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Well it works, and I bet if you drop it in the Tank and it fills up, the T-Cup thing will hold air and NOT SINK.So the best sized tube was a T fitting. It's like 2" tube with a 3/4" Tee LOL, so yeah, just closed the tee. The price was right so I said who cares.
Whoa!!! When did the the BUBBLE start? I've never seen that much coverage. At first glance I thought it was the texture of rocks or just dark bubbly plastic structure.
I would suggest an Emerald Crab for Bubble Algae, but that looks like some plucking needs to be done first.
I always have this memory. Probably 25 years ago when I was starting my first Salt Tank.
In a store there was a Tank with a rock, with a Large Bubble Algae on it.
One big bubble the size of a Golf Ball. It was green, shiny, and perfectly round.
"I asked how much?"
Hang on.like a month ago, covered everything in about 10 days.
Not sure where it came from, basically all the rock started growing it at once, it didn't exactly spread it just all appeared lol!10 days spread is faster then anything I ever read about.
I found bubble algae in my tank the other day, but compared with this, it seems like a small pellet in a 100g tank.
A foxface would be helpful.
Better question is where did it come from?
Your tank is stunning! I'll definitely be following along, just wished I had come across this earlier!
That is good to know (no spore spreading). I currently have Bubble Algae in my LPS tank. Slowly spreading. The Emerald Crab is there, but he likes regular Algae so far.Not sure where it came from, basically all the rock started growing it at once, it didn't exactly spread it just all appeared lol!
And @WallyB that could be related, but supposedly the spore thing was disproved and they don't reproduce via spores.
Cool. Another Frag tank? Isolated, or joined? How big?So stage 2 of my coral farm is starting. Shroom cups. Only three species for now, but many many more to come.. Just need to break out the ole razor blade. I'll have 6-10 cups by the weekend.
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Stage 3 in the works -- A larger frag tank lol.
That is good to know (no spore spreading). I currently have Bubble Algae in my LPS tank. Slowly spreading. The Emerald Crab is there, but he likes regular Algae so far.
However from past experience (few outbreaks). Bubble Algae comes and goes.
Something get's it going (like your bloom). Then they exhaust the supply that feeds them and they just vanish. (without any effort except some pruning of easy to get to pieces)
I've never really worried much about Bubble Algae in my system. (don't hurt corals, just doesn't look great).
I haven't seen to many systems without some Bubble Algae hiding somewhere.
Cool. Another Frag tank? Isolated, or joined? How big?
Yup. I'll take Bubble Algae over Green Hair (which I actually fear) anytime.I'm just replacing the one I have with a larger one. It'll be a custom 20x16" so honestly it's only another another 6" of width, but frankly that's like 40% more frag real estate, so it's a nice upgrade still.
You may be on to something. There must be a reason to trigger a rapid spread like that (especially if it's not spore spreading).Now that I think about it @WallyB, when the Bubble Algae started showing up I dosed a little API Algaefix. Algaefix is known for killing BA, BUT, it starts by making it float off the rocks, then slowly turning white, then dying out. It definitely takes some time, but I only put in one dose... Maybe I should have kept dosing it, because getting some dislodged may have made it spread much more densely since I didn't continue with the treatment
Yup. I'll take Bubble Algae over Green Hair (which I actually fear) anytime.
hmm. 40% more real estate in Frag Tank is indeed a nice upgrade.
I care about my CUC like you. Especially when my Hungry Emerald Crabs wave to me as I pass by. (Seriously happens)The treatment takes a long time, and when they dislodge they float into pumps. They spread physically, so a few small BA going through a tunze gives the whole tank a light peppering of BA.
My poor snails are getting hungry enough for me to feed them Nori.. I took a few frags from a buddy that had GHA all over them, he wanted to scrub it off I told him no, my snails would take care of it. Next day they were sparkly clean.
You know you care about your critters a little too much when you're feeding CUC.. And if that wasn't enough, no joke, I thought about you today when I saved about 5-6 big fat spaghetti worms from my water change bucket (sucked out some detritus). You star killer ! lol
I care about my CUC like you. Especially when my Hungry Emerald Crabs wave to me as I pass by. (Seriously happens)
I put in Nori, and everyone get a bite (Fish, Snails, Crabs)