my hands to gently rock them back and forth with a slight twisting motion and they easily broke away at the base fully intact. To my surprise they were much tougher than expected.

IMO and limited experience with it, it would seem that manual removal might be best unless of course they are in a place you just cant reach.

 

[Chameleon]

I'm not really worried about the bubble algae. I have always had a little. I am just upset that the most interesting thing in the tank to a reef newcomer happens to be my bubble algae. Not my 8 inch acropora colonies or my 12 inch elegance or my 8 inch pink ******* chalice, but a lump of bubble algae...lol

 

[Rikerbear]

I'm not really worried about the bubble algae. I have always had a little. I am just upset that the most interesting thing in the tank to a reef newcomer happens to be my bubble algae. Not my 8 inch acropora colonies or my 12 inch elegance or my 8 inch pink ******* chalice, but a lump of bubble algae...lol

It's just like kids having more fun with the box, than the toy that came in it :tongue:

 

[Chameleon]

It's just like kids having more fun with the box, than the toy that came in it :tongue:

yep great analogy