What cause bubble algae?
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saxman
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You'd need to take a look at your water chemistry (esp. NH3, NO3, and PO4), photoperiod, and flow for starters. How old are your lamps, and what color temp are you running? Do you skim? How much/often do you feed? How heavy is your bioload vs. tanksize/water volume?
beaslbob
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Originally Posted by scrapman http:///t/390244/what-cause-bubble-algae#post_3454654
I've read a lot of topics on Buble Algae.
I haven't seen an explanation on WHY they show off in an otherwise happy tank and spread.
I would love to correct the parameters that cause their existence.
Can someone help?
Thanks
Same thing that causes all other algae. ammonia/nitrates, phosphates, carbon dioxide and light.
they show up by being introduced on live rock, new corals or whatever.
To control them you can get some consumers that eat them or starve them of nutrients, or kill the lights.
If you have other things consumeing the nutrients like corraline or macro algaes they will not reappear.
so one way is to have a refugium with algaes like macros consuming the nutrients and also you can kill the light in the display so they will die off.
my .02
Originally Posted by scrapman http:///t/390244/what-cause-bubble-algae#post_3454654
I've read a lot of topics on Buble Algae.
I haven't seen an explanation on WHY they show off in an otherwise happy tank and spread.
I would love to correct the parameters that cause their existence.
Can someone help?
Thanks
Same thing that causes all other algae. ammonia/nitrates, phosphates, carbon dioxide and light.
they show up by being introduced on live rock, new corals or whatever.
To control them you can get some consumers that eat them or starve them of nutrients, or kill the lights.
If you have other things consumeing the nutrients like corraline or macro algaes they will not reappear.
so one way is to have a refugium with algaes like macros consuming the nutrients and also you can kill the light in the display so they will die off.
my .02
scrapman
Member
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Originally Posted by beaslbob http:///t/390244/what-cause-bubble-algae#post_3454843
Same thing that causes all other algae. ammonia/nitrates, phosphates, carbon dioxide and light.
they show up by being introduced on live rock, new corals or whatever.
To control them you can get some consumers that eat them or starve them of nutrients, or kill the lights.
If you have other things consumeing the nutrients like corraline or macro algaes they will not reappear.
so one way is to have a refugium with algaes like macros consuming the nutrients and also you can kill the light in the display so they will die off.
my .02
You are right, I should check my parameters. I ever do. I play by ear!
My 90 gal has been established ten for years ago.... It's running like a mini ocean: light bioload, a lot of rocks, deep sand bed,
One Fluval that I clean only ONCE a year!
Yes: protein skimmer.
RO Di water water change 4 gal/per month.
As you can see: very limited maintenance: Evyrone is happy. "the dream tank"
The light might be the problem. I'm reducing the cycle.
I have a 20 gal refugium full of macros.
Thanks
Originally Posted by beaslbob http:///t/390244/what-cause-bubble-algae#post_3454843
Same thing that causes all other algae. ammonia/nitrates, phosphates, carbon dioxide and light.
they show up by being introduced on live rock, new corals or whatever.
To control them you can get some consumers that eat them or starve them of nutrients, or kill the lights.
If you have other things consumeing the nutrients like corraline or macro algaes they will not reappear.
so one way is to have a refugium with algaes like macros consuming the nutrients and also you can kill the light in the display so they will die off.
my .02
You are right, I should check my parameters. I ever do. I play by ear!
My 90 gal has been established ten for years ago.... It's running like a mini ocean: light bioload, a lot of rocks, deep sand bed,
One Fluval that I clean only ONCE a year!
Yes: protein skimmer.
RO Di water water change 4 gal/per month.
As you can see: very limited maintenance: Evyrone is happy. "the dream tank"
The light might be the problem. I'm reducing the cycle.
I have a 20 gal refugium full of macros.
Thanks
beaslbob
Well-Known Member
Quote:
Originally Posted by scrapman http:///t/390244/what-cause-bubble-algae#post_3454876
You are right, I should check my parameters. I ever do. I play by ear!
My 90 gal has been established ten for years ago.... It's running like a mini ocean: light bioload, a lot of rocks, deep sand bed,
One Fluval that I clean only ONCE a year!
Yes: protein skimmer.
RO Di water water change 4 gal/per month.
As you can see: very limited maintenance: Evyrone is happy. "the dream tank"
The light might be the problem. I'm reducing the cycle.
I have a 20 gal refugium full of macros.
Thanks
Welcome and best tank ever.
FWIW if you have a refugium full of macros then the easies thing to do is to kill the display lights so the display bubble will die off. then restart and adjust lighting so the bubble stays away.
Eventually the refugium should be handing the nutrients.
in the mean time your parameters could be all zero because the algaes are consuming everything.
my .02
Originally Posted by scrapman http:///t/390244/what-cause-bubble-algae#post_3454876
You are right, I should check my parameters. I ever do. I play by ear!
My 90 gal has been established ten for years ago.... It's running like a mini ocean: light bioload, a lot of rocks, deep sand bed,
One Fluval that I clean only ONCE a year!
Yes: protein skimmer.
RO Di water water change 4 gal/per month.
As you can see: very limited maintenance: Evyrone is happy. "the dream tank"
The light might be the problem. I'm reducing the cycle.
I have a 20 gal refugium full of macros.
Thanks
Welcome and best tank ever.
FWIW if you have a refugium full of macros then the easies thing to do is to kill the display lights so the display bubble will die off. then restart and adjust lighting so the bubble stays away.
Eventually the refugium should be handing the nutrients.
in the mean time your parameters could be all zero because the algaes are consuming everything.
my .02