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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ryshark" data-source="post: 11240113" data-attributes="member: 15503">This worked for me years ago in my 180-gallon.  Completely cleared out a bad bubble algae problem.1. Purchased 50 mexican red-leg hermit crabs from bluezooaquatics. I got this idea from another reefer which also had a bad bubble algae problem and also beat it.2. Purchased 6-emerald crabs from various places3. I purchased a Scribbled Rabbitfish (S. Doliatus)4. I scraped the bubble algae off the rocks with a metal spoon. I'd say that about 50% of the rocks I scraped underwater and the other 50% I was able to take out of the tank and scrape the bubbles off in the backyard, then I would pour a little tank water over the rock before putting it back in the tank. While doing this the bubbles were exploding everywhere, shooting liquid all over me including in my eyes and in my mouth. 5. I took a net and caught as much algae as I could which was floating in the water column. Although I tried to scoop out as much as I could with the spoon, there was a ton which I was not able to get out and just scraped away at it while it floated away or fell to the bottom. My sandbed had bubble algae all over. (All pumps off during this process)The Doliatus Rabbitfish was eating the left over bubble algae, right out of the water column. He was going after it like a tang goes after food. Then after he ate it all, he started picking remnants of bubble algae off the rock too.I think all the crabs helped to prevent it from coming back.</blockquote>

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