bUBBLE ALGAE

JOER0178 · 03-15-2004, 03:18 AM

I FOUND SOME BUBBLE ALGAE IN MY TANK YESTERDAY. THEY ARE REALLY SMALL, AND I HEARD YOU CAN POP THEM IF THEY ARE LESS THAN 1/4", WHICH MINE CERTAINLY ARE, IS THIS TRUE.

JOER0178 · 03-15-2004, 03:29 AM

P.S. I LEARNED MY LESSON, AND IN BUYING AN RO/DI UNIT TODAY.

Craig Manoukian · 03-15-2004, 04:07 AM

When ever I remove Valonia Sp. algae, or Bubble Algae, I do one of three things.

If I can take the rock out of the tank, I scrub and rinse it in tank water real well.

If I have to remove them in the tank, I use a sharp pointed knife to scrape them by the base coicidentally with my siphon tube to remove the algae. I also stab and squirt them with a smidgeon of muriatic acid in a syringe and they dissappear in a couple of days.

HJust trying to minimise the spores in the tank from removal.

JOER0178 · 03-15-2004, 04:16 AM

THANKS CRAIG ILL TRY THAT TONIGHT DO YOU THINK THESE ARE MATURE ENOUGH TO HAVE SPORES I READ THEY HAVE TO BE 1/4". WELL ITS NO MATTER I HAVE TO BRING A SYRINGE HOME FROM WORK FOR THE AIPTASIA ANYWAY. WHERE CAN YOU GET MURIATIC ACID?????

Craig Manoukian · 03-15-2004, 04:39 AM

Home Depot has it. They sell it by a gallon for like $5.00. Enough for a life time!

Mix it 50% - 50% with hot water in a glass cup. It is highly corrosive and so keep it in the sink.

JOER0178 · 03-15-2004, 04:45 AM

THANKS CRAIG

Craig Manoukian · 03-15-2004, 05:17 AM

You're welcome. One last thought, you might want to wear rubber gloves if your skin is sensetive.

JOER0178 · 03-15-2004, 05:25 AM

GOOD TO KNOW

turbo4603 · 03-15-2004, 10:20 AM

or if u have a freind that has a pool, u could get some muratic acid off of them. Its used for pool maintanaince too.just make sure it says, 100% muratic acid, not mixed. And yeah, that chemical is some powerfull stuff, when u open the bottle of it, u can actualy see some somke coming out.

JOER0178 · 03-15-2004, 10:34 AM

ALOT OF ACIDS DO THAT ( THE SMOKE) ITS FROM THE WATER VAPOR IN THE AIR