Bubble algae
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lcstorc
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Very carefully. Try to remove the bubbles without breaking them if at all possible. Like Gina said that just spreads the problem. Depending on the rock I would probably take it out for the removal process and rinse well with new water when the bubble(s) were removed. Some of my rocks I would be stuck and have to try to do it in the tank since they would just be too difficult to remove and/or they have corals growing on them.
Tom Owens
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A crafty way a friend showed me years ago works well. It's VERY tedious and time consuming and frankly, can get nasty...but it does work.
Get yourself some air pump line. Don't get the really flimsy, cheap stuff...you wont be able to control it.
Then, you put that line down in the tank right up next to a bubble and siphon it. Get close to it and don't suck too hard on the line and it'll pop right off and stick to the end of the air line. Once you get it sucked up against the air line, just hold your toungue over the line to hold the vacuum. Pull it out of the tank, blow it into the garbage, repeat. Again and again and again....
It's very tedious as I said before, but it works like a charm.
Regards,
Tom
Get yourself some air pump line. Don't get the really flimsy, cheap stuff...you wont be able to control it.
Then, you put that line down in the tank right up next to a bubble and siphon it. Get close to it and don't suck too hard on the line and it'll pop right off and stick to the end of the air line. Once you get it sucked up against the air line, just hold your toungue over the line to hold the vacuum. Pull it out of the tank, blow it into the garbage, repeat. Again and again and again....
It's very tedious as I said before, but it works like a charm.
Regards,
Tom
blue_eyes53813
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I would get a mouth full of water:barf:
Remove as much as you can,
keep the rocks blown off so ditritus doesn't fuel the algae's growth,
reduce dissolved organics (via waterchanges, carbon, reduce feedings and skimming)
keep nitrAtes low (via waterchanges, carbon, reduced feedings, and skimming)
Basically, you have to starve the bubble algae just like you would any other type of nusiance algae. I had it really bad but eventually got it under control via the above methods.
keep the rocks blown off so ditritus doesn't fuel the algae's growth,
reduce dissolved organics (via waterchanges, carbon, reduce feedings and skimming)
keep nitrAtes low (via waterchanges, carbon, reduced feedings, and skimming)
Basically, you have to starve the bubble algae just like you would any other type of nusiance algae. I had it really bad but eventually got it under control via the above methods.
Tom Owens
Has been struck by the ban stick
I would get a mouth full of water
Actually, no you don't. You use about a 2.5 to 3 foot length of it and the water will never make it more than half way through the line before the bubble gets sucked up to the end and plugs it shut.
I did it for about 2 hours a long time ago to get all of it off of two rocks and never once got a mouthfull.
Regards,
Tom
Actually, no you don't. You use about a 2.5 to 3 foot length of it and the water will never make it more than half way through the line before the bubble gets sucked up to the end and plugs it shut.
I did it for about 2 hours a long time ago to get all of it off of two rocks and never once got a mouthfull.
Regards,
Tom
blue_eyes53813
Well-Known Member
Tom Owens said:
Hey I got a great idea.... good business for you... you could be the aquarium guy that goes around and sucks all the bubble algae out of peoples tanks..Can you imagine by the end of the day the head rush you would have...whew.......:bugout:
No seriously I think it is a great idea... I am just always thinking of business Ideas, lol
saltyfishtanks
Member
I as well had a very serious case of bubble alge and there presence still haunts the tank
i do not run a skimmer ever!!!!!!!!!!
a friend (RYUMADADDY) and myself spent hours picking off bubbles and popping bubbles my friend had one of the new ecotech marine vortech pump and we had it blasting and worked every piece of live rock my friend picked the bubbles and I netted all flying debris that is my reccomendation
it was a total tank teardown and re aquascape we moved about 35 corals and all my live rock
Thank u RyumaDaddy
i do not run a skimmer ever!!!!!!!!!!
a friend (RYUMADADDY) and myself spent hours picking off bubbles and popping bubbles my friend had one of the new ecotech marine vortech pump and we had it blasting and worked every piece of live rock my friend picked the bubbles and I netted all flying debris that is my reccomendation
it was a total tank teardown and re aquascape we moved about 35 corals and all my live rock
Thank u RyumaDaddy
saltyfishtanks
Member
jorgens i would pull out the corals and try to break off the bubbles with out popping them
