Prob not a big deal but 1 single bubble algae

[ZeroHour]

Okay so i WOULD scrub and or boil the 6x4 rock its on...problem is that its in the middle of an acan mat.....suggestions other than emeralds??

I have had the tank up like 9 months and had this colony in there at least 3. I have no idea where this came from and I havent seen any of this stuff on any rocks I had.

Help is appreciated.

[Gseclipse02]

roll it off dont use much pressure

[Regric25]

Good luck man! In my opinion leave it alone lol unless you can remove it without popping it. Emerald crabs do eat them but they won't make a difference because they pop them in the process of consuming them so the spores will spread in your tank and you will get more which will in turn give your tank and crabs an endless supply of bubble algae.

Im sure you will get alot of suggesions. Maybe you can remove it while syphoning the water around it so if it pops it will suck up the spores? Good luck to you man.

[Europhyllia]

can you take the rock out? I'd take the rock out and roll it off. That way it's not in the water sending out spores if it does pop.

[ZeroHour]

I am debating on pulling it and doing it in a bucket then if it pops ill have a second bucket for a dunk rinse as best I can then replace in the tank?? My other thought was its low...bury it in the sand and let it die off since its on a low edge. I may lose a few mouths but it may be worth it?

[Kristy]

Your first plan will work. Hopefully it won't pop but if it does, then just dunk it and rinse it well.

Then start thinking about the situation that contributes to bubble algae to make sure you don't see any of his little friends.

[ZeroHour]

Kristy I really am surprised its there. I had issues with phosphates but have run a phosban reactor for about a month now as well as running some other additives to combat it. I have never show any nitrate issues, but while I was on vacation I had my heater die and lost a rather large clam. Not sure but I still showed pretty much nil for nitrates etc even after testing that. My tank temp dipped for what I can guess was no more than 15 hours as it was still hotter than room temperature.

Other than that I dont have much livestock in the tank at all and definitely am not over feeding anything. This is really a surprise to me as I also hadnt introduced anything in at least a month and a half and this colony though from an LFS seemed to be clean. I also dipped everything that has come into the tank and used dried rock that sat on my porch for 4 weeks in the sun. Even most my frags get reset onto my dried rock before they enter my tank.

[allan]

Problem is that you can't see the spores.

I've had one or two pop up here and there but I use the roll and remove method or remove the rock and while I pull off the algae I rinse while doing a water change.

I haven't seen any bubble algae in my tank in over a year.

[tony]

ive popped them while removing and never had more than 1 or 2 of them ever

[stoneroller]

The large spp seem to be easier to deal with IME. It's the little ones that spread and roll off on their own that irritate me.