xokarmaxo
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I posted over a month ago about having red bubble algae in my tank over one of my rocks. I posted these pics:
I did what some suggested... I removed the rock from my tank, had 2 batches of my tank water in buckets... one to scrape and remove the bubble algae from and one to rinse the rock off before it went back in my tank. It came off fine using a scrub brush and I was able to pluck the bubbles off with a surgical tweezer.
After 2 days, the bubble algae was back. Now, 3 weeks later, it is back worse than ever! It is all over that one rock, plus my middle rock, the front and back side of it. The guy at my LFS who maintains our office 225 gallon tank told me to just leave it alone. He told me that the more I try to remove it, the more it will come back. I even suggested totally removing those rocks and getting new ones and he told me that it would return and cover those rocks as well. What in the world?? He told me that the ONLY way that I would be rid of it would be to totally break down my tank and start over with new everything. But then again... it wouldn't guarantee that it wouldn't come back.
What do I do?? I heard that emerald crabs may eat the green bubble algae... but this is red. I don't want to get one of those and it end up not eating the red bubble algae and the possibility of it killing my blenny. I have 2 astrea snails that look like they MAY be interested in it, but hasn't done enough to convince me.
Has anyone else ever dealt with this? This bad?? Help? :help:
In case anyone asks....
Temp: 80.9
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 0
PH: 8.2
Calcium: 450
Phosphates: 0
Salinity: 0.125
Thanking you in advance for your help. I am extremely frustrated by this!
Is it harmful if I just "leave it alone"?
ETA: 4/14/07: Took these pics today of how bad it's gotten:
On two rocks...
The middle rock...
The back/side of the rocks
Full tank shot...
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/xokarmaxo/algae3.jpg)
I did what some suggested... I removed the rock from my tank, had 2 batches of my tank water in buckets... one to scrape and remove the bubble algae from and one to rinse the rock off before it went back in my tank. It came off fine using a scrub brush and I was able to pluck the bubbles off with a surgical tweezer.
After 2 days, the bubble algae was back. Now, 3 weeks later, it is back worse than ever! It is all over that one rock, plus my middle rock, the front and back side of it. The guy at my LFS who maintains our office 225 gallon tank told me to just leave it alone. He told me that the more I try to remove it, the more it will come back. I even suggested totally removing those rocks and getting new ones and he told me that it would return and cover those rocks as well. What in the world?? He told me that the ONLY way that I would be rid of it would be to totally break down my tank and start over with new everything. But then again... it wouldn't guarantee that it wouldn't come back.
What do I do?? I heard that emerald crabs may eat the green bubble algae... but this is red. I don't want to get one of those and it end up not eating the red bubble algae and the possibility of it killing my blenny. I have 2 astrea snails that look like they MAY be interested in it, but hasn't done enough to convince me.
Has anyone else ever dealt with this? This bad?? Help? :help:
In case anyone asks....
Temp: 80.9
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 0
PH: 8.2
Calcium: 450
Phosphates: 0
Salinity: 0.125
Thanking you in advance for your help. I am extremely frustrated by this!
Is it harmful if I just "leave it alone"?
ETA: 4/14/07: Took these pics today of how bad it's gotten:
On two rocks...
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/xokarmaxo/Bubblealgae1.jpg)
The middle rock...
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/xokarmaxo/bubblealgae2.jpg)
The back/side of the rocks
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/xokarmaxo/bubblealgae3.jpg)
Full tank shot...
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v86/xokarmaxo/apriltank.jpg)