algea issues

gil5280

Member
allright so i have a bio cube 14 gal, i have coral and its all been doing great BUT i have a huge out break of bubble algea, and recently i have started feeding my coral and i think thats y there is green algea on the sand bed now.... is there anything that can remove these things fast?
 

patrick8929

Active Member
Originally Posted by gil5280
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allright so i have a bio cube 14 gal, i have coral and its all been doing great BUT i have a huge out break of bubble algea, and recently i have started feeding my coral and i think thats y there is green algea on the sand bed now.... is there anything that can remove these things fast?
what is your clean up crew? feeding less often and smaller portions will help. also, bubble algae spreads by popping the bubble and then the stuff inside turns into more. do you try and break off the bubble algae or anything?
 

spanko

Active Member
Sounds like you need more clean up crew that will work the sandbed here. Nassarius and Cerith snails and a Fighting Conch will help to keep the sand clean.
For the green bubble algae is it Grape Caulerpa or;
Valonia macrophysa - smaller clustered elongated bubbles
Boergesenia - clustered, though less dense in numbers and elongated bubble shapes
Ventricaria ventricosa - can get quite large (around and inch) and grows in clusters and in singles
Dictosphaeria ocellata
- usually smaller grouping slimey looking bubbles, can be a lighter shade of green
Dictosphaeria cavernosa
- encrusting like growth forms with pitted looking bubbles
Here is Grape Caulerpa

And here is Valonia.(Green bubble algae)

Depending on which you have will tell us more on what you need to do to get rid of it. Just be aware that with any algae it needs light and nutrients to thrive. Tell us how long your photoperiod is and what your feeding schedule and how many critters you are feeding is.
 

catfishcity

Member
DO NOT POP IT. if you do it will just grow faster! i would get an emerald crab(great for bubble algae) and i would decrease the light time by 2-4 hours each day until it goes away.
 

spanko

Active Member
If you do have the bubble algae catfish is correct. Use your siphon tube during water changes to dislodge them and suck them out. That way if one does break it gets sucked out with the water.
 

gil5280

Member
ok so I have two coral banded shripm, a mater pair, the on clown and one blenny and a sand sifting star and some coral.
So I reduce the light to 2 hours? I have brown algea and green I guess tHat would help. I lea e my lights on now for like 16 lol oops
 
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