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03-12-2008, 07:12 AM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chennai, India Age: 38
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|  Good or Bad - Cluster of bubbles on LR
Hi, I've been noticing since this morning a few clusters of bubbles on the LR. From far you could mistake them for silver balls used for cake decoration  . They are only in a few places on the rock. What is this indicative of? _________ 90 gallon Reef tank. LR 176lbs, Two percula Clowns, two Blue Damsels, One Tomato clown, One regal Blue Tang Skimmer, RO, 2X150 MH at 14K, 4powerheads,2 dolphin 2300gph each, 2 canister filters, Undergravel filter http://aquariumwaters.blogspot.com/ | 
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03-12-2008, 07:24 AM
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| | Kole Tang
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
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if you have bubbles coming up from the sump their attaching themselves to the rock
if you dont have bubbles comiing up from the sump then it either CO2 or N. which means your tank is still "cycling", no worries.
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03-12-2008, 07:28 AM
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| | Ocellaris Clown
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sun River,Oregon (Bend) Age: 34
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Cyanobacteria. Red slime, cycling. | |
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03-12-2008, 07:36 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Wethersfield, CT Age: 38
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Valonia? | |
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03-12-2008, 08:05 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator |
Are they green? or are they actual air bubbles
J | |
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03-12-2008, 08:11 AM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Seattle area Age: 36
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Do they look like they are attached by a strand of brown goo?
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72g Bow Front, 2x250w MH (10 hrs), 4x65 Act (14 hrs), 6xDual Moonlights (10 hrs), 300 gph from cannister filter and powerhead, Prizm hang-on protein skimmer, 50 lbs LR, CC Bed
Yellow Tang, 2 Clowns, Bubble Tip Anemone, 2 Yellow Tail, Humbug, White Spot, Ornate Goby, Emerald Crab, Sally Lightfoot Crab, 2 Blue Legged Hermits, 15 Scarlet Hermits, +Snails with no names (margaritas, turbos, astraeas) | |
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03-12-2008, 08:25 AM
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| | Bubble Tip Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 24
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Perfectly normal to a tank that is still in its cycle _________ 125 Gal Reef. Born March 2002 FISH: Ocellaris Clown, Yellow Tang, Fairy Wrasse, Sand Star, Fuzzy Dwarf Lion, Mandarin Dragonette, Hippo Tang CORALS: Green Striped/Red/Purple Mushrooms, Green Star Polyps, Yellow Toadstool Leather, Bubble, Frogspawn, 2 Hammers, Yellow Polyps, Open Brain, Ridge Leather, Various Zoas, Button Polyps, Kenya Tree, Colt, Elephant Ear Mushroom, Clove Polyps, Torch, Purple Clam, Rose BTA  | |
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03-12-2008, 09:41 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Edinburgh
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Originally Posted by Jason McKenzie  Are they green? or are they actual air bubbles
J | I've got some green bubbles growing on the underside of one of my LR. Wasn't going to ask but now you got me curious. | |
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03-12-2008, 09:54 AM
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| | Bubble Tip Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denver, Colorado Age: 24
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Originally Posted by Swede I've got some green bubbles growing on the underside of one of my LR. Wasn't going to ask but now you got me curious. | Yours is bubble algae. A pest. | |
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03-12-2008, 09:59 AM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 58
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Cyno or Bubble algae is normal in tank maturation. Will come in cycles even after tank has cycled.
Vacuuming up and increased frequency of water changes help get rid of it. (Do 1st when doing other)
Again, keep close eye on water params.
Keep us posted on progress.
Good Luck. _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
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