bubbles in algea

[goober_hunter]

i have brown algea "a little slimy" and it has bubbles on it, is this normal, or should i clean it or buy something to get rid of it...????????
josh

 

[cjason3041]

is the tank new???

 

[goober_hunter]

yes JUST got done cycling 2 days ago, starting to add fish, i asked my LFS, they told to get rid of it as so as possible, but i thought i would ask around first..

 

[cjason3041]

is it bubble algae, or bubbles of air in algae on sandbed?? if it is what you say it is, i would leave it...tomorrow it should look green and slowly go away...it is a natural process of cycling a new tank...mine did the same thing a few weeks ago (just started a new tank)

 

[goober_hunter]

i have both bubble agles and bubbles in my brown algea, i got emerald crabs for the bubble algea..... i ll leave it be for now i guess then just keep checking on it....
thanks....
josh

 

[cjason3041]

you got emeralds..great!!! let it be, you will be just fine

 

[goober_hunter]

cool, thanks for the help.....
josh

 

[aztec reef]

if they're just seetrough air bubbles of air it could be that there is not enuf airflow/oxygen. are they all over tank or like in the corners/back?.how long has your tank been cycling?

 

[goober_hunter]

not all over just on the patchs of algea, pemeters are all 0. i have i cycled for 3 1/2 weeks..

 

[cjason3041]

oops.. i forgot...i did change my pump and that is when it went away...i went from 210 gph to 400 gph...so more flow might have been the culprit...but i don't think what you have is harmful

 

[aztec reef]

it may not be harmfull but defenitly not desire. :happyfish

 

[goober_hunter]

should i get rid of it??? and if so, how???????