Help - I now have Red & Green Bubble Algae

[Bifferwine]

Look at this page!

Bacterial and Algae Hitch Hikers

There's your weird red bubble algae, and your weird oblong green bubble algae! Woohoo!

 

[Bifferwine]

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[koda_dad]

wow that was a depressing read.

makes me think that I should cook any rock its on

 

[Bifferwine]

wow that was a depressing read.

makes me think that I should cook any rock its on

Yeah that red bubble algae seems like pretty bad stuff. Amazing, I've never even seen that before. :(

 

[vicki]

I thought green bubble algae (valonia) came in several shapes, including sausage shapes. I'm told Emerald crabs eat them, although I can't get them in New Zealand so I don't know. Desjardini Tangs are also supposed to eat valonia. I increased my Magnesium gradually to about 1350, kept my kH up at 9 or 10, and put an algaecide in the water regularly. I also dropped the heylide lighting back to 7 hrs a day. It was gone in 2 months as pink coraline algae grew over and choked it.
I can't tell what the red stuff is but I suspect it's not an algae but a bacteria. There is stuff you can buy that kills it, if you find out, let me know, I have a bit of that too! Good luck.

 

[Bifferwine]

There are lots of types of bubble algae. That red stuff is in fact a species of valonia.

 

[koda_dad]

A little update.... all of the green and all of the red bubble algae is GONE!

The hero...the trick???? The new PURPLE TANG! He ate it all!

Go purple go!

 

[Bifferwine]

Yeah! That's great to hear!

 

[reeffreak]

That's great,a purple tang that is actually doing something good.