macro?

munki · 12-05-2007, 10:45 PM

There are a bunch of small green things growing on some rocks. they are not fuzzy and they look like a bunch of little bananas. they are growing in groups. i have looked at some pictures online, but i didnt find anything. does anyone know what these could be? sorry i cant get a picture.

-thank you

Dentoid · 12-05-2007, 10:54 PM

Bubble algae.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-0...ture/index.php

munki · 12-06-2007, 11:23 PM

Thank you. Thats what it is, bubble algae......

Thank you for the link

lcstorc · 12-07-2007, 11:53 AM

Be careful removing it. You don't want to pop the bubbles in the tank or it will spread.

ReefGuy69 · 12-07-2007, 08:14 PM

Yeah its bubble algae. i would recommend an emerald crab. that will do the job depending on what other livestock you have. or carefully remove with tweezers which can be a pain. careful like stated above not to pop any otherwise it will spread. if you let be it will continue to spread as well.

burning2nd · 12-07-2007, 08:53 PM

pop them as your sucking the water out for a water change, (of couse your tube wants to be right over it)

that way when you pop it, the spores get sucked out..

make sure to turn your flow off,

munki · 12-10-2007, 01:29 AM

Should I remove them? They look neat.

caitrina · 12-10-2007, 01:34 AM

You should remove them if you want to have corals. Bubble algae can prevent corals from attaching to rock and can overtake the corals growth.

kathywithbirds · 12-10-2007, 03:33 AM

I had a big bunch that grew fast. I think it's kinda neat lookin but WOW it duplicated fast. There's a thread on here somewhere about getting the superglue all around it, letting it set a bit and peeling the glue off with bubble algae intact. Sort of worked for me. Those bubbles are tougher to pop than they look.

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munki Plate Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 707 View Gallery Karma Komment	macro? There are a bunch of small green things growing on some rocks. they are not fuzzy and they look like a bunch of little bananas. they are growing in groups. i have looked at some pictures online, but i didnt find anything. does anyone know what these could be? sorry i cant get a picture. -thank you

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munki Plate Coral Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 707 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: macro? Thank you. Thats what it is, bubble algae...... Thank you for the link

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: macro? Be careful removing it. You don't want to pop the bubbles in the tank or it will spread. __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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ReefGuy69 Harlequin Tuskfish Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 934 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: macro? Yeah its bubble algae. i would recommend an emerald crab. that will do the job depending on what other livestock you have. or carefully remove with tweezers which can be a pain. careful like stated above not to pop any otherwise it will spread. if you let be it will continue to spread as well.

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burning2nd Golden Moray Join Date: May 2006 Location: PA Posts: 2,287 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: macro? pop them as your sucking the water out for a water change, (of couse your tube wants to be right over it) that way when you pop it, the spores get sucked out.. make sure to turn your flow off, __________________ ________________________________________________ 30g, 10g DIY sump w/ mag7 Csr90 over flow. 36" sunpod 2x150 2 Tunze 6020 40 Lb's Live Rock 20 lb's of Ls Aqua C REmora mIxed reef, softies, pora's, clams, 1 Amphiprion ocellaris (hosting GTA) jake the jedi sexy shrimp, and brown bob

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