featherblue Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I had some bubble algae hitch hike in with a few coral frags. Ive gotten all the plugs scrubbed clean (in a seperate container of tank water)....but theres some on my rock work. Any suggestions for getting rid of it? Its on a base rock, so removing it for scrubbing is going to be a nightmare. Im hesitant to just scape it in the tank and possibly pop the lil bugger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Use a siphon hose and scratch/suck the bubble into the tube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featherblue Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Thats great thinking;-) ill be trying that tomw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack-the-reefer Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 An emerald crab tool care of my bubble algae in no time. It also went rogue and started eating coral. But some people keep them without problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featherblue Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Im kinda emerald hesitant. I had one a year ago....but I caught it hunting my sexy shrimp on multiple occasions and it loved to thrown my frags around (even glued). I wasnt upset when he died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Use a siphon hose and scratch/suck the bubble into the tube. That is a GREAT idea. You could even siphon from the tank, to the sump into a filter sock if the job is big to conserve saltwater... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featherblue Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Tiny job still (4 bubbles in a clump)...but I had it spread horrible in my nano. Dint want to deal with that nightmare again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micah Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Im kinda emerald hesitant. 100% completely feel you on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Im kinda emerald hesitant. I had one a year ago....but I caught it . .. IME you just can't trust Emeralds. They have a good reputation in some ways but when it comes down to it, just can't get the job done. Then next thing you know they are attacking random things. . . IME I would stay away. I prefer syphoning out, maybe into a filter sock to remove them and then clean the sock. Has worked for me in the past. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubasteve Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I have a stainless dental pick that i have used to scrape em off the rock and do the siphon trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteRock Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 Yup, toothpick rubberbanded to the syphon is the best way I've found to deal with bubble algae. I've had the best luck with smaller emeralds. they tend to keep new stuff from growing but might not touch existing bubbles big enough for you to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramy Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 I have had success with emerald crabs in the past you just have to keep an eye on them =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featherblue Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Keep an eye on them? And do u propose catching or scolding one that crosses those bad neighbor boundaries? When mine died I was grateful it happened before I had to tear my rockwork aparr to evict him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Keep an eye on them? And do u propose catching or scolding one that crosses those bad neighbor boundaries? When mine died I was grateful it happened before I had to tear my rockwork aparr to evict him Bad emerald crab, bad, bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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